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SUMMER JOBS SERVICE 2008! Registration forms for students are available here – just click on the link. Fill out your form online, print and bring to the Youth Employment Centre or the Dunnville Employment Centre. Click here for Student Registration Students To be eligible, you
Summer Jobs Service can offer a $2/hour hiring incentive to the employer as students gain work experience during the months of April to August. We can help to match students to available positions – just call for information. Employers Claim forms will woon be available here! Check back soon. See Page 2 of Employer Application/Contract for full terms and conditions.
New Service In partnership with the Brant Community Healthcare System, child psychiatric consultations are now available to Brant County children 18 and under. Dr. David Templeman offers a clinic one day per week which is located at the St. Leonard's Community Services' Addiction and Mental Health Centre, 133 Elgin Street. Dr. Templeman provides an initial consultation and following the consultation a detailed report to the child's family doctor or paediatrician who will implement his recommendations. Referrals must come from a family doctor, paediatrician or psychiatrist. For additional information, please call Sue or Pat at 519-754-0253.
Book Review Group Work with Adolescents By: Andrew Malekoff
This popular text is highly recommended for all of us who do – or plan to do – group work with adolescents. It also provides essential knowledge and skills for conducting creative, strengths-based group work with adolescents. A rich introduction into the field, enlivened by numerous illustrations from actual sessions, the book provides principles and guidelines for practice in a wide range of settings. Andrew Malekoff covers all phases of group work, from planning to leavetaking, and highlights the value of self-reflection for successfully handling even the most challenging group situations.
New Additions to the Resource Library This weeks new addition to the Resource Library is Abnormal Child Psychology 3rd Edition, by Mash & Wolfe. Lucky Horseshoes a tale from the Iris the Dragon Series (A children's book dealing with ADHD) by Gayle Grass. Ms. Grass is the mother of a child who has a mental health need. She has created the Iris the Dragon stories to help children and their families better understand and discuss mental health issues. Lucky Horseshoes is the second of her series and follows the life of a young girl named Skippy who is diagnosed with ADHD. All of her works are developed with input from child and youth mental health professionals at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Ms. Grass has donated 10 copies of her new book to Member Centres of Children's Mental Health Ontario. The Resource Library is located at the Addictions and Mental Health Centre, 133 Elgin Street. To view a complete listing of books, movies, etc., click on Information Services and then follow the link for the Resource Listing.
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