WORKSHOPS



SOCIALIZATION

COUNSELLING HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS - MARIE PATRICK

Marie Patrick has been employed on a special women's program, Pro Feminae, funded as an outreach project by the Canada Employment Commission, since 1974. In her capacity as co-ordinator, she works with women of all ages who are entering or re-entering the labor force.

The workshop was presented as a sharing experience; a sharing of materials and resources, gathered from many quarters over the last 10 years. The material presented has been used in various forms and combinations in the classroom and in Professional Development periods with teachers and guidance people, and made available to university people in preparation for seminars, papers, studies and projects. The intent of the workshop was to present a small sampling of resources, audio-visual material, etc., which could suggest an approach the workshop participants might not have used, some awareness tools which would assist them when working with young women in school.

The participants responded well to the sharing aspect and provided the requested comments, experiences and concerns, resulting in a very animated and stimulating session, for Marie and for a good percentage of the participants who stayed on long after the scheduled time to get names, addresses, ask more questions and carry on with discussion of mutual concerns.

The workshop was very well attended in spite of the early hour on a dreary Sunday morning after a long and intensive Saturday. Some very exciting and satisfactory situations have developed as. a result of the workshop: newspaper interviews, a request for a magazine article, radio interviews and invitations to speak and continue the sharing of a very sincere concern for the young women still in school.


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