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Outlet to accomodate women
It Kelly Laughlin
IJhePrint
Under the
direction
of
Chairperson Bernie Nolan, the
ocus on Women program,
iith 10 seminars and eight
egular classes scheduled, is
loving into high gear for the
king term.
One
course,
Upward
(ability for Working Women,
i headlined as an excellent
jissto sign up for by Nolan,
(ho said, “it will be taught by
Arty Trost, who has worked in
janagerial seminars all over
kegon. She is a consultant
nd management development
becialist
with
a
wide
ackground in training and
Hucation. She is doing
workshops for other places,
id charging a lot of money for
er services. We have her
cailable for a class. Part of the
length' of the Focus on
iomen program is bringing in
¡ecialists.”
According to Nolan, Trost
ill be helping her students
jok at goals, whether they be
task or a promotion in
business, and become equip­
ped to realize their dreams,
large or small. Energy, time, at­
tention, and other costs will be
discussed.
Women as Winners, will
focus on aquiring a basic un­
derstanding of Transactional
Analysis and self awareness.
Nolan said the program will
provide women with the theory
and experience necessary for
increased awareness of the self.
Another course, Women and
the Arts, which is in its third
term of existence, “will explore
all the different things that
women are involved in music,
writing, painting, and all the
other art forms.”
Nolan talked about some of
the problems that will be dealt
with in Educational Develop­
ment—Re-Entry Women, of­
fered on a seminar basis in the
spring. “The class is basically
for U/omen who are re-entering
school after five years or more
out. One of the problems we
will be talking about is when
you come in to school, and you
feel like an odd ball, you have
the feeling that your brain is
kind of rusty, and you’re not
able to handle it. It is scary for
almost anyone who has to
change lifestyles. Some have
the pressure of thinking that
they have to be academically
superior to survive. In a com­
munity college, that just isn’t
true.”
The other thing that women
find, Nolan said, is that their
brain is really much sharper
than it was at age 18. “The ex­
periences that you have had,
coupled with your maturity,
have an educational orien­
tation. They are also more goal
oriented. They know what they
want to learn, and they have a
glow about them, an ex-
citement about learning.”
But guilt is another problem
that they will have to deal with,
Nolan said. They feel that
some how they have to be with
their families, and home.
“You’ve been taught that you
go home and fix dinner for
your family, and that is your
job for evermore. When
women return for school, there
won’t be time to deep-clean the
stove, and cover all those
Center to aid handicapped
The college’s Handicapped College, he said.
help from the Clackamas
resource Center, now open
Seibert believes the center’s County Department of Human
lily from 8 a.m. to 8:45 p.m., advocacy and referral service
Services, CETA, Vocational
■ being staffed by three “is the most important phase of Rehabilitation and many volun­
hysically handicapped the HRC.” The Center will teers.
“There is a need for
Lents, Rebecca Reise, Jim maintain information files, up- resources if the center is to
liskey and Assistant Directgr
. zd^ted regularly, about agencies remain^ open anji realise it?
lan'Seibert.
- and the services they provide;"' •potential for services to the
[The center is currently “Follow-up will be done to in­ College and the community,”
Suiting a full-time director, sure that each person’s needs Seibert said.
In addition, there is a need
Id several applicants are have been met, and all files on
Kig considered, according to clients will be kept confiden­ for volunteer support of the
center, he said.
liman Services Director Larry tial,” Seibert said.
Self-help of handicapped
«he.
For more information about
the HRC will staff a table in students will be fostered
the Handicapped Resource
I Community Center Mall through peer group counseling
Center, call Seibert at 656-
ling spring registration so and rap sessions, volunteer 2631, ext. 317, or visit the cen­
■persons who have “hidden service to the HRC and by task ter, located in Trailer D.
■dicaps” and other physical forces to study and advocate
“It’s time for all of us to
■abilities can obtain more, in- for the needs of the handicap­
■mation on the services ped, Seibert said. He said the realize that the lack of sight,
liable at the College, Seibert College operates a buddy the absence of hearing, loss of
a limb, or the label of being a
system for new students.
Another major focus of the former mental patient can no
The assistant
director
on
“resource longer be used as an excuse to
ftlineH several facets of the center is
[ndicapped Resource Cen- ' mobilization,” said the HRC isolate or discriminate against
• It will provide instruction, assistant director. He said the 36 million persons who are
»'■as a ttaining site for center has already received handicapped,” Seibert said.
ttiah' serVicè dpecialfcfs "who • ' ■
lutto work with handicapped ' ■
sons in a college or corri- -
fiity setting.
■ “Community participation
st be the strong arm” of the
C, Seibert added. “If the
iter has strong community
|ticipation, it can better meet
[ needs of handicapped
fits both on campus and in
[community,
he center will also be
iking on publicity to keep
[community informed on
ntsand activities offered,
[loo often, handicapped
ns are seen as a problem
Jothan as'a resource by the
[imunity, ” Seibert added.’
[correct that problem,'- Thè
to will set up a volunteer
finghouse to benefit the
munity.
The
inghouse will be manned
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disabled students from the
bases. Someone else will have tly. “Instead of saying, ‘Well,
to help.”
who am I? I am Joe’s wife,’
In this respect, it is a great
now they are beginning to say,
‘Yes, I am me.’ ”
growth process for kids, Nolan
But Nolan continued that
added. “Instead of whining and
women will have to handle the
making demands, they will
egotistical aspects of a working
learn to help and be more
role just as men have for much
responsible.”.
A recent drop-out problem
of history itself. “They will have
in the college nursing program
to be careful about feeding their
has pointed out the need for a
ego, to handle the ‘dragon’ in
wife-student transition program
the work world.”
at the College. Nolan said the
Working without pay for
most primary need is for the
nearly three years in the Focus
women who feel “they don’t
on Women program, Bernie
know if they can continue with
Nolan was ready to give up. “It
this
kind
of
pressure.
was very difficult for me to
Sometimes they just need
handle the burden of coming in
people encouraging them to go
late at night and putting in all
on and giving them support.
that extra time.” But Nolan
conducted a seminar in
Last term there was a large
January, and with the holidays
drop-out in the nursing
on the onslaught, along with
program simply because they
felt they could just riot take the
winter, she didn’t expect an
work load,” she said.
overwhelming turnout. “We
When the mental health en­ had 27 women show up. What
ters into this difficulty, Nolan was really exciting to me was
stated that the most pressing that out of this number, only
need is for women to be given three were students at CCC.
support by women. “In the The fact is that the seminars
school readjustments, the work have become a touching point
readjustments, all of these kin­ for people in the community,”
ds of problems deserve some she said.
Currently, Nolan is recieving
kind of support group at the
a minimal fee for her efforts as
College,” she said.
The strongest change that Focus on Women director, and
Nolan sees women going she is excited about having
through currently is a role specialists talk in their field. “It
change, not always brought is really a benefit to the College
about by choice. “When you to have name people available
are standing out there with the to do seminars and classes.”
Although the budget is
storm at your back, you have
to make a decision that limited, Nolan said Focus on
somehow you will survive. Women has attracted two
Wo Wen * are« rtef- longer-taking riationaHy'rec'ognized speakers.
eare’oP&'fatftilyras.muih?^nd*'i:JN&'ncy' 'Friday'-‘and’ Susan-
there are many that, because of Gilmore.. “They cost a lot of
divorce or separation, become money to get in, but the
economically independent,” steering committee will have to
discuss that to see if we should
she said.
Additionally, women are keep this kind of thing in
looking at themselves differen- existence,” she said.
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