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Kew Historical Society IncArchive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.32 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemMental Health – Psychosis | Schizophrenia and childhood | Testing (and telling people results) | International classification of mental disorders | State schools for the mentally retardeddepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.33 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemMental Health – Disfunctional parenting | Relatives | Psychosis in parenting | Infantile autism | Serious mental illness in children | The psychotic child | Schizophrenic syndrome in childhooddepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.34 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemMental Health - [includes Ethnic Community Council] – Migrants and mental healthdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.35 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemMental Health – Social workers: functions | Psychologists | Psychiatric treatment team | Nurse-patient relationships | Student nurse in a mental hospital | Role change and adjustment in mental hospitals | Social work in a psychiatric settingdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.36 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemMental Health – Dementia | Carnsworth – Garoopna | Mental health problems with ageingdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.37 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemVolunteering – Article by a volunteer | Blind | Kew Cottages-Janefield | Conference (1979) | AASW Conference | Mental health – Intellectual disability | Geelong | Training programs | Kew Cottages-Janefield-Sunbury | Visiting services auxiliaries | lecture by Dr Brady | Discussion document from University of Melbourne department of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.38 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemLetters – [often including names and addresses] – Letters from volunteers | Letters from children at Kew Cottages | Letters to and from social worker (Irena Higgins) re work issuesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.1 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemKew Cottages: Introduction | Mental Retardation in Victoria: an historical perspective (1963) | Chronology of Kew Cottages | Kew Cottages Children's Training Centre | Work Evaluation Sheet for training purposes | History of Kew Cottages 1871-1986 | Kew Children's Cottages [booklet] | Social Work Department [including history of Children's Cottages] | Organising Playground Activities [letters] | Map of Kew Cottages | Role of the Social Worker [notes] | Notes for Student Groups (1968) [incl. reel-to-reel inside] | Annual Report for 1967 | Play Centre [letter] | Writing re Training of Children | Admission Procedure | 'Residential Care of the Retarded" (Seminar 1974) | Report on the Children's Cottages (1979) | Kew Cottages 1887-1987 Centenary Xmas Cardsdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.3 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemSundry items: Sexuality and the law in Australia (People with an intellectual disability) | About your child who is Mongoloid (PH) | A study of Mongoloid Children (IH & PH) | A study of children with Mongolism need in the home compared to those reared away from the home | The intellectually handicapped child | Social history proforma | Intellectually handicapped children - education & training | Community Services and unmet community needs - a well rounded program for the retarded | Australia Citizen Ltd (magazine re mental retardation) | Aspects of rehabilitation 1964 (occupational therapy) | Need for a special unit for the assessment and treatment of intellectually disabled | Adolescents with social and or psychiatric problems | Training and recreational (activities of residents at Strathmont Centre) | The need of additional community facilities for intellectually handicapped children | Report - 1966? | The handicap of cerebral palsy.department of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
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Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.4 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied... at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children, then in 1951, applied ...Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemWaiting Lists - Correspondence, referrals, reports at Cottages and Sunbury | Letter to Dr Brady | Letter from Dr Dax to Irena Higgins | Referrals | Waiting lists | Letter re centre in Colac | Interim Report on the Analysis of the waiting list for residential training centres of the Victorian Mental Health Authority | Some action taken | Sunbury waiting lists.department of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph - Irena Higgins, 1950s
... in 1945. She initially worked at the Victorian Society... in 1945. She initially worked at the Victorian Society ...Born in Poland in 1914, Irena Higgins completed her degree in social work at the University of Lwow [Lvov]. Migrating to Australia in 1938, she lived in various places including in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney before moving with her family to Melbourne in 1945. She initially worked at the Victorian Society for Crippled Children. Then in 1952, Irena was employed as a social worker by the Mental Hygiene Division of the Health Commission at Kew Mental Hospital (which included children). She was the first social worker employed by the Victorian Mental Health Authority to work with children with an intellectual disability. She remained at Kew for seventeen years, becoming Senior Social Worker with a staff of three other social workers, a secretary and a number of aides. Two of Irena’s significant innovations at Kew were the establishment of a Parents’ Association, and the development of a network of volunteers trained to work with families in the community. Irena Higgins remained committed to social reform following her retirement in 1984, working actively to establish the first emergency housing in Kew. In 2015, Irena’s daughter Barbara Higgins, and friend Elizabeth Watts, donated a number of her papers to the Kew Historical Society. These documents constitute the Irena Higgins Collection.Black and white photograph of Irena Higgins, donated by her daughter as part of the Irena Higgins Collection.irena higgins, kew mental hospital - willsmere, children's cottages (kew)
