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THAT THE
THE RECOGNISED COUNCIL'S VISION LADY WILSON NOTED NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE VALUE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILY GREAT PRESSURE LIFE WHICH WAS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF BEING UNDER
IN NEED OF HELP AND EVEN THEN, AND MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WERE CLEARLY SUPPORT.
"THE CATHOLIC MARRIAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL BEGAN AGENCY WITH VOLUNTARY MEMBERS IN THE 1960'S.
AS A
VOLUNTARY
"THIS EARLY SPIRIT STILL EXISTS, AND AS MANY TO DO VOLUNTARY SERVICE WITH THE COUNCIL," SHE ADDED,
MEMBERS
CONTINUE
DEPENDED LADY WILSON SAID THE AGENCY IN THOSE FIRST FEW YEARS,
ITS AND IT RECEIVED
FIRST SUBSIDY FROM FINANCIALLY ON DONATIONS SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN 1969.
SHE SAID THE AGENCY ALSO BECAME ONE OF THE FOUNDER THE COMMUNITY CHEST.
MEMBERS OF
BUDGET, LADY WILSON POINTED NOW WORKING ON A VERY DIFFERENT OUT THAT THE CATHOLIC MARRIAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL HAD HELPED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION TO BE RECOGNISED AS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF EDUCATION.
FOR COURSES
THEM
YOUNG COUPLES "IT NOW
PRE-MARRIAGE ORGANISES
UNIQUE TO MARRIAGE, FOR
HELP
UNDERSTAND THIS PREPARING RELATIONSHIP, AND HOW TO GROW TO BE RESPONSIBLE PARENTS,
A COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR "THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO STARTED
IN THEIR MARRIAGE, COUPLES WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES OR PROBLEMS SHE SAID.
COUNSELLORS
LADY WILSON NOTED THAT THE COUNCIL NOW EMPHASISED THE NEED
OF FULL-TIME TRAINING AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING VOLUNTEERS.
HONG
FAMILY THERAPY "EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF COUNSELLING AND
IN WORKSHOPS,
KONG, BEEN INVITED FROM ABROAD TO CONDUCT KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH NEW IDEAS IN THE FIELD.
"THE
PRODUCED
FOR
AND
HAVE
THUS
A REGULAR
MANY PUBLICATIONS HAS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER AND TRANSLATIONS OF SOME EXCELLENT BOOKS ON MARRIAGE.
"THESE HAVE HELPED OTHER AGENCIES HELPING INDIVIDUALS, SHE SAID.
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IN THE FIELD AS WELL AS
STAFF FULL-TIME THE
AND VOLUNTEERS OF AND FAMILIES OVER
LADY WILSON THANKED C.M.A.C. FOR THEIR DEVOTED SERVICE TO INDIVIDUALS THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
"YOU CAN ALL BE JUSTLY PROUD OF THE SPIRIT AND ACHIEVEMENTS YOUR ORGANISATION," SHE ADDED.
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