WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1977, PAGE 9 Cottage 5 at psychiatric hospital Youth crisis centre celebrates its second anniversary ing a suitable placement rather than having need of the service. Cottage 5's specialized role means that it is constantly involved with interagency planning and coordination of service to adolescents. Thettreatment programme in Cottage 5 aims at pro- viding extensive structure and safety 'in order to reduce anxiety and aid in building relationships. The child care workers, who are directly involved with adolescents on a daily basis, help each adolescent tf set overall treat- ment goals as well as daily goals. The daily schedule includes: a morning meeting in which both staff and young people set goals for the day, academics,r occupational therapy, group therapy, and activity times for recreation, gamés, sports, etc. Also, many adolescents receive individual or family therapy as needed. Each adolescent is placed on a level, from one to five, which designates the degree of support or super- vision that is needed. When youngstersare in major distress such as acute depression or impulsivity states, they may be placed on a level 1 or 2, with constant staff contact. Later, when they are moving out of thecrisis stages, tlaey may be placed on a level 4 or 5, allowing for increased free- dom, movement outside the cottage, etc. Staffing in the Cottage 5 programme is basically pro- vided by child care workers on round the clock shifts. In addition to front' ine workers, there are two child care supervisors, a social worker, a teacher, a consult- ing psychiatrist, a nurse, and the services of psychology, recreational, andoccupational therapy staff. The director of the adolescent unit is Dr. Jim Ricks. The average age of those admitted to Cottage 5 is 15.2 years, and until5a policy change on Nov. 15, 1976, the ave rage length of stay was 31 days for males and 43 days for females. The average stay since then has been 29 days. Of the total number of 85 discharges from Jan. 27, Seouts collecting pledges Between- now and May 7, Whitby's Boy Scouts, will be seeking pledges toward their "Trees for Canada" 'progran, which will result in the plant- ing of 15,000 trees in the town. On May 7, planting day, 10,000 trees wili be planted in Camp X, 2,000 along the Lynde Creek, and 2,500 along the Pringle Creek nature trail. A total of 626 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers will participate in the project, which acts as a service to the community and raises funds for Scouting in the Whitby District. 1975 to Jan. 27, 1977, 18 returned to their families, 15 went to group honies, eight went to training schools, 39 went to treatment centres, one to foster parents, and four to other agencies. MacIntosh Apples on sale 1/2 bushel $2.00 bushel $3.50 Bring your own container Spy, delicious and other varieties also available at ADAMS ORCHARDS 1 mile. north of Whitby on Highway 12 2nd Orchard on East Side open 7 days, weekly . Dr. John Deadman, Medical Director of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, Administrator Ken Sheehan, and Dr. Jim Ricks, director of the Adolescent Unit, cut the cake to mark the second anniversary of the opening of this special youth crisis centre at the hospital. Free Press Photo On Thursday afternoon, officials of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital got together to celebrate the second anniversary of the opening of Cottage 5, the hospital's adolescent unit. The programme in Cottage 5 was opened January 27 1975. Designed to provide the "Phase II" of the "Four Phase System", Cottage 5 was established to provide a secure, intensive treatment experience for young persons in various types of crisis. Typical cases served by the unit have includedadolescents in suicidal states, psychotic episodes, periods of acute aggression or withdrawal, and some youngsters who needed protection from dangers in the community. Cottage 5 operates with a capacity of five beds plus one overflow. All referrals are channeled through East Metro Children and Youth Services, the "Phase1" of the Four Phase System. Referrals come to East Metro from Children's Aid Society, training schools, psychiatric facilities, and other agencies. Admissions are usually done as soon as possible. The maximum length of stay is 30 days or until the crisis state is resolved enough from the young person to move to an open setting. Youngsters who stay longer than 30 days are usually having difficulty find- v TO RETIREMENT SAVINOS DEPOSIT What you don't know may be costmig you money. Hereshowa TDRetirement Savings Deposit can helpyousavemoney Pick up a free copy of our TI) RSI) brochure at any T) Branch. 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