THE INFORMER PAGE 6

FEBRUARY 27, 1990

"Healthy" Turnout at Info Sessions — A Strong Interest in Wellness & EAP

More than 180 people attended the Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) information sessions in January. Dr. Bob Wilson
of Wilson Banwell outlined the confidential assessment and
counselling services available for a wide range of concerns,
including marital and family problems, alcohol and drug
dependence, work-related problems, stress, phobias and others.
The services are provided with no direct cost to College employees
and their dependents.

Among the most frequently asked questions:

Q. How much information do I have to give over the phone
when calling the Wilson Banwell office for the first time?

A. The only information asked for is your name and telephone
number (home telephone number if you prefer), a date and time
you would like to come in, and the office location you prefer. All

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Congratulations to Joe Iacobellis and wife Laura on the
announcement of their new arrival, Chantelle, on Feb. 15.

Robert Campbell (History) was awarded a publications
grant from the Social Science Federation of Canada for his
manuscript, “Demon Run or Easy Money: Government Control
of Liquor from Prohibition to Privatization.” Carleton University
Press will publish the book this fall.

The team-taught ESL/English class of Melanie Fahlman
Reid and Nick Collins continues to draw interest in ESL circles
on a provincial, national and international level. In addition to

_ TESOL International in New York, Nick and Melanie have been
invited to give papers in Vancouver at B.C. TEAL and in
Saskatoon in May at TESL Canada. Nick has also been invited
to CATESOL in Santa Clara in May.

Don Basham (Outdoor Recreation/Tourism) has just been
elected to the executive of the B.C./Yukon Chapter of the
Canadian Association for Co-op Education (CAFCE). Don
chairs the Co-op Education Committee at Cap.

Congratulations to Joan Acosta (E.S.L./Westcoast Reader),
along with VCC’s Laurie Gould and Susan MacDonald from the
Province, whose “NewsReader” feature recently won the
Southam Inc. President’s Award for excellence in journalism.
The “NewsReader” feature, which appears weekly in the
Province, is a literacy cost-shared project between the Ministry of
Advanced Education, Training and Technology and the National
Literacy Secretariat.

Students from college and university art programs were
invited to produce masks and capes as part of Carnavale ’91, the
annual fund raiser sponsored by The Canadian Craft Museum.
Two Capilano College Textile Arts students, Karen Michelson
and Noreen Ostrikoff, designed and created a cape of 100 per
cent silk which will be auctioned at the B.C. Enterprise Hall
event on March 1.

Bill Little would like his former colleagues at Cap to know
that he is moving. As of March 1, his new address is #11, 11502
Burnett St., Maple Ridge. You can reach him at 463-1993.

So long and sayonara to Bev Greene who will be leaving the
College for Japan at the end of March. She plans to languish in a
world of leisure for the first few months while her husband
teaches English at a university in Tokushima on the island of
Skikoku. Bev says she may eventually decide to work.

counsellors are qualified, registered psychologists, but a brief
clarification of your area of concern will ensure the best possible
person is assigned to you. All of the above information will be
requested, but it is optional.

Q. If I access the service and find that I don’t hit it off with
the counsellor, can I see someone else?

A. Yes. The relationship between counsellor and client is
important and you may wish to see someone else. You can
specifically request a male or female counsellor in any of seven
office locations: North Vancouver, Downtown, Richmond,
Coquitlam, White Rock, or Surrey (two locations). Another
office is planned for West Vancouver.

Q. What kind of information does the College receive from
Wilson Banwell?

A. The College only receives a summary highlighting the
number of people who access the service and the general areas of
concern. No specific information regarding a particular College
employee is revealed at any time.

Q. Is the EAP committee’s work complete now that the
service is up and running?

A. No. The EAP committee's work is ongoing. The committee
will now focus on wellness projects, a proactive move that will
address concers before they become problems. The summaries
from Wilson Banwell will help to determine areas of concern —
job stress, for example — and suggest what can be done to
alleviate these types of problems.

In addition, the committee will continue to monitor the
service to make sure it meets the needs of the people who use it.
The committee encourages comments and suggestions so that
modifications to the program can be made where necessary.

EAP representative Iris Cunningham expects a successful
response to the program’s launch, and encourages people to use
the service before problems reach a crisis stage. “The pressure
of having to juggle so many aspects of professional and personal
life is a sign of the times,” she says. “It puts a great demand on
coping abilities and the Employee Assistance Program is one
way to strengthen our individual support systems.”

For information, call the Wilson Banwell office at 689-1717.

Career Development Day

Organizers of the Feb. 14 Staff Career Development Day
say the event was a tremendous success. More than 100
people participated in morning and afternoon sessions at the
Lonsdale Quay Hotel, covering topics such as career growth
and development, goal setting, and creativity.

Participants' comments best summarize the day's events:

"It's wonderful. The speakers were excellent. I really
enjoyed the entire day... we should do it more often." - L.M.

"] found it very beneficial and I gained insight as to
what I really want to do.” - A.P.

"Very helpful and highly motivating... It's a great
location for workshops and an opportunity to mix with other
departments and meet other people." - G.A.

"It's given us a chance to get to know people in other
areas better, or to meet them, and I felt a lot closer to my co-
workers and other staff by the end of the day." - T.H.

(Watch for a special photo feature in the next Informer.)