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Section Two The Canadian Statesmnan. Bowmanvile. Marcb 21, 1979 5 Cham berof Commerce Group to Host Weekly Cablecast Show Social Planning Council Told 'Nd ie By Maureen Cor] Mental illness is thi one bealtb problem ti The key mngreclieni successful treatrng rehabilitation of plagued witb this si community support. The importance munity volunteer stressed ini a preseni Steve Lunie, executi tor of Mental Healti ta the Town of Ne Social Planning Cour nesday nigbt. Mental Healtb Dur '>anch of the Canad tai Health Associatic made Up of dedicat( teens and a prfessior teer staff. "«Our demonstrates that g volunteers and staff piorities and provi native services at a tban large institutioi Mr. Lunie. The provincial goN committpd itself ta Local Support rkery ie number more on mental healtb care rehabilita In Canada. tbrougb community based 'bousing pi ýfor the operations but it is the in- Hope CE ent and stitutions wbich bave ended up people rg pepe gettig the most money, be from bosl pckessle said. Community groups are mental or ýicnes is at the bottom of the beap - but wbo 'w 1of com- at least we're in the beap," be hospitaliv ns s added. Organizations such as are referi itatinb ours "are getting a littie bit of doctors, ive diec money to do a lot of work." agencies, h Durham Mr. Lunie explained that ply come ewcastle's Mental Health Durham bas bers of thi incil wed- tried to move its services as in the plaL, close as possible to client- programs, iram is a consumer control. We've at the Ce. dian Men- rejected the medical model not wbati ion and is wbere tbe doctor tells the per- individua] ;ed volun- son he's sick and issues a list dividualc )nal volun- of instructions. At Mental Memnbers agency Health Durham the individual program E ro1ups of is responsible for himself. He willing toi1 can s given alternatives and Various ide alter- makes bis own cboices. Centre in< icost îess Mental Healtb Durham programs ms, sid oerates tbree programs. One munityo iHO; Centre, a day activity out a nev )vernent centre in Oshawa, and the eacb otbg spending other two include a social People he To TeatMental 1Illness ation program and a program. 'entre is primarily for ecently discbarged spital or people witb remotional problems vant to àvoid zation., These people rred to the Centre by bospitas, social fensor my sim- >on thein own. Mem- he Centre participate nning and running of sThe whole attitude ntre, said Lunie, is can be done for the il but what the in-, can do for bimself. 'get out of the exactly what they're, put into it, bie said. iactivities at the ilude crafts, evening s, outings, com- orientation, putting ,sletter and giving er advice. "It is ilping people in a u*Canada Postes SPost Canada p 'ni multitude of ways." Mental Health Durham's rehabilitation program operates out of 187 Simcoe St. Oshawa. The program is open to ~pie aged 16 to 50 who find it clffoicuit to relate to others or to the community as a whole. People in the process of retur- ning to the, community from an institution are also in- volved. They may be referred to the program by a social agency,, a hospital or a psychiatrist. The aim of the program is to help these people acquire skills ta solve problems and relate to others. One day a week. they visit some place in the community to help them learn how to make use of community resources. The remainder of the program consists of struc- tured learning , and discussions. Personal goal development is encouraged and the individual evaluates bis rate of success in achieving the goals he sets for himself. No promises are made to tbe individual when he begins to participate in the program, emphasized Mr. Lunie, but if the effort is made, the in- dividual can only gain con- fidence and an awareness of bis goals and this can lead to many positive things. Mental Health Durham also operates a co-operative group home called Kirkland House for people who have an iden- tity problemn and need support to live in the community. Tbe home helps themn to gain the skills necessary for com- munity life. To live in the home the individual must be motivated to live with others, learn bousebold chores and have no bistory of attempted suicide, alcohol or drug abuse. Members of the home are in- volved in the daily activities of rumning a bouse and also have a job or do volunteer work in the community. Each con- tributes an equalamount of money towards the rent, maintenance and food. There is very little supervision but staff and volunteers are always on cal l i case an emergency arises. Eacb per- son in the home sets certain goals for himself and when he feels he bas acbieved these goals he moves out into the community on bis own.. Mental Healtb Durham, said Mr. Lunie, is now in the process of developing a program for friends and relatives of the mentally ili wbo are under tremendous pressure. Mr. Lune 'said be recognized it is tougb to get ià Effective April lst, 1979 Outsiile Canada and the U. S.. .. 35e Outside Canada7' and the U. S.... 180 For other rate changes, please check with your local Post Office. Canada Post ... linking 23 million Canadians. volunteers to help and care for the mentally iîl but "it doesn't mean we should stop, trying." Word of moutb and public education is important in the battlefor volunteers and in many cases you can get actual clients to volunteer their ser- vices insome aspects of the program. In the future there is expected to be a lot of leisure time, therefore it is important to build into people at an early age tbe importance and need for community service. Walk Open Town council decided Monday, Marcb 12, to leave the walkway, between Summerfield Court -and Sunset Rond open. Council autborized the public works department to make the necessary repairs. T' e municipality had considered closing the walk- way eariier this year and this intention was advertisect in tme newspaper for four consecu- tive weeks. Several residents objected ta closing the walkway because they use it for a shortcut downtown and childnen use it as a shortcut to school. A pedestrian count taken by the public works departmnent October 30 showed 12 people used the walkway that day. In a report to council, deputy direct of public, works John Ferguson said the walk- way is only in fair condition. The fence posts are bent and are pusbing up out of the ground. The asphaît of the walkway is broken and deteriorating. He estimated it would cost the townapproxi- mately $4,500 to repair the walkway. Beginning last week,, a new program series produced by the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Durham Region was broadcast on local -cabteJe. ilevisinw Iere. Go)rd Hanna, chairman of ACCORD, goes before the camera to kick off the first in a series of 14 shows. Mr. Hanna explained that the series will b e a trial and if the programs prove successful, more will be planned for the fail. Last week's inaugural production featured representatives from the news media in the Durham Region. Mr. Hanna said that finding guests to appear on the show has not been a problem. He said that so far ail those who were invited to take part have shown enthusiasm. Upcoming programs will include guests such as teachers, political leaders and businessmen and students. Programs to be broadcast in the near future will discuss topics such as job search skills for students and work experience programs operated by the Durham Board of education. Shows will be broadcast Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. and Thursdays at eight p.m. Pilot Program Approved Students Can Recè,ei«vrelPraet icl ExprieceWhile nHig~h Sehool Area high scbool students will have the opportunity to gain practical work experien- If so, you have probably received a tax 0nor ato slip (T4U) in the mail. You need, it for your tax return. If the slip hasn't arrivedl, you can apply ini person... If you didn't get a T4U, go to your local Canada Employment Centre (Unemploy- ment Insurance or Manpower Services). Ask for a request card to apply for dupli- cates. Give the completed card, with some identification (like a credit card or driver's license), to the informnation counter clerk. The clerk will certify and send it off for you. You'1l get your duplicate slip in time to file your tax return. or by mail... Phone or write your local Canada Employ- ment Centre (Unemployment Insurance or Manpower Services). Ask them to send you a request card to apply for a duplicate. Complete the card and mail it to the address on it, along with a photocopy of identifica- tion (something with your name, like a credit card or driver's license). Please don't send original identification documents. You'll get a duplicate in the mail in time for filing your tax return. If the slip bas arrived... If you' did get a T4U but need a replace- ment for any reason, use the request card as described above. If the slip bas arrived but you need more information-. If you did get a T4U and still need an itemized statement, use the request card as described above. However, in this case, send identifica tion only if your address now is différent from the one on your T4U. The Ganadian Human Rzirhts Act requires us to restrict access to personal iortnation about you. This iswhy we musi ask you for identification. Canada's Unemployment Insurance Pr-ogram Working with people who want to work. Employment and Emploi et mmigration Canada Immigration Canada ce during the course of their academic studies tbrougb a pilot program approved recently by the Northum- berland and Newcastle Board of Education. A new co-operative education course wîll be of- fered to grade il and 12 students at Courtice, Bowmanville and Clarke Hligh Scbools, as well as schools in the board's central and eastern areas, through the summer school program and during the 1979-80 academic year. Four advisory councils composed of representatives from Canada Manpower, labor, local Chambers of Commerce, Rotary, trustees and school personnel bave been found tbroughout the board's jurisdiction to belp implement the new course and serve as liaisons between the schools and community. The program will undergo periodic review and be altered accor- dingly. Students selected to par- ticipate in the program will spend two-tbirds of their time on the job and the remaining one-third in- the classroom. They will not be paid for their out of class training but will receive academic credits if tbey successfully complete the course. Chuck Kennedy, co- ordinator of special services for the board, said the em- ployment must be relate to specific in-class studies sucb as business and tecbnology. In tbis way theoretical teaching and practical experience are co ined to enefit the student. The program's main objec- tives are to help students un- derstand the importance ot developing acceptable work habits such as good grooming and self-discipline and assess personal interests, aptitudes and abilities. It is also hoped students will emerge from the program bet- ter eqfipped to find a suitable job after leaving school. Now that board approval bas been procured, prespec- tive employers will be ap- proached. Items such as in- surance, transportations and schedules nmust also be dealt with. before, tbey are accepted into the program. To be eligible for prticipation the student must b16 years of age and be able ta meet Ministry of Education requirements for a secondary school graduation diploma.