THE INFORMER PAGE 7 OCTOBER 31, 1990 OLAFF DEVELOPMENT By Bob Walker Don’t miss the next Staff Career Development Committee workshop: “Career and Other Leaves," Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1-3 p.m., A117 - All College Lounge. Presentations will be made by Carol McQuarrie (chair, SCDC), Barry Williamson, and Garry Gatley. This promises to be an informative workshop detailing options and possibilities as well as procedures for training and career development. Other workshops coming up to keep in mind: Wednesday, Dec. 5: Goal Setting Thursday, Feb. 14: Full day of career development workshops This workshop is open to all staff and is being offered on a drop-in basis. Please arrange coverage with your administrator or coordinator. The Staff Career Development Committee maintains a folder of relevant material in the library that is available for all to peruse. New additions and highlights will be presented in this space. These courses/workshops can be applied for through Article 19. The Staff Development Course/Workshop suggestion folder can be found in the vertical file section of the library. The file is titled “Staff Development.” New information and brochures are added daily. Films and videos are available for group or personal viewing from Films/AV/Video Services. Look for a list of films and videos. Course/Workshop Suggestions: On Campus Suggestions: E-Mail Monday, Nov. 5 and Friday Nov. 16, 10 a.m. - 12 noon VP Planner Level I 2 Mondays, Nov. 19 & 26, 9 a.m. to 12 noon Professional and Powerful Telephone Techniques Friday, Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Miniword Level I Tues/Thurs, Nov. 20/22, 1 - 4 p.m. Miniword Level II _ Tues/Thurs, Dec. 4/6, 1 - 4 p.m. nt - It’ hi 2 Fridays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. - 12 noon Register through Extensions Programs Office (A111) for the above courses. From the Staff Development vertical file: The Writing and Publishing Program SFU at Harbour Centre A variety of course offerings in Strategic Communications, Business Writing, Publishing, etc. ndation i ional Health an Courses in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Preventive Health Care, offered by SFU School of Kinesiology at Harbour Centre. wer Writing Skill A one-day workshop for anyone who writes on the job, Success Builders - Dec. 13 Courses/Workshops Taken: Managing Stress Workshop - Marie Toompuu, Oct. 2 (15 participants including two staff) This workshop showed how stress can appear in everyday life and gave exercises and techniques to manage it. — Tricia Henderson, WPC Stress and How to Live With It - Oct. 3 Just when you think you know everything about stress there always seems to be something new to worry about. Take breathing, for example. At the “Stress and How to Live With It” workshop many participants learned they had forgotten how to breathe (properly, not completely). Workshop leader Nancy McMaster (Music Therapy) said that focusing and concentrating on breathing is one of the most simple ways to begin to relax and reduce stress. She said stress affects everyone in different ways, and attitudes, upbringing, beliefs and life experiences shape our interpretation of stress and influence our reaction to it. The key is not to try to tune out stress but to learn to live with it. Just thinking about something stressful can evoke a physical response within us, but stress management techniques incorporating visualization and imagination can produce positive results. The workshop presented an opportunity to test some of these stress management techniques. Of course, a two-hour workshop can’t change your life, but it certainly can change your perspective. “Stress and How to Live With It” was a refreshing reminder to take a step back from time to time and look at the significance of the present moment in the grand scheme of things. —David DeMuynck, Public Relations Healthstyles Measles Outbreak A measles outbreak is expected on the North Shore early in 1991. Measles is not just a “childhood disease.” It is a serious infectious disease which can cause death or result in permanent damage such as brain damage. Who can catch measles? Anyone who is not protected can catch measles if he or she comes in contact with an infected person. Who should be immunized? Anyone aged 12 months to 33 years who has never been immunized for measles. There will be a measles immunization clinic held at the College on Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. in M101 (across the hall from Health Services). For more information, call Health Services at 2964 or drop in to M103.