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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1985, WIIITBY FEE PRLSb CONT'D FROM PG. 1 Advocacy pro gram allows patients a SGy -r - c iacer iifeu-a qatisfN response to growing concerns about human rights and mental health legislation. With the establishement of the advocacy program she believes psychiatric patients have gained a stronger legal status. "The advocate program makes the patients position stronzer because it makes their rights clear . ..Now patients have a say at a time in their life when they are Most vulnerable because they are least able to advocate for themseives," said Ms. Waiker at a press con- ference last Friday. During a one year period in" 1984, Ms. Walker took on a total of 196 clients out of a maximum capacity of patients in the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital of 409, The concertis of the patients, according to the advocate, fail into hree generai categories .therapeutic, legai or iocial concerns with the greatest share usualiy cropping up in the area of patients'legal rights. Acting independently are confined, the ad- of the hospital and an- vocate said she makes swering to the, provin- the rounds of thc cial head of the hospit.al and every ef- Psychiatric Patient Ad- fort is made to ensure vocate Office, Ms. that patients are aware Walker maintains an of- that she is available. fice at the Whitby Some memnbers of the Psychiatric Hospital psychiatric profession where patients may aren't entirely happy corne to see her of their with the new advocacy own volition. In the case program, maintains Ms. of those patients who Walker, because they Quote of the Week When Mayor Bob At- tersley and bis entire council - ail re-elected - posed for a victory photo on the niglit of the election, lie quipped: Better smile now, we'11 be at each other again Mondayl1 Attersley was not far wrong. At the first post election meeting of council Monday, not a haîf an hour passed before couniliors became embroiled in an emotionai debate over hn ta cnt,'nl asueine within the municip The rousing rn caused West warc cillor Joe Buge comment: "I'm n( whether the ele( over or it's just bel 2 .' PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL Compllmentary consultations by a certlf led lactrologlat. Momber of the Electrolysls Assoc. of Ontario Shop LocuIIy will interfere with their treatment of the patien- ts. However, while she may work as a iason between the staff and patients, she said her first aîm is to give equal importance to the patients' rights and wishes at the same time that she is attempting not te play down the therapeutic role. Many patients aren't aware of their rights and it is the advocate's role to inform them of those rights. If she can- fv a nnatient's explained that there are otiier avenues open to the patient and she wifl advise him of the ap- propriate options. We want to strengthen the patient's voice in the whole process. In the past hospital staff might have done this but their first concern is for the good of the patient which isn't necessarily the same as attending to the patients' wishes," said Ms. Walker. Great athietes ay Free Press Staff Durham has hetoric "tremendous calibre à coun- athietes" in their elli to eiemnentary schools said ot sure one coach in a presen- ,ction's tation to the board of ,gun." education. Andy Dyment, representing the Durham Elementary Athletic Association, pointed out that at the b Provincial Cross Coun- try Championships, held Oct. 26 in Burlington, a combined team made up of winners from the Durham Region Eiementary Cross Country Championships ~,~ won four out of six V championships. Crs At the CanadianCrs Country Championships in Etobicoke Nov. 3 they repeated their victory and the atom boys and girls improveci their placing from fourth to a second for the girls and a third for the boys,. Matt Shearer and Jan Hopkins from West Lynde ran for atom boys. To recognize the coaches involved and the board's sponsorship Dyment presented the coaches', medailions and a plaque with names of the coaches iisted to bang ini the board office. Whitby trustee John Buchanan suggested the board make duplicates of the medallions for the coaches. West Lynde coaches Lee Kitchen, Jim Davidson, and Lynne Watson are among these listed.