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Sn rp A i Psychologist wins for community service Port Perry's Brian McLatchie, a registered Clinical Psychologist and Director of Pinewood Centre in Oshawa, has been awarded the Ad- diction Research Foundation's . Community Achievement Award for 1987. The award is given annually to "selected individuals in Ontario who have made a major contribution to the addictions field within their own community. Last Friday a plaque was presented to Dr. McLatchie by Robert Finlay, Director of Durham Centre, in Dr. McLatchie's Pinewood office. The award-winning psychologist, who also raises standard-bred racehorses at his farm on Scugog's 6th Concession, said he was pleasantly surprised by the award. However, he shouldn't have been. Dr. McLatchie is something of a pioneer in the treatment of addic- tions, and has been working in this specialized field since 1967 when he was hired on at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital's alcohol program. Dr. George Blake had started the program early that summer, and Dr. McLatchie joined him in September, directly from Frederic- ton where he had been working on his master's degree. Born in Ottawa, he was raised mostly in rural Quebec, in the heart of the mining world and a "drinking culture." But despite his first-hand experience seeing alcohol at work, it was completely by accident that he wound up working at Whitby Psych. From there, he became in- strumental in founding Pinewood Centre on Simcoe Street, a depart- Say it with a ... BALLOON BOUQUET Add to Your Bouquet Candy, Fruit, Wine, Jams and Mints House of Balloons Delivery Available 2986-5105 No DURHAM REGION FAMILY YMCA WINTER 1988 PROGRAMS The Durham Region Family YMCA is now accepting registration for the following programs: PROGRAM: CREATIVE MOVEMENT (3 to 5 Years) PRE-BALLET (4 and 5 Years) PRIMARY JAZZ (5 to 7 Years) WRESTLING (9 to 16 Years) BABYSITTING TRAINING (12 & up) LADIES TAKE-a-BREAK Telephone Registrations are Accepted. TO REGISTER CALL THE "Y' at DAY/TIME: Mondays 1:00 to 1:45 PM Wednesdays 6:15 to 6:45 PM Wednesdays 6:45 to 7:15 PM Wednesdays - 6:30 to 8:00 Mondays 6:30 to 8:00 PM Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30 AM DATES: Jan.18 to Mar.28 Jan. 20 to Mar. 30 Jan. 20 to Mar. 30 Jan. 13 to Mar. 23 Feb. 1 to Mar. 28 Jan. 27. to Apr. 20 985-2824 ment of Oshawa General Hospital, and a program dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and substance abusers. Not that Dr. McLatchie even likes the word *"alcoholic." "I hate the word!"' he says cheer- fully. "People have problems with subtances. It used to be you either were an alcoholic or you weren't." He's noticed a real change in the way public opinion has changed towards substance abuse in the 20 years he has worked in the field. "When 1 first started in '67, the community felt that there was no place for treating people, for sup- porting people with an addiction problem. They considered it a moral deficiency and basically said, 'You got yourself into it buddy, you get yourself out,""' he recalls. Through education, the public has finally realized that, "people with addictions are the same as anybody else." The public has also realized how much' the problem of substance abuse costs, in terms of sick time away from work, social services assistance, and increased health care--both physical and LOCATION: PP United Church RH Cornish PS RH Cornish PS PP High School Y Centre Church of the Ascension @) united way THE DURHAM BOARD OF EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN PRE-REGISTRATION psychological. Different in approach to the pro- blem from, say, Alcoholics Anonymous (which Dr. McLatchie describes as founded on peer sup- port), Pinewood Centre offers pro- fessional counselling. '"Here our philosophy is more pragmatic, more practical," 'he explains. Five different programs are in- cluded in the Pinewood approach. The Primary Care Program delivers crisis, frontline service, ad- mitting approximately 500 men each year to a four bed detoxifica- tion ward. The detoxification pro- cess at Pinewood consists of physical detoxification, motivation directed towards the future and the beginnings of an action plan for sobriety. In addition, the Primary Care department offers out-patient services to individuals on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis. The Youth and Family Services program offers a variety of services to individuals 20 years old and younger and their families. Families are also often involved in the treatment process. On occasion it's only the family that's involved 'because the youth is reluctant to come to treatment. This program also offers limited services to children of alcoholics. The Addiction Program offers a one week in-patient or day care ser- vice to alcohol abusers. During this self-contained one week program, the clients focus directly on their alcohol problem and its resolution. The Lifeskills Program consists of two separate and independent weeks of training focused on lifeskills that have been found to be important in the support of an in- dividual undergoing lifestyle change. Three weeks have been primari- ly designed for the use of the pro- blem drinking population although there is the flexibility to offer them to members of the families involv- ed. The Lifeskills program is also of- fered on an in-patient or day care basis. Most often the clients enter- ing the Lifeskills weeks have already completed the Addiction week of the program. The Out-Patient/Aftercare pro- gram offers two principal services. First, it has the capacity to offer in- dividual and/or group counselling to people who are assigned directly to out-patient treatment. Secondly, it provides almost all the on-going aftercare support for clients who have participated in the Addictions and/or Lifeskills programs. "The ideal," Dr;McLatchie points out, "is for everyone to stay in touch and use us for ongoing support." In truth, it doesn't always happen, and Dr. McLatchie says it is nearly impossible to say just how many of Pinewood's clients leave its walls and remain sober for the rest of their lives. Success is judged by the goals of the client, whether it is to dry out from a particularly damaging binge, or whether it's to stop drink- ing or using drugs, for life. 'As long as they keep working on their lives, I'm happy," he says. Dr. McLatchie estimates one- third of the clients at Pinewood rea!- ly mean business, and are determin- ed to change their lives. Another third aren't sure what they want, and the rest only show up at Pinewood to satisfy someone else, whether that "someone else' is a boss who threatens to fire a person if treatment isn't undertaken, or whether the person is a spouse, family member or friend. Although some clients come to Pinewood on the referral of a doc- tor or another facility, the majori- ty show up on their own accord, after coming to some sort of crisis in their lives. "The pain starts to outweigh the gain,"' '¥8 how Dr. McLatchie describes the process which leads to Pinewood. "The price gets too (Turn to page 14) Applications by telephone for September 1988 Kindergarten Classes are now being accepted from parents whose children will be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 1988. CLASS SIZE: If the number of students registering exceeds the accepted class limit of 23 pupils, some of the students may be transported to another school. Individual schools will arrange for a formal registration at a later date at which time you will be required to pre- sent proof of the child's age (birth cer- tificate, baptismal record or passport) and the child's Immunization record. 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