course for workers in institutions

8/10/2019 Course for Workers in Institutions

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COURSE

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WORKERS IN INSTITUTION

TEMPLETON HOSPITAL STAFF TR

8th SEPTEMBER

t 9th OCTOBER

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This pilot course for workers in in s titutions h asState Services Commission, the New Zealand Associatioand Voluntary Agencies.

Th e organization of the course was delegated toformed on 20 April, 1965. The members of the co mmi

Sister Bat h o lomew, Moun t Magdaia Convent o f theMr s K J. Ford , Principal. G irls Tr aining Centre,Miss E. Macdonald , Social Work er, T emp leto n H o

M a jor D. Adams, Assistant Manager , Salvation ArmCentre, Addington ;Mr H E. Cohen , Senior Psychol og ist , P aparua PriMr C. T. Ford, Reader in Education , Univ ersity oMr D. J. McDonald , Boys Welfare Officer. Child W

church;Mr M R. McGregor, Psychiatric Social Worker. n ep

Medicine. North Canterbury Hosp ital Board.Mr s Ford and Mr Cohen represented th e State S

the committee; Miss Macdonald and Mr McDonald (conwer e the r epre se ntat ives of the N.Z.A.S.W.; and SisterAdam s represented Voluntary Agencies.

Th e State Services Commission mad e ava ilabl e theAu stin , Director, Tiromoana , in an advisory capacity. Tprovided generous clerical services.

By courtesy of the North Canterbur y Ho spita l Boarha s be en re lease d from his position for the duration ofto act as fuJl-time Course Director.

The D epartment of Health ha s provided th e accomat the Templeton Hospital and Training School.

The committee is deeply appreciative of th e read y of lecturers of inv it ation s to cont ribute to the course.

The committee is particular ly grateful to M r McGrmew for agreeing to act respectively as Course Directo r

C. T. FORDChairman, O r

COURSE D IR ECTO R : M r M . R. M cGregor , B.A. , DiDiplo ma of Ed uca tion.

COURSE TUTOR: Sister Bart holomew , London CounResidential Child Care .


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Outline o the ourseThis course is designed to use , and to extend the experience that course mem-

b e r ~.have. gai ned in .institutional work with children and young peop le. Oppor-tumhes will be provided for course members to discuss their work to increasetheir understanding of human behaviour , to practi se new skills and to observenew ways of working with people in institutions.

Th e course will include lectures, group discussions, films and case discussions.Th ere will also be visits to social and educational agencies and inst itution s toobserve or to participate in the activities. Group and individual tutorials willbe held to beJp course members gain as much as possible from th eir visits andto assist them io their individua l studies.

. Throughout the course there will be opportunities for reviewing and apprais-ing the course itself. Some reserved periods in the latter part of the course havebeen set aside to a llow the inclusion of material of particular int eres t to coursemembers.

Special attention will be paid to individual and ITToup behaviour. Memberswill be encouraged to conside r ways in wh ich insights and skiJJs gained fromthe course may be used in promot ing g ood human relations in in st itutions.

Set out below is a synopsi s of the subjects . Jn some instanc es lect urers wi llbe spending time at the course before and after their sessions; thi s will enablecourse member s to discuss matters of personal interest with them.

Hum an B ehaviour:n thi s su bject th ere will be 11 sessions dealing with ph ysica l, men ta l and

social dev elopm ent of children and young people. D r Jean Seabrook, an experi-enced play therapist, and now lecturer in charge of speech therapy training atChristchurch Teachers' College. will cover th e period from b irth to 12 years of

age.Tho

se aspectsof

a child's developmentthat

form th e important

basesof

later life wi ll be dealt with. Th ere will be discussion of suc h topics as a child'sea r ly relationship with adults and other childr en , the dev elopm ent o f conscienceand moral s changes in the roles of men and women in the hom e and communityand their s ignific ance for children.

Mr .sH. Cohen. formerly a probation officer and psychologist in the Depa rt-ment of Ju st ice and later on the staff of the Psychological Servic e, wi ll lecture onadolescents-their physical l rowth. their relationships with adults and with th eirpeers , their attitude towards the community and community attitudes towardsthem.

In th eir sess ions , both lecturers intend to cover topics sugges ted by coursememb ers relevant to their particular institutional setting, and also matters arisingout of observational vi sits and participation placements.

Group Work an d H uman Rel ations in Insti tu tions:

The first part of thi s course is particularl y conce rned of gr o ups . The Rev . J. Vincent , Youth Organi se r for the Dwith Mr s B. Eaton. Dioce san Chairm an of the Young WiveUnion. will conduct four sessions. n these sessio ns cinvit ed to discuss problem s they have met in working withpr act ical ex periences des igned to increa se their sensitivand t heir skill in leading groups.

Mr P. Darracott. Assistant National Secretary of thea morning with course members lecturin g on soc ial gr ohum an relations in institutions will be dealt with by:

Mr s K J. Ford , Principal , Girl s' Trainin g CentrMr s M. Morrison , formerly Cottage Moth er, A

Christchurch.Mr H. E. Cohen, Senior Psychologi st , PaparuaMr W. L. Cox , Social Worker , Anglican Maor

church.Dr J. C. Marshall, Medical Super intendent , T

Tr a ining Schoo].Mr D. O Connor , P rincipal , Campbell Park Sch

R ecreationa l Ac tiviti es in Inst itut ion s:The emphasis in thi s part of the c ourse will be on the le

mainly throu gh participation in various rec reation al activactiv ities in institution s will be taken b v Mr D nrracott.Q . Macf a rlane , lecturers in Art at Chri stc hur ch T eac hesessions on art; Mr L. Coul?blan , Youth Activitiec; Officer.Affa irs. Christchurch. wilJ lecture on Phy sical Education:Training Officer. Levin Ho spital and Trainin g School. wi land hobbie s; Prof essor J. E. Ritchie. Department of Mu sbury, will take the session on music .

Institutional Manage me n t:Th e following people will be visiting t he course to

to the administratio n of an institution:

Lieutenant Co lonel Lilian E. Abe l, Women s SoAr my Te rri torial H eadqua rt ers, Wellington.

Mr B. C. A twool, Mana ge r, Boys ' Training CenMr D. Re illy, Supervisor of Institutio na l Servi

We lfa re Div isionProfessor H. R. Gray, Dea n of the Facu lty of Law

bury , will lecture on the law as it concerns children

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Health:

Lectures will be given by:Dr L. F. Jepson, Medical Officer of Health, Health Departm ent, Christ-

church.Dr E. M A Glennie , School Medical Officer, Health Depa rtm ent, Christ-

church.Mr s T Spain, Princpal Dental Officer , Health Department , Christchurch.Dr J R E. Dobson , Psychiatric Physician , Department of Psycho logical

Medicine, North Canterbury Hospital Board.

Social Problems and Social Welfare Services n New Zealand:

During the course, members will be confronted wit some of the socialproblems in New Zealand today and will have an opportunity of learning moreabout social welfare services that are available . Lecturers will be:

Visits:

Dr J. H. Robb, Associate Professor, Department of Social Science,Victoria University of Wellington.

Mr E J. Wadsworth, Supervisor of Registered Children's Homes.Mr J. Morrison, Senior Social Worker, Anglican Social Services, Christ-

church.

Arrangements have been made on four afternoons for each course memberto visit and participate in some of the activities in one of the following institutions:

Anglican Cottage HomeBoys ' Home , Child Welfare Di visionGirls ' Training Centre, BurwoodMarylands'', Brothers of St John of God

Maori Boys ' Hostel (Anglican)Methodist Children's HomeNazareth HouseTempleton Hospital and Training School

Observational visits will be made to:Ford Milton Memorial Home , Birch HillInfant classesKindergartensOffices of local social \\ .Ork agencies, to meet and accompany field officersPlay centres 'Special Services n schools

e m p l e t ~ no s p i t a ~and _Train ing School

All these visits form an integral part of the course and are intended to provideexperiences for course members to share with each other and material to discusswith lecturers and tutors.

Brother Ambrose

COU RSE 1nE1n BE RS

Teacher , St John of GoChristchurch.

Sister Augustine Staff Sister, Convent of the GMagdala , Christchurch.

Sister John Baptist Staff Sister, Convent of thMagdala, Christchurch.

Mr J. S. Drake Housemaster, Hokio BeachRev T G. Fear Baptist City Missioner,

Mission, 8 Mt Eden RoMr P C. Gooding Senior Housemaster, Campb

kaike.Major Gweneth M. Greig Matron. Th e Salvation

Girls' Hom e, 196 Owen Miss M. E. Judge Matron, Girls' Training C

church.Captain June F Matheson Assistant Matron, The

Girls' Hom e, 164 R emuCaptain Colin R. O'Donnell Manager , Th e Salvation

Hodd erville, R .D.1, PutMrs A L. M. Pearce

Mr A. D. Rooke

Major Melvin Taylor

Mr s W. H. Walsh

Matron, Anglican Social SHostel, 33 Orakau AvenuAttendant , Boys' Home,Christchurch.Manager , The Salvation Cbildren s' Hom e, NgaumMatron, Presbyterian SocChildrens' Home, Lawrenc


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WEEK 1

Monday, 27 September

Rooms available for participants arrivingat Templeton on this day

T uesday, 28 Septemb er

9.15 10 .00

10.00 12.001 .30 2.152 . 1 5 4.30

Arrival of participantsASSEMBLY

MORN ING TEA AND OPENING OF COURSECOURSE ORIENTATIONHUMAN BEHAVIOUR 1

Dr Jean Seabrook

Wednesday, 29 September

8 . 4 5 9.15 SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICESCourse members

9.15 11 .30 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 2Dr Jean Seabrook

11.30 12.30 SOC IAL WELFARE SERVICESCourse members

1 . 3 0 2 15 TUTORIAL2 . 1 5 4.30 A RT I

Messrs J. Coley Q. MacFarlan e

Thursday, 30 September

8.45 12 .30 VISITS: Kindergarten, Play Centre, Infant Class1 . 3 0 2.15 TUTORIAL2 . 1 5 3.15 GROUP WORK 1

Mr M. R. McGregor3 .15 4.30 STATIJTORY AND VOLUNTARY JNSTITUTIONS

'Children's Homes in New Zealand'Mr E. J. Wadsworth

Friday, 1 October8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 11 .30 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 3

Dr Jean Seabrook1.30 12 .30 REVIEW1 . 3 0 2 15 TUTORIAL2 . 1 5 4.30 A RT 2

Messrs J. Coley Q. MacFarlane

Monday, 4 Ocotber

8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW

WEEK 2

9.15 11 .30 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 4Dr Jean Seabrook

11.30 12 .30 HEALTH 1. 'Control of Infectious DiseDr L. F. Jepson

1 . 3 0 2.15 TUTORIAL

2 . 1 5 4.30 INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT. 'The SInstitution'Mr B. C. Atwool

Tuesday, 5 October

8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 12 .30 GROUP W O R K 2

Rev J. Vincent1 . 3 0 4.30 PARTICIPATION PLAC EMENTS

Wednesday, 6 October

8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 11.30 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 5

Dr Jean Seabrook11.30 12.30 RESERVEDAfternoon FREE

Thursday, 7 October

8 . 4 5 12.00 VISITS TO SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SE1 3 4.30 GROUP WORK 3

Rev J. Vincent

Friday , 8 October

8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 J 1.30 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 6

Dr Jean SeabrookI 1.30 12.30 STUDY PERIOD

1 . 3 0 2.15 TUTORIAL2 .15 4.30 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Mr L Coughlan


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Mond ay, 11 October8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW

WEEK 3

9 . 1 5 11 . 3 0 HUMAN RELATIONS TN INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENTMr D. Reilly

11 .30 12.30 H E A LT H 2 . Dental H ealthMrs T. Spain

1 . 3 0 2.15 TUTORIAL2 1 5 4.30 MUS IC

Prof. J. A. Ritchie

Tuesday, 12 October8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 12.30 GROU P WORK - 4

Rev J . Vincent1 . 3 0 4.30 PARTICIPATION PLACEMENTS

Wedn esda y 13 October8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 11.30 SOC JAL PROBL EMS. Some Social Probl ems in New Zealand

Toda yDr J. H. Robb

11.30 12.30 STUDY PERlOD1 . 3 0 4.30 V ISIT TO TEMPLETON HOSPITAL

Thur sday, 14 October

8 . 4 5 9. 15 REV IEW9 . 1 5 1 2 . 3 0 GROU P W O R K 5

Rev J. VincentI 3 0 2. 15 TUTORIAL2. I 3. l MENTAL HEALTH: Men tal Health Ha zards of Iastitutional

LifeDr J . R. E. Dobson

3 3 0 4.30 APPRAISAL

Friday , 15 OctoberFREE DAY

Monday, 18 October8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW

WEEK 4

9.15 11.30 HUMAN B E H AV I O U R 7Mrs Elizabeth Cohen

11 . 3 0 J 2.30 HEALTH 3: Nutrition in Children s HomDr E. M. A. Glennie

1 . 3 0 2. 15 TUTORIAL2 1 5 4.30 PHYS ICAL EDUCAT IO N

Tuesday, 19 October8 . 4 5 9 15 REVIEW9.15 11.30 HUM N B E H AV I O U R 8

Mrs Elizabeth Cohen11 . 3 0 1 2 . 3 0 RESERVED

1 . 3 0 4.30 PARTICIPATION PLACEMENTS

Wedn esday , 20 October8 4 5 9.30 TUTORIAL9 . 3 0 1 2 . 3 0 GROUP W O R K 6 : Social Group Work

Mr P. DarracottAfternoon FREEEvening SOC IAL ACTIV IT IES 1N INSTITUTIONS

Mr P. Darracott

Thursda y, 21 October

8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9.15 11 . 3 0 HUMAN B E H AV I O U R 9

Mrs Elizabeth Cohen. 3 0 1 2 . 3 0 LAW: Legal Aspects of a Child in an

Prof . H. R. GrayAfternoon VISITS WITH FIELD OFFI CERS OF S

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES

Friday, 22 October8 . 4 5 9.15 REVIEW9 . 1 5 11 . 3 0 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 10

Mr s Elizabeth Cohen11 . 3 0 1 2 . 3 0 STUDY PERIOD

1 3 0 2.15 TUTORIAL2 1 5 4.30 SOCIA L WELFARE SERVICES: Socia

for Children and Y oung People Mr J . Morrison

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