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Since the Volunteer Centre opened in 1984, the number of volunteers recruited, interviewed and referred to charitable organiâ€" zations has doubled. In 1989, 750 people became involved as volunâ€" teers with the help of the Volunâ€" teer Placement Service. The Volunteer Placement Serâ€" vice of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo is moving to 89 Caroline Street South in Waterloo on June 25. The relocation is taking place due to a drastic growth in services which requires more space to operate Volunteers "It‘s not law yet and I have a feeling this thing won‘t go through before the next election. If that‘s the case, we may have to start all over again with different politicians." PAGE 10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1990 The act will also affect dieticians, medical laboraâ€" tory technologists, respiratory technologists, occuâ€" pational therapists, audiologists and speechâ€"lanâ€" guage pathologists. The purpose of the legislation is to allow these professions to become selfâ€"regulating, imposing standards that will prevent nonâ€"qualified people from practicing. David Barr, a Kâ€"W audiologist, says he has been lobbying for this type of legislation "for many years "and is "thrilled" about the new act. But Barr says he is hesitant to celebrate until the act is passed into law. Area midwives are excited about new provincial regulations recognizing their profession as a health discipline, but others covered by the regulations are only cautiously optimistic. "Because we will have regulations we will be able to set up educational ams with classroom and clinical work and that w1!l increase our standards." There are 50â€"60 practicing midwives in Ontario with seven of them in Waterloo region. Fioravanti says they will now be recognized as legitimate health care professionals and will receive provincial funding. Maggie Fioravanti, a nurse/midwife at St. Jacobs Family Birthing Home, says the Health Professions Regulation Act will allow midwives to be educated and trained in Ontario rather then abroad. 1 '::_: SALE $6.99 :; .. LEVEL LOOP Law will protect public and health professions This is an ideal carpet for high traffic areas. Reg. 12.99 sq. yd. Commercial ~< CONESTOGA CARPET‘S GOT YOU COVERED Open Weekdays & Saturdays 10â€"5; Sunday 2â€"5 We are located 7 mites ot 24 «01 ©~HUGE SELECTION OF AREA RuUuGS â€" Volunteers are referred to soâ€" cial service, health, education, recreation, culture, corrections, environment and developmentâ€" related agencies. At any one time, 1,500 positions for volunteers are listed at the Volunteer Placement Service office. RECREATIONAL VEWICLES 519â€"623â€"7670 The Volunteer Placement Serâ€" vice is the only local organization whose mandate is to encourage active citizen participation. As the need for volunteers to enâ€" hance and extend services grows, the Volunteer Centre grows to help provide those services. MOTOR HOMI SALE $12.99 Sonya Kochanski, president of the Waterlooâ€"Welâ€" lington Society of Occupational Therapists, agrees with Barr. "In order to practise occupational therapy you have to be a graduate of an accredited program and, in most cases, you have to be member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy to get a position in a hospital." Kochanski says the new act will have the greatest effect on the public which can now direct any complaints to a formal disciplinary body. ‘‘Most therapists belong to the Canadian associaâ€" tion but that is totally voluntary and it is a national body. Health care is a provincial, so each province needs regulating bodies to uphold their standards." Kochanski says she is "keeping her fingers crossed‘" until the act has been passed. Perfect for the rec room. Limited colours available. Reg. 24.99 sq. yd. it won‘t have as great an impact on us then on midwives who have little to no professional recogniâ€" tion." "Nonâ€"medical professions such as audiology are long overdue for regulation. From a strictly legal point of view, anyone can currently call themselves an audiologist or a speech pathologist and this act will not only protect us but the public as well." Barr says the act will have more impact on midwives then on the other six affected professions. ‘"We already have educational programs and standards and a certain amount of selfâ€"regulation so Barr says this is the second time legislation of this kind has been proposed in Ontario in the last ten years. This second effort has taken "almost six :e?rs", says Barr, and he is concerned about future lelays. BERBER The new office is approximately 1,000 square feet on the main floor of a house leased from Roedding Realty. It is close to bus routes with convenient parking. 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