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Sitting in as 'Patients' members of staff at YMCA Community Counselling Service look at a rerun of a simulated group therapy session to appraise the v(...)
Sitting in as 'Patients' members of staff at YMCA Community Counselling Service look at a rerun of a simulated group therapy session to appraise the v(...)

Sitting in as 'Patients' members of staff at YMCA Community Counselling Service look at a rerun of a simulated group therapy session to appraise the v(...)

Date1/3/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sitting in as 'Patients' members of staff at YMCA Community Counselling Service look at a rerun of a simulated group therapy session to appraise the value of portable TV monitors as counselling tools. Watching at left is Dr. Thomas MacSpeiden; who directs the service. The set is the latest medical tool for problems solving.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116142F
Pub therapy for hospital patients is the idea behind the Boar's Head, an English-style pub for war-veteran patients located right in the Sunnybrook Me(...)
Pub therapy for hospital patients is the idea behind the Boar's Head, an English-style pub for war-veteran patients located right in the Sunnybrook Me(...)
1/25/1978
Crash care: Members of Metro's top ambulance crews treat victims of simulated accidents during the Metro Ambulance Service's annual Casualty Care competition yesterday
Crash care: Members of Metro's top ambulance crews treat victims of simulated accidents during the Metro Ambulance Service's annual Casualty Care competition yesterday
4/12/1986
Counselling is offered by Stan Skarsten, left, one of the five part-time staff members, and Rev
Counselling is offered by Stan Skarsten, left, one of the five part-time staff members, and Rev
1/12/1970
My friend, Fluffy: I love this cat, says Sunnybrook Medical Centre patient John Brisbois, who was part of a hospital experiment that welcomes pets as therapy for older patients
My friend, Fluffy: I love this cat, says Sunnybrook Medical Centre patient John Brisbois, who was part of a hospital experiment that welcomes pets as therapy for older patients
12/1/1982
Anesthetics are given to patients before they undergo electroshock therapy
Anesthetics are given to patients before they undergo electroshock therapy
4/15/1976
Former patients: Shirley Johnson and Fred Serafino of Hamilton say they are piecing together their shock-shattered lives, years after having electro-convulsive therapy
Former patients: Shirley Johnson and Fred Serafino of Hamilton say they are piecing together their shock-shattered lives, years after having electro-convulsive therapy
12/16/1983
Hundreds of patients at Sunnybrook thoroughly enjoy working in the five-acre vegetable and flower garden at the rear of the hospital. It is part of their occupational therapy treatment
Hundreds of patients at Sunnybrook thoroughly enjoy working in the five-acre vegetable and flower garden at the rear of the hospital. It is part of their occupational therapy treatment
7/17/1949
Light therapy: Dr. Robert Jones of Oakville uses a special laser to remove a mark from a patient's face.
Light therapy: Dr. Robert Jones of Oakville uses a special laser to remove a mark from a patient's face.
9/10/1991
Government members of the Legislature cheer at the close of longest single session in memory, a 17 1/2-hour sitting that ended at 10.03 this morning. (...)
Government members of the Legislature cheer at the close of longest single session in memory, a 17 1/2-hour sitting that ended at 10.03 this morning. (...)
12/15/1972
Electrodes are placed on the head of a model patient in a Toronto hospital to simulate an electroshock therapy session
Electrodes are placed on the head of a model patient in a Toronto hospital to simulate an electroshock therapy session
4/15/1976
A protest about Horse-and-Buggy treatment, To protest what they term centuries-old methods of treating patients in Ontario mental hospitals, members o(...)
A protest about Horse-and-Buggy treatment, To protest what they term centuries-old methods of treating patients in Ontario mental hospitals, members o(...)
9/24/1971
House of fear: The St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital houses patients judged not guilty of violent crimes by reason of insanity. Hospital administrator Bob Cunningham, inset, is striving to quiet fears of residents opposed to the release of patients into the community.
House of fear: The St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital houses patients judged not guilty of violent crimes by reason of insanity. Hospital administrator Bob Cunningham, inset, is striving to quiet fears of residents opposed to the release of patients into the community.
7/16/1988