£iii ·- WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE Capilano College FALL 1982 e Library Materials Credit- Free Activities e Life and Career Planning Community Resources File On-Campus Programs WOM1NC£> Q180UQCb C1NTQb For All Courses Held on a Saturday Pre-Registration is Essential The Women's Resource Centre at Capilano College provides a variety of programs available to members of the community. These include creditfree courses, a Community Resource File for the North Shore, library materia rs, custom-designed credit-free courses, on-campus workshops and, with the Counselling Division, drop-in counselling, testing and lifeplanning. For further information, please call Women's Resource Centre, 986-1911, local 350, or visit the Centre located at Capilano College, South Campus, Bl35, during our Open Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Counsellors are available for information and discussion without an appointme'nt. If you have questions about returning to school, entering the labour market, identifying your skills and interests, or any personal concerns, phone the Women's Resource Centre to arrange an appointment (986-1911, local 350) or visit us. Special Workshops Strategies for Confidence Building Con~idence is not an attribute some lucky few naturally have; it is an att1tude that is acquired. In this course we will use concrete skills such as interpersonal communication, assertiveness, transactional anal~sis and b~havioural contracting as a way to develop self-confidence. Th1s course 1nvolves small group discussion and will require active participation by those attending. WRCN31511 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Sept. 20, 22, 24 3 sessions Fee: None Highlands United Church Instructor: Andrea Kiss WRCL31511 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30 to 11:30 am, Nov. 1, 3, 5 3 sessions Fee: None Women's Resource Centre B-135 Instructor: Andrea Kiss How to Decide: Life and Career Planning for Women This course is designed to help participants assess their present situation and clarify possible options for change. We will identify existing and potential skills, develop short and long term goals, and make action plans for reaching those goals. The steps involved in decisionmaking will be covered. WRCN316ll Wednesday, Thursday, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Oct. 13, 14 and Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Oct. 18, 20, and 21 5 sessions Fee: None Highlands United Church Instructor: Carol McCandless WRCL31611 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9:30 to ll :30 am, Nov. 15, 17, and 18, and Monday, Wednesday, 9:30 to 11 :30 am, Nov. 22, 24 5 sessions Fee: None Women's Resource Centre B-135 Instructor: Carol McCandless WRCL 31711 Going or Returning to Work This workshop will cover job search techniques; h~w to write a r~su~; writing covering letters; getting re!erenc~s; ma~1ng_contacts~ pl~polnt­ ing opportunities; how to handle an 1nterv1ew, f1eld1ng quest1ons, what to expect. Wednesdays, 7:00 to 10:00 pm, October 27 and November 3 Fee: None Women's Resource Centre B-135 2 sessions Instructor: Andrea Kiss Drop-in Services WRCL 31811 Drop-In Legal Service If you would like some quick answers to some legal questions or if you are unsure of your basic legal rights, drop-in at the Women's Resource Centre where a lawyer will be available to discuss your questions with you. 4:00 to 6:30 pm Resource Person: Helen Pinsky, Lawyer Thursdays, September 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 4, 18, and December 2 Women's Resource Centre, South Campus, 8135 Fee: None WRCL 31911 Drop-In Job Search Service This service will give you the opportunity to seek the information you need in your personal job search . Topics of interest could be goal-setting, preparing for an interview, drafting a covering letter, finding out more about different occupations, and putting together a resume. Andrea Kiss or Carol McCandless, both of whom have had several years' experience in job search and job research ski ll s , will be available to answer your questions. 2:00 to 4:00 pm Resource People: Andrea Kiss and Carol McCandless Wednesdays, September 29, October 13, 27, and November 17 Women's Resource Centre, South Campus, 8135 Fee: None WRCL 31411 Displaced Homemakers Tuesdays, 1:30pm, starting Sept. 14 Fee: None Women' s Resource Centre B135 The displaced homemaker is a full-time homemaker who has been "displaced" from her chosen career by death of a spouse, divorce, or other loss of family income, and who must become self-supporting. The displaced homemaker is often unaware of her own abilities, and is emotionally and vocationally unprepared to compete in the job market. She often faces additional hurdles in seeking employment because she is older and lacks recent paid work experience. If this describes your situation, join other women like you, at any time during the t~rm. in a supportive atmosphere in the search for a more satisfactory lifestyle . Instructor: Andrea Kiss Registration Form Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . Phone . .. ...... ...... . Address ............................ . ...........•..•................... Course No . . . . ......... ... Course Name ......•..... ............ ........ . Course No ... ...... .. ..... Course Name ..................... ........ . .. . Send registration information to Capilano College, Credit-Free Dept., 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C., V7J 3H5, or drop- in at t he Credit-Free Education offices at 778 Premier St., North Vancouver. For information, call 986-1911,L.350. Short Courses WSCL 32511 We~Do: Women's SeH Defense Tuesday, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm, starting September 21 6 sessions Fee: None Lynnmour Centre NOlOl Wen-Do is an effective system of self-defense developed specifically for women and in those situations they may encounter. It includes mental and physical exercises, meditation, breathing -techniques, as well as ways to deal with harassment in all types of situations. It teaches self-confidence and self-determination- the realization that you are not completely helpless and that you can be effective in your environment. The discussions are on such topics as Awareness and Avoidance of Attacks, Women and the Law, Emergencies, Rape, Aggression, Verbal Self-Defense . Each participant is asked to wear· loose, comfortable clothing and bring a firm sofa cushion, ensolite pad or similar object, which will be used to punch and kick as well as to sit on. Instructor: Gaye Ferguson WSCL 32521 Intermediate We~o Tuesday, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm, starting November 2 6 sessions Fee: None Lynnmour Centre NDlOl This course is a continuation of the basic Wen-Do. It includes techniques as well as review and practice of basics. "Intermediate Wen-Do" is the beginning stage of gaining ranks in this system of self-defense. Open to any women who have completed the basic program in Wen-Do. Instructor: Gaye Ferguson WSCL 32401 Career Crossroads Wednesday, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, starting September 22 5 sessions Fee: None Women's Resource Centre, South Campus B-135 Employment opportunities in the 1980s demand that women expand and/or change their vocational choices. If you are in a dead-end job or frustrated with your present field of work, you may want to consider a career change. In this program, you will learn to assess your present situation, explore new career options and become familiar with retrain ing opportunities. You will be actively involved in designing your future career - by choice, not by chance. Instructor: Barbara McBride Communicating More Confidently Assertive behaviour allows a person to express honest feelings comfortably, to be direct and straightforward and to exercise personal rights without denying the rights of others and without experiencing undue anxiety and guilt. Three styles: Non-assertion, aggression, and assertion, will be explored. An emphasis will be placed on practicing the components of becoming more asserti ve. viSCN32301 Tuesday, 10:00 am to 12:00 am, starting October 5 5 sessions Fee: None North Vancouver City Library Instructor: Gerrie Waugh WSCW32301 Tuesday, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, starting October 5 5 sessions Fee: None West Vancouver Library Instructor: Vera Radio WSCN32302 Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, November 20 1 session Fee: None Highlands United . Church (for Saturday session, please bring bag lunch. Coffee and cookies provided.) Pre-registration by November 17 is necessary. Instructor: Gerrie ~augh WRCL 31011 A Film Series for Women Thursdays, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Fee: None Lynnmour Centre NDlOl September 23 "Right Out of History," by film-maker Johanna Demetrakas - This film shows how Judy Chicago and the people who came to work in her studio struggled to rescue t he accomplishments of women from historical oblivion . In the process, the indi viduals involved were transformed by their participation. "Not a Love Story," by Bonnie Sherr Klein October 14 - A close examination of the pornography industry from footage of live sex and peep shows to interviews with feminists and a psychologist. This graphic and hardhitting documentary examines pornography as an industry, the production of pornography, and the effects of pornography on us all. "Loved, Honoured, and Bruised," directed by Gail Singer October 28 - Jeannie, married sixteen years, left her husband because he physically and mentally abused her. With the help of social workers and the welfare and legal sys tems, she obtained a separation and started a new life for herself and her children. This film shows ·the various stages involved in. this process. CAP005 Career Alternatives Program Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00am to l:OQ pm, starting September 8, ending December 15 Fee: $93 + $10 Lynnmour Centre Hll2 The Career Alternatives Program is organized around four main objectives; first, assessment of your interests, abilities, skills, ~ifestyle~ and priorities; second, finding out abou~ different car~er f1elds; th1rd, . learning job search skil ls (such as 1nterv1ew techn1ques a~d resume wrl~­ ing); fo urth, an introduction to techniques designed to bu1ld your confldence and develop your communication skills. Students may focus on some or all of these objectives, and ~ay take _part of, or all of the course. Please consult with the instructors 1f you w1 sh to determine which parts of the course suit your individual needs . Instructors: Carol McCandless Andrea Kiss CAP006 Taking the Mystery out of the Trades Mystique: A Pre-Trades Orientation for Women 6 Tuesdays, 7:00 to 10:00 pm, and 2 Saturdays, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, starting Tuesday, October 5 8 sessions Fee: $25,75 + $10 Women's Resource Centre.B135 Although women currently make up 40% of the labour market in B.C., most are concentrated in only a very few occupations. \~omen continue to be severely underrepresented in most occupations, especially in the skilled trades. The purposes of this course are to expose women to a much broader range of career choi ces, and to encourage and prepare those who choose non-traditional occupations for further training. Instructor: Andrea Kiss and Tradeswomen Women's Night Tuesday, 8:00pm, October 5, Anne MacDonald Hall, 333 Chesterfield Fee: None The Women 's Resource Centre is presenting a film and discussion on Women and Pensions at the North Shore Women's Centre Women's Night . Edith Nee, the B.C. member of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and Chairperson of the Conference, Pensions - Focus on Women, will lead a discussion after a half-hour videotape on: Women and Pensions: The Problem Saturday Workshops WSCN 32011 Teaching Sexuality to Your School-Age Children Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, September 25 1 session Fee: $;&4 Highlands United Church During this one-day workshop, we will discuss the general and sexual development of children. There will be information about discussing sexuality with children of different ages, with plenty Of time for questions and discussion. There will be a practice session on useful communication skills, and parents will be given resource information in the form of handouts and audio visual presentations. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee, cookies and fruit will be provided. Pre-registration deadline: September 22 Instructor: Barbara Heftrin, Educational Officer of Planned Parenthood WSCN 36111 Women and Work Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, October 2 1 session Fee: None Highlands United Church The conference is for women of all ages and stages who work inside or outside the home . Women's role in the work force will be examined on various levels, from employment opportunities to non-traditional occupations for women. There will be discussion on career planning and the stress of dual careers in the lives of women. Morning Overview Jule Morrow: Manager of the Women's Office and Manager of the Lower Mainland Region of the Employment Opportunity Programs Branch of the B.C . Ministry of Labour Employment Opportunities: A Carolyn Lawson: North Shore Manager of Canada New Look at Skills for Women Employment and Immigration Centre Non-Traditional Trades for Kate Braid: From "Women in Trades," a Women Province-wide organization. 12:00 to 1:00 Lunch Afternoon Dual Career Couples Suzanne Kenny: A family therapist in Counselling Psychology. She is also a partner i n a dual career marriage. Career Decisions: What's InDiane Waterman: A Registered Psychologist who volved does Life and Career Planning for Women Bring a bag lunch. Coffee, cookies and fruit will be provided. Pre-registration deadline: September 29 WSCN 32302 Communicating More Confidently Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, November 20 1 session Fee : None Highlands United Church Instructor: Gerrie Waugh Bring a bag lunch. Coffee, cookies and fruit will be provided. Pre-registration deadline: November 17 (see 'Short Courses' for description) WSCN 36211 Women and Pensions Saturday, 9:30 am to 3:30pm, October 23 1 sessi on Fee: None Highlands Uni ted Church Almost three out of every four women find themselves alone sometime i n their adult lives, victims in most cases of marriage breakdown or widowhood. - In 1975, 81 % of unattached women over 65 had no private pensions at all - Only 27% of employed women participate in private pension plans, compared t o a 40% rate for all sal aried workers - Less t han 10% of Canada ' s widows over 65 receive any survivor benef its from the Canada Pension Plan - Less than 45% of widows aged 50 - 64 recei ved survivor benefits from the Canada Pension Plan This wil l be a forum for discussion about the benefits and lack of benefits now present in the pension system, with emphasis on what the partici pant can do with her own indi vidual pension plan. The workshop will be co-sponsored with the North Shore Women ' s Centre. Agenda 9:30 - 10:30 am Overview 10:30 am 10: 45 am - 12:00 noon 12 :00- 1:00pm 1:00 - 3: 30 pm Coffee Personal Solutions: Lunch Pension Reform Edith Nee: B.C . Member of CACSW and Chairperson of "Pensions : Focus on Women" Conference Edith Nee Renate Bublick: Soci al Planner in Richmond and active in Pension Reform Bri ng a bag lunch . Coffee, cookies and fruit will be provided. Pre-regi stration deadline: October 20 WSCN 36011 Stress and Women Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, November 6 1 session Fee : None Highlands United Church What is stress? Is all stress bad? Is stress di fferent for women i n t he home than it i s for women in paid employment? This conference will provide an opportunity for participants to identify sources of stress and learn about how to prevent and manage it . Morning Judith Bass, R.N., M.Sc. Identifyi ng Sources of Stress: Signs and Symptoms Judith Bass, R.N., M.Sc. Knowing and Handling Your Stressors Afternoon Carol Herbert, M.D. Physical Complaints and Common Remedies Ways to Relieve Stress : An In troduction to Hypnosis Tanya Wulff, M.D . Br ing a bag lunch. Cof fee, cookies and fruit wi ll be provided. Pre-regi stration deadline: November 3 Serving North &West Vancouver, Howe Sound & the Sunshine Coast. 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C., 986-1911.