Show Meet Outlines M. M H. H Program Objective discussion of the protests accusations problems and misunderstandings surrounding sur- sur surrounding sur rounding the Sanpete Mental Health Clinic was accomplished accomplish accomplish- ed at a meeting last Thursday in Manti Mantl In attendance were five medical med ical leaf doctors of Sanpete County County Coun Coun- ty the clinic staff superintendents dents commissioners school board members principals counselors and the advisory board Special guest was Dr Reed Andrus MD M.D. State Department Department Department De De- of Health acting director director di die rector of the Division of Mental Mental Mental Men Men- tal Health Procedure for referring individual individual individual in in- cases to the clinic will remain the same Parental consent and a doctors doctor's referral referral referral refer refer- ral are required A new policy for handling applications for group sessions was adopted Students desiring to attend group counseling sessions must have written parental permission The school personnel will then submit lists of signed applications for the physicians' physicians ap ap- ap- ap Doctors may request that the parents arrange for fora a physical examination in incases incases cases when they suspect that an organic disease might be involved These policies should relieve relieve relieve re re- re- re lieve any apprehension that may Still till exist in this regard School counselors attending the meeting expressed satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction in the way the school group discussions have been conducted The object The object of mental health work is to build closer family and school ties through better understanding of oneself and of nf nt others v. v Those present at the meeting meet meet- meeting ing unanimously agreed that the opportunities for individual individual dual fulfillment and thus for finer social and family relationships relationships relationships rela rela- inherent in sound mental health surely justify wholehearted support of the program |