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Extension Programs, Justice Institute of B.C.
4180 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4J5
Telephone: 228-9771

What is the Justice
Institute?

counselling skills. Co-sponsored with Malaspina College.

The Justice Institute of British Columbia is a post secondary educational organization that provides training and
education programs to people working within the fields of
justice and public safety. The majority of people trained at
the Justice Institute are employees of RC:s Corrections,
Court Services, Police, Fire and Emergency Health
Services.
In addition to the programs contracted for by the
Academies at the Justice Institute, a range of interdisciplinary and public programs are offered through the
Extension Programs branch to professionals, community
agencies, and interested citizens. These programs provide
a forum for the discussion of justice and public safety
issues, information and education on RC:s justice and
public safety system, and training to increase participants'
skills on the job.
Extension Programs staff initiate programs or respond
to requests based on specializied needs. Projects are
either sponsored solely by the Justice Institute or developed in conjunction with other organizations. Some
programs are held at the Justice Institute; however, staff
have a provincial mandate and work co-operatively with
other groups to organize programs throughout RC.
Schedules for Extension Programs are produced three
times a year (September, January and April) and
distributed to a cross-section of people interested in
justice and public safety.

Date: April 16-17 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $95
Resource Person: Peg Flandreau West, M.S.W., currently a
social worker with the Madison, Wisconsin School
District, and originator and implementer of the Protective
Behaviors training program.

Registration Procedures
If you decide to register for a program based on the
information given here, and it is program for which
the Justice Institute is handling registration,
complete the attached registration form and
forward to Extension Programs. If you wish to
register for a program and the Justice Institute is not
handling registrations, contact the phone number
listed in the program description for further
information.
If you are interested in receiving a detailed
brochure on a program before registering, contact:
Extension Programs, 228-9771.

Children & Youth
CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT HOMES
Date: February 7 in Duncan
Fee: $40. To register, contact 748-2591
Resource Persons: Margot Buck, MSW, former Director of
PACT (a treatment centre for abused children and their
parents), currently in private practice; Carolyn Hudnall,
MSW, Executive Director of Phoenix House (a group
home for street involved adolescents).
This workshop will examine the impact of the violent
home on young children, explore the cyclical nature of
abuse within family structures and highlight specific

PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS: Anti Victim Training for
Children and Adolescents

Anti victim training teaches practical physical and
psychological steps to create safety and personal support
for people. The program was initially designed to teach
young children empowerment against abuse. It is now
being used for adults and adolescents. This two day
training session will present the basic elements of protective behaviors and teach implementation strategies. A
manual will be included. Co-sponsored with Ministry of
Attorney General.

Intervention Skills
SlOP YELLING AT ME!
Defusing Hostility for Crisis & Front Office Workers
Date: March 6 at the Justice Institute
Resource Person: Dale Trimble, M.A., counsellor in
private practice.
This workshop is directed toward office workers from
justice related and/or crisis oriented agencies who
encounter clients who either threaten physical violence
or exhibit excessive hostility. Topics will include: the
nature and cause of violent behaviour, dealing with your
own feelings in a threatening situation, and strategies and
skills to defuse hostility.
FRONT LINE OR FIRING LINE?
Handling the Angry Client
Date: January 24 in Victoria
Fee:$40
Resource Person: Joyanne Landers, consultant, Ryane
Consulting Inc.
This workshop is designed for front office staff who find
themselves having to deal with distraught or angry
clients. Through small group discussion and role plays,
participants will look at issues such as conflict, anger,
perceived power and real power. Practical techniques to
resolve conflict situations or to reduce scapegoating will
be taught. Offered in co-operation with Women's
Programs, Ministry of labour.
"AN EASY PILL 10 SWALLOW"
Women. Drugs and Depression
Date: January 28 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$30
Resource Person: Dr. Susan Penfold, psychiatrist, researccher and current chair of Simon Fraser University
Women's Studies Program; Lynn Mann, clinical and
consulting psychologist; Dr. Kathy Simas, clinical and
consulting psychologist.

This workshop is directed toward people currently
working with women who are drug dependant and/or
experiencing depression in their daily life. The morning
session will look at economic and social pressures on
women that lead to depression, assumptions by the
medical profession around the use of anti-depressants and
social issues around dependancy. The afternoon session
will be experiential, and will offer counselling techniques
and interventions useful for working with clients who are
depressed. Offered in co-operation with Simon Fraser
University Women's Studies, and Women's Programs,
Ministry of Labour.
SUICIDE RISK AND STRESS FAClORS IN
COUNSELLING THE UNEMPLOYED
Date: March 14 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $15 (non-profit agencies); $30 (corporate sector)
Resource Persons: Linda Rosenfeld (Co-ordinator) Gladys
Adilman (Senior Mental Health Worker) Elizabeth Fortes
(Mental Health Worker), S.A.F.E.R.; and Joan Vincent,
Director, Centre for the Non.:rraditional Unemployed.
The aim of this workshop is to provide intervention skills
in dealing with the unemployed. Content will focus on the
assessment of suicidal risk, initial intervention and
referral, and compounding factors associated with stress
and loss. The objective is to facilitate an overall assessment of the most pressing concerns on the life of the
unemployed person in his or her family. Workshop attendants should be involved in a counselling or supportive
capacity with the unemployed.
CRISIS MANAGEMENT:
Crisis Intervention Tools and Techniques
Dates: March 3-4 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $70
Resource Persons: Fred Van Fleet, Ph.D., consulting
psychologist at the Justice Institute; Dan Stone, Training
and Education Supervisor, Crisis Intervention and Suicide
Prevention Centre of Greater Vancouver; Dale Trimble,
counsellor in private practice and co-founder of the
Vancouver Family Court Assaultive Husbands Project.
This two day workshop focuses on crisis intervention
techniques and approaches to use in assessing,
intervening and defusing a variety of crisis situations.
Topics will include defusing hostility, handling aggression.
coping with resistance, and assessment and intervention
techniques with suicide. Format includes lectures,
demonstration, modelling and skills focused training in
small groups. (Note: this is considered an elective course
for the Conflict Resolution Certificate Program).
SUICIDE INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES:
An Advanced Skills Workshop for Professionals
Date: February 27 in Quesnel. To register contact College
of New Caledonia (922-3906)
Fee:$50
Resource Persons: Linda Rosenfeld (Co-ordinator) and
Gladys Adilman (Senior Mental Health Worker), S.A.F.E.R.
Through simulations and analysis of case examples, this
workshop will cover: step-by-step guidelines for dealing

with suicidal behaviour; identifying high risk populations
and assessing their suicidal potential; and how suicidal
behaviour can be used as a coping mechanism and the
identification of underlying problems.

Conflict Resolution
Introducing the Conflict
Resolution Certificate
Program
With the formation of a new Conflict Resolution
Certificate Program, the first of its kind in Canada,
the Justice Institute is responding to the demand for
comprehensive training in conflict resolution, anger
management, mediation and negotiation skills. The
program consists of six core courses totalling 147
classroom hours and elective courses totalling 63
classroom hours. Core and elective courses will be
identified in each Extension Programs Course
Calendar and may be applied toward the Certificate
Program requirements at any time. For a complete
description of the Conflict Resolution Certificate
Program or to receive individual course brochures,
contact the Extension Programs Office at 228-9771,
Local 224.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION:
Dynamics, Styles & Applications
Dates: March 5-7 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $150
Resource Persons: Lee Rengert, Assoc. Prof. of Education,
University of La Verne, Calif., and private consultant and
trainer specializing in managing anger and aggression;
and Marje Burdine. Co-ordinatior of Interdisciplinary
Programs, Justice Institute.
This course will explore the origins and dynamics of
conflict including situational, societal, cultural and
individual. Participants will assess their own approaches
to conflict resolution and consider alternatives to improve
their effectiveness in a variety of situations. Skill practice
will include video feedback. (A Conflict Resolution
Certificate Program core course)
NEGOTIATION SKILLS:
Level One
Dates: March 19-21 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$150
Resource Persons: Joanne Ranson, family law lawyer and
mediator; and Marje Burdine, Co-ordinator of Interdisciplinary Programs, Justice Institute.
Participants will learn skills and theory to assist them in
applying principled negotiation techniques and strategies
in the workplace. Emphasis will be on developing a
collaborative climate and on using interest-based
bargaining. Skill pratice will involve video feedback. (A
Conflict Resolution Certificate Program core course)

MEDIATION SKILLS:
Level One
Dates: Vancouver: January 22-24 at the Justice Institute
February 26-28 at the Justice Institute
March 8, 11 (evg.), 13 (evg.), 15 at
the Justice Institute
Trail: February 20-22, register through Continuing
Education Trail, 2079 Columbia St., Trail,
RC. VIR IK7 (fel: 368-6434)
Fee:$150
An introduction to the concept, theory and skills of
mediation as an alternative method of dispute resolution.
Participants should possess effective communication skills
and be willing to work with video feedback. (A Conflict
Resolution Certificate Program core course)
MEDIATION SKILLS:
Level Two
Dates: Vancouver: February 5, 6, 7, 10, & 11 at the
Justice Institute
Nanaimo: April 9 (evg). 10, 11, 16 (evg). 17 & 18
co-sponsored with Nanaimo School
District No. 68
Fee: $300
Resource Persons: Marje Burdine, Co-ordinator of Interdisciplinary Programs, Justice Institute; Fran Grunberg,
counsellor in private practice; Dinah Stanley, counsellor
in private practice; Joanne Ranson, family law lawyer and
mediator; Douglas Chalke. family law lawyer and
mediator.
The content and skill development build on the Level One
course, which is a prerequisite for Level Two. This
program more deeply explores theory, techniques and
skills related to conflict resolution through mediation,
including issues of trust, power, resistance and dysfunctional behavoiur. Legal and ethical implications for
mediators is also covered. (A Conflict Resolution
Certificate Program core course)

Behaving assertively in conflict situations demands
particular skill and insights. How do you stand up for
yourself without standing on someone else? Many people
find themselves caught between being so accommodating
that their own rights, feelings and needs are being
neglected or abused by others or coming out so
aggressively that relationships are damaged arid goals still
aren't met. This skill-building workshop will help develop
awareness and increase abilities to set limits and
negotiate resolutions. Skill practive will include video
feedback. (A Conflict Resolution Certificate Program elective course)
IMPACT OF THE FAMILY RELATIONS ACT ON
SEPARATING AND/OR DIVORCING SPOUSES AND
THEIR CHILDREN
Date: February 24 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $50
Resource Person: Joanne Ranson, family law lawyer and
mediator.
This workshop will include an explanation of the Family
Relations Act, a review of the court's interpretation and
application of the act, and practical approaches for
assisting persons affected by the Act. It is designed for
family counsellors and mediators including government
and non-profit agencies and those in private practice. (A
Conflict Resolution Certificate Progam elective course)
NOTE: For additional elective courses for the Conflict
Resolution Certificate Program see Dynamics of Power
course in the Management section, and the Crisis
Management course in the Intervention Skills section.

Management
INTERVIEWING AND HIRING NEW STAFF

ANGER MANAGEMENT WITH YOUTH:
LevelOne

Date: February 26 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$50
Resource Person: Vera Bergman, Deputy Director, Justice
Programs Division, Justice Institute.

Date: January 17-18 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $120
Resource Person: Lee Rengert, Assoc. Prof. of Education,
University of La Verne, La Verne, Calif., and private
consultant and trainer specializing in managing anger
and aggression.

This one day workshop is designed to assist managers
and supervisors in improving their hiring decisions.
Content will include: position requirements and job
analysis for the job being advertised, interviewing
process, questions to pose based on the priority dimensions of the jobs.

This workshop presents interpersonal skills and strategies
for constructively managing angry feelings and
behaviour, as well as interpersonal conflict for those
involved with youth. Participants will have the opportunity to assess and develop their understanding and skill
level through discussion, demonstration and practice. (A
Conflict Resolution Certificate Program elective course)

DEALING WITH TROUBLED & TROUBLESOME
EMPLOYEES

ASSERTING YOURSELF UNDER PRESSURE
Date: February 4 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$50
Resource Person: Dale Trimble, M.A., counsellor in
private practice in Vancouver, specializing in defusing
hostility and crisis intervention.

Date: March 10-11 Justice Institute
Fee: $95
Resource Person: Bev Abbey, human resources
consultant.
Of all the factors influencing the success of managers, few
are as important as their ability to manage troubled and
troublesome employees effectively. If not corrected, their
behaviour spreads disturbance and conflict throughout
the organization. Much troublesome behaviour by
employees can be avoided or eliminated by appropriate
supervisory practices. This course is designed to assist
managers in understanding the forces at work and to gain

DYNAMICS OF POWER

This free program is directed toward managers and supervisors of government offices, private and voluntary
agencies who want to know more about the nature and
dynamics of sexual harassment, its impact on the
workplace and methods to be used to "spot it and stop it"
Co-sponsored with Women's Programs, Ministry of
Labour.

Date: March 24-25 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$95
Resource Person: Joan Balmer, senior consultant with
Ryane Consulting Inc.

Child Sexual Abuse

fresh insights into their own managerial behaviour. The
principal causes and patterns of troublesome behaviours
will be addressed. Techniques will be presented for
minimizing the likelihood of their occurrence and for
constructive treatment of those that do occur.

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This workshop focuses on the dynamics of power and the
relationship between leadership, power and conflict
management. Types and styles of power will be discussed.
Participants will assess their own power profiles and
explore increasing the positive use of power in their work
environment. Participants will also develop alternative
ways of responding to others use of power.
(Note: this is considered an elective course for those
working toward the Conflict Resolution Certificate
Program)
ON TIME:
Not Just Another Time Management Workshop

Date: March 3-4 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $95
Resource Person: Doug Kerr, Tracon Training Consultant
Corp.. management consultant and trainer with corporations, government and non-profit agencies.
This workshop, designed for managers and supervisors,
will not provide a lot of gimmicky quick-fix techniques.
Instead, the session deals with the real problems that
result in ineffective use of time: one's inability to say "no"
assertively when others make demands on one's time and
energy, and the natural tendency to find ways to put off
certain tasks. Participants will develop the personal skills
which they need to change deeply ingrained behaviour
patterns, and leave the workshop with a system in place
to use for the next three months to focus their work,
target their results and reward success.

BREAKING THE CYCLE:
Working with the Male Victim

Date: February 10 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$50
Resource Person: John Napier-Herny, M.A., psychologist
in private practice; and Phil Gray, social worker, Alcohol
& Drug Programs, currently counselling adult male
survivors.
This program will focus on the sexually abused male, the
impact of their victimization, and treatment approaches
for both young boys and adult survivors. Content will
include: dynamics of the assault, stages of victimization,
relationship between victimization and offending, consequences of abuse on the adult male, power issues for the
adult survivor, and individual and group interventions for
both youth and adults.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE WORKSHOP SERIES

Dates: February 13-14 in Duncan
Fee: $60 for both days; $35 for one day only. For registration information, contact Cowichan Family Life
Association (748-8281)
Resource Person: Mary Lee Best, MSW, counsellor with
Act II Counselling (a sexual abuse counselling service)

DOING MORE WITH LESS:
The Challenge of Leadership

This workshop series is directed toward people currently
interested in working with young victims and/or their
families where sexual abuse is the primary focus. Day 1
will cover treatment issues for working with young
children. Day 2 will cover working with mothers of young
victims.

Date: March 5-6 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $95
Resource Person: Doug Kerr, Tracon Training Consultants
Corp.

TURNING VICTIMS INlO SURVIVORS:
Working With Adult Women and Adolescent
Females

As supervisors and managers, our prime goal is to provide
high quality service to our clientele. With the restraints of
the 80's, supervisors need new strategies and responses to
lead their staff through difficult times. If you are in a situation where you are having to do "more and more with
less and less", and need new leadership approaches, this
workshop will be of use to you.
SEXUAL HARASSEMNT IN THE WORKPLACE:
Developing An Agency Response

Date: February 21 (9am-1pm) at the Justice Institute
Resource Person: Carol Nelson, Consultant to Women's
Programs, Ministry of Attorney General.

Date: March 24-25 in Victoria
Fee: $105 for both days; $55 for one day only
Resource Person: Sandra Butler, M.A., author of
Conspiracy of Silence: The Trauma of Incest; consultant,
trainer and counsellor in private practice.
This workshop is directed toward people working with
adult or adolescent female incest survivors. Content will
include: Day 1 - a review of myths and realities surrounding incest, clinical interventions based on the dynamics
of sexual assault, specific intervention for working with
adult women. Day 2 - developing a conceptual framework
and specific interventions for working with adolescent
females. Co-sponsored with the Pacific Centre for Human
Development.

LIVING WITH THE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD
Date: January 25 in Prince George - For registration
contact Survivors of Sexual Abuse (564-8302)
Resource Person: Louise Doyle, M.A. teacher and
therapist with Act II Counselling.

This workshop is designed for those working with or
living with children who have been sexually abused.
Content will include: the impact of sexual abuse on
current behaviour, role of the family and/or caregiver in
providing support, typical issues and dynamics, and signs
of progress and blocks. Co-sponsored with Survivors of
Sexual Abuse. Offered in co-operation with Women's
Programs, Ministry of Labour.
THE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD:
Current Perspectives on Treatment

Dates: February 27-28 in Prince George. For information
on registration, call Survivors of Sexual Abuse
(564-8302)
Resource Persons: Margaret .Jones, M.A., counsellor in
private practice and John Napier-Herny, M.A.,
psychologist in private practice.
This program will focus on treatment issues with sexually
victimized children and their families and will include:
gender differences with specific attention to the relationship between victimization and offending with regard to
boys; age, developmental issues and bonding; stages of
victimization; individual and group treatment; family and
social issues such as victimization, vulnerability, learned
helplessness and the misuse of power. Co-sponsored with
Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Prince George Mental Health,
and Women's Programs, Ministry of Labour.

Staff Development

Effective communication is an essential job skill. Poor
communication can result in misunderstood messages,
wasted time and reduced satisfaction. The workshop,
directed toward support staff, will examine communication styles, listening skills, communication blocks and will
present methods to define and improve communication.

COPING SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE:
Stress Management for Women

Dates: January 25 in Quesnel. To register, contact
College of New Caledonia (992-3906)
February 21 in Fort Nelson. To register, contact
Northern Lights College (774-2741)
Resource Person: Sandra Berman, consultant on stress
management and assertiveness training.
This workshop is directed toward workers who have no
previous training in the area of stress management. Topics
will include: identifying stress factors, coping skills,
conflict resolution and communication methods. Offered
in co-operation with Women's Programs, Ministry of
Labour.
TAKING CARE FOR THOSE WHO TAKE CARE:
Preventing Worker Burnout

Date: February 6 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$40
Resource Person: Bruce Schmacher, counsellor and group
home contractor; Heather Higgins, social worker and
registered psychologist.
This workshop is directed to those working in intensive
crisis oriented or one-on-one settings wanting to learn
problem solving strategies and self nurturing methods to
deal with burnout. Content will include: the stess inventory, symptoms and indicators of burnout, an analysis of
personal and work settings, taking charge, and
developing concrete plans of action.

YOU WANT IT WHEN?
Time Management for Support Staff

Date: March 17 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $40
Resource Person: Doug Kerr, Tracon Training Consultants
Corp.

Security

This workshop has been designed for support staff to
provide them with concrete time management skills.
Participants will learn effective ways to priorize tasks, to
respond assertively to unreasonable expectations, to
organize their manager and co-workers, and to avoid
procrastination.

The Justice Institute and Canadian Society for Industrial
Security offer courses for individuals employed in the
retail, public and private security fields. Courses range
from 2-hour sessions to programs of several days in
length. To receive information on these programs. contact
Extension Programs (228-9771) and ask to be put on the
Security mailing list.

GETTING THROUGH:

BASIC TRAINING COURSE

Communicating Effectively on the Job

Date: February 18 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$40
Resource Person: Sandra Berman, consultant and trainer,
Circa Enterprises; Patti Schorn-Moffat, consultant and
trainer, Karyo Communications.

Dates: January 27-31 at the Justice Institute
February 24-28 at the Justice lnstitiute
March 17-21 at the Justice Institute
Fee:$200
Resource Persons: Instructors from the Justice Institute
and the private security industry.

This basic course held at the Justice Institute consists of
40 hours' of instruction and training in communications,
human relations, physical security and patrolling, legal
accountablility, first aid and fire prevention. Justice
Institute certificates will be issued to those who
successfully complete the program.

LEVEL II TRAINING COURSE

This course builds on the foundations of the basic training
course. Topics include legal responsibility and accountability, crime scene preservation, emergency procedures,
courtroom protocols, intervention skills and basic supervisory skills.
This 7-day course is designed for first line supervisors
and senior guards interested in supervisory positions.
Detailed information of dates and schedule for the fall will
be available in early January.

A BASIC COURSE IN SELF-DEFENSE:
Defensive Tactics and Control Techniques

Dates: Monday & Wednesday evenings running
January 13 - February 5 at the Justice Institute (8
evening sessions)
Fee: $65
Resource Persons: Instructors under the supervision of
Doug Farenholtz, M.Sc., Co-ordinator of Physical Education Services at the Justice Institute; former trainer of
physical fitness and self defense for the RCMP.
Private security personnel may be physically assaulted
while performing their duties. Conflicts could involve
being pushed or shoved, grabbed or held, or having to
restrain, remove or escort a person. This course will
combine teaching and hands-on practice sessions so that
participants will be able to perform effective self-defense
techniques on completion of the session. Certificates will
be presented to participants who successfully complete
the course. There will be a maximum of 15 students per
instructor.

RETAIL SECURITY BASIC TRAINING COURSE

Dates: February 17-21 at the Justice Institute
April 14-18 at the Justice Institute
Fee: $200
This basic course in retail security held at the Justice
Institute consists of 35 hours of instruction in legal
accountability, communications, criminal evidence and
procedure, external and internal loss prevention and
professional ethics. The course is designed for those
persons currently employed in the retail security industry
and operators of small retail stores who perform security
functions themselves. Participants who successfully
complete the course will receive a certificate of achievement for completion of the Retail Security Training
Course.

AN ORIENTATION 10 RETAIL AND PRIVATE SECURITY

Date: Saturday, March 8 at Douglas College
Fee: $15. To register, phone 520-5472
Resource Person: Kathy Matak, Co-ordinator, Security
Programs, Justice Institute.
This program is designed for people considering employment possibilities in the retail and private security
industry. The workshop will include a review of the
security industry-benefits and companies; obtaining
employment - the Private Investigators and Security Act;
training courses available: future employment opportunities and how to prepare for them. Co-sponsored with
Douglas College.

Registration Form
Attach a cheque for the appropriate amount (payable to the Justice Institute) and mail to: Extension Programs,
Justice Institute, 4180 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, RC., V6R 4J5.

Note: Registrations for the following courses are not through the Justice Institute; contact the phone number
listed to register for: Coping Skills in all locations, Child Sexual Abuse Workshop Series in Duncan, the
Sexually Abused Child workshops in Prince George, Children from Violent Homes, Mediation in Trail and all
public programs.
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LETS TALK ABOUT ,OUCHING:
A Sexual Abuse Prevention Program for Children

Dates: January 22 7:30pm (Parent Orientation) and
January 25 (Children's Program) at North Shore
Neighbourhood House, 225 E. 2nd North
Vancouver, 987-8138
February 3 7:30pm (Parent Orientation) and
February 8 (Children's Program) at the Marpole
Community Centre, 990 W. 39th, Vancouver,
327-8371
For registration information contact numbers listed above.

This program is directed toward children and their
parents to develop specific skills to prevent sexual assault
and child molestation. Prevention games, art activities
and assertiveness exercises will be taught. Parents must
attend both sessions.

HOW 10 PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN

Dates: February 19, 7:30pm at Stoney Creek
Community School, 2740 Beaverbrook, Burnaby.
To register, contact the Burnaby School Board, 299-4361.
This program is directed toward parents concerned about
the safety of their children. Issues such as child molestation and sexual assault will be discussed, and information
on and suggestions for prevention will be offered.
HEARTSAVERS FOR SENIORS

Dates: January 23 & January 30. 1:30-3:30 at the
Dogwood Senior Citizens Centre, 624 Poirier,
Coquitlam, 936-3481.
February 27 & March 6, 1:30-3:30 at the Bonsor
Community Centre, 6637 Fern, Burnaby, 433-8311.
Fee: $7.00
This two part program is ideal for seniors who have a
family member or friend with a heart condition. Part I
will focus on risks and signals and heart attack symptoms.
Part II will teach participants what to do if a person
experiences a heart attack and how to administer
emergency resuscitation.

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