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Our 5th Annual Youth Homelessness Week begins February 1st!

Click here to get the full calendar of events.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Summer Student Job Fair

Employers Click Here to Register - Deadline February 11, 2010

Saturday February 20, 2010
9:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Best Western Brant Park Inn

In an effort to accommodate both Secondary and Post Secondary students, we have selected a Reading Week date. The event will be promoted throughout our local Secondary Schools, Universities and Colleges and advertised to attract a diverse group of students. Employers are asked to commit their attendance for the entire timeframe of 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. 

The Job Fair concept is designed for employers to meet, greet and screen a large number of students. Students should attend the event with multiple copies of their resume and be prepared to answer interview style questions.

For further details, please call the Youth Employment Centre at 519-756-7665

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 Jyoti 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.