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<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2" color="#0000FF"><b>Fall 2003
Programs</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2" color="#0000FF">The following
programs are provided by the MIT Center for Work, Family &
Personal Life for the benefit of the MIT community. All programs are
offered free of charge.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080"><b>M.I.T Center for
Work, Family & Personal Life<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 16-151<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
Phone: (617) 253-1592</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080"><b>Web:
http://web.mit.edu/hr/worklife/</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>SEMINARS</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Seminars on topics relating to
work/life and parenting issues are led by local experts and are open
to the general public.<b> Pre-registration is required.</b> You can
register via the Web, by phone, or by email. Please provide your name,
email address, phone number, and the name of the seminar(s) you wish
to attend.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Navigating the Elder-Care
Resource Maze</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Wednesday, September 24,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">What kind of help is available
for those who are caring for aging parents and other
family</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">members? How much does it cost?
How does one find it? This workshop will outline some</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">of the major resources, as well
as suggesting strategies for helping elders accept
services,</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">communicating with professional
caregivers, and enlisting family support.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Andrea Cohen M.S.W.,
CEO, HouseWorks, Newton</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>College Selection: Parents in
the Process</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Monday, September 29,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">This workshop will provide ideas
and resources for supporting teens as they go through the</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">challenging process of choosing
and applying to colleges. It will also offer strategies for making the
process easier, evaluating the option of early decision, making the
most of available services, and finding the right balance between
involvement and distance.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Sarah M. McGinty,
Ph.D., independent educational counselor, Boston</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Shifting Gears: Transitions
for Midlife and Beyond</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Friday, October 3, 10, 17
and 31, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>October 3, 10, and
31,</b></i><b> Room W89-305,</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>October 17</b></i><b> Room
W89-3115</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">An interactive planning series,
this workshop is for those 50 or older who are beginning to plan for
their journey from midlife through retirement. If you have been
thinking about making changes in preparation for this new phase
in</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">your life, this series will help
you focus and develop an action plan. Find out more about</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">how current trends and your life
experience can impact your choices for the future.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leaders: Barbara
Peacock-Coady, manager and consultant, Career Planning at MIT; Ellen
Cushman, retirement counselor, MIT Human Resources
Department</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Note: Register at</b>
web.mit.edu/hr/oed/training.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Anticipating
Adolescence</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Tuesday, October 7,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">What can parents do before their
children become teenagers to reduce the risks of adolescence and
increase the likelihood of a healthy relationship? A nationally known
parenting consultant will offer a framework and lead discussion.
Appropriate for parents of children ages 5 to 12.<b> Limited to 15
participants.</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Harriet Heath, Ph.D.,
director, The Parent Center, Bryn Mawr College; author,</i> Using Your
Values to Raise Your Child to Be an Adult You Admire<i> (Parenting
Press, 1999)</i></font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Planning for Long-Term
Care</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Thursday, October 9,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">The head of a Boston law firm
specializing in elder-care issues will describe the major
laws</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">and legal documents that are
important to consider in planning for long-term care for</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">oneself or for a family member.
Included will be discussion of health-care proxies, powers of
attorney, trusts, long-term care insurance, and Medicaid coverage of
nursing home</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">care. Recent changes in
Massachusetts law will be addressed.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Harry S. Margolis,
Margolis & Associates, Boston</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Preparing for
Parenthood</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Monday, October 20, 27 and
November 3,</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>12:00-1:00
PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">This series for women and men
anticipating the birth or adoption of a baby will offer information
and discussion on common maternal and paternal myths, normal and
abnormal</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">postpartum reactions, handling
isolation, building a support system, and finding places</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">to buy new and used baby clothes
and equipment.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Limited to 15
participants.</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Betsy Ross, LICSW,
founder, A2Z Psychotherapy, Sharon</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Educating the Educators about
Adoption</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Friday, October 24,
6:00-9:00 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 35-225</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Today's adopted children face
many challenges in school. For example, many children are</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">assigned, often repeatedly, a
project on the Family Tree. On the occasion of United</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Nations Day, a panel of three
leading adoption specialists will talk about current methods of
speaking to children about adoption and suggest ways to portray
positively the new family structures emerging in America. All are
welcome, including parents, educators, and</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">the entire adoption community.
Hosted by Adoptive Families at MIT.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leaders: Adam Pertman,
author,</i> Adoption Nation,<i> & executive director, Evan B.
Donalds</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Adoption Institute, New York;
Joan Clark, executive director, Open Door Society of
Massachusetts,</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Joyce Maguire Pavao, founder
and CEO, Center for Family Connections, Cambridge</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Improving the Quality of Life
through</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Friendships</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Thursday, November 6,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Friendships are an important
resource in preventing and addressing the stresses that</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">arise in life, whether at work or
at home. Yet it can be difficult to find the time and to develop the
skills for cultivating friendships. This workshop will outline recent
thinking about the categories of friendships and the ways in which
friendships can vary depending on gender and life circumstance. Also
addressed will be strategies for forming friendships and resources
that are available for doing so.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Judy Osborne, founder
and director,Stepfamily Associates, Brookline</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Helping the Shy
Child</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Friday, November 14,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">This workshop will provide
parents with a framework for helping ìshyî children learn
to</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">interact more comfortably and
confidently in a variety of social situations. Discussion
will</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">explore our understanding of
shyness; the influences of temperament, development, and</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">experience; when shyness becomes
a problem; and how to intervene. Helpful strategies will</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">be shared, including tips for the
shy parent.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Deborah
Weinstock-Savoy, Ph.D., parenting education consultant,
Lexington</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Making Financial Ends
Meet</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Monday, November 17,
12:30-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">A widely known independent
financial consultant will offer an overview of financial</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">planning, including analyzing
cash flow, developing strategies for saving, and setting</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">spending priorities. Participants
will come away with a process that can help them</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">understand and manage personal
finances.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Sharon Rich, Ed.D.,
founder, WOMONEY</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Negotiating Job
Flexibility</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Thursday, November 20,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">This workshop will provide an
introduction to flexible work schedule arrangements, including job
sharing, telecommuting, flexible schedules, leaves, and part-time
work. Participants will be offered a summary of MIT policies and
resources and a format for developing a workable flex-time or
flex-leave proposal.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leaders: Kathy Simons, M.S.,
co-manager, MIT Center for Work, Family & Personal
Life;</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Barbara Peacock-Coady, manager
and consultant, Career Planning at MIT</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Space Management at
Home</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Thursday, December 4,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Room 16-151</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Americans spend six weeks a year
looking for lost items, according to one estimate. This</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">workshop will offer techniques
for maintaining order, managing paper flow, removing clutter, and
taking control of mail.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Carol Gonzalez,
founder and head, Organization for Business and Home,
Boston</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>BRIEFINGS</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Briefings are informal sessions
that address frequently asked questions about child care</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">issues. Briefings are open to the
MIT community only, and pre-registration is required. All</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">sessions are held in<b> Room
16-151.</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Infant-Toddler Child
Care</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Introductory discussions for
expectant parents and those new to parenting or child
care,</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">covering types of care, costs,
finding and evaluating care, and parental leave.<i><b> Held
twice</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>monthly from 12:00-1:30 PM.
Upcoming sessions: September 25 , October 8, October 21, November 4,
November 18, December 2</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond"
size="+2"><i><b>.</b></i><b>Short-Term/Back-Up Child
Care</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Overview of options to help
prepare for and handle temporary child care needs,
including</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">care for children who are mildly
ill and care during times when regular providers or</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">programs are not available.<i><b>
Held November 13 room 12:00-1:00 PM.</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Summer Camps</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Overview of resources to help
identify and select day camp and summer enrichment</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">programs for children.<i><b> Held
December 8 from 12:00-1:00 PM.</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>EVENTS COSPONSORED WITH
HARVARD OFFICE OF WORK LIFE AND</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>FAMILY
RESOURCES</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Forming Playgroups and
Babysitting</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Cooperatives</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Tuesday, September 23,
12:00-1:30 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Harvard
University</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Playgroups and babysitting
cooperatives can provide occasional care for children, as well as
support for parents, at little or no financial cost to the family.
Information on the basics</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">of organizing both kinds of
arrangements will be presented for those interested in
forming</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">a new group.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Note: Register by calling
617-495-4100</b>.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Leader: Cyndie White, M.Ed.,
co-manager, Office of Work Life and Family Resources, Harvard
University</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Elementary Schools Information
Fair</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Tuesday, October 7,
7:30-9:00 PM</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>(Drop in any time between
7:30 PM and 8:30 PM)</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Soldierís Field Park Common
Room,</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Harvard Business
School</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">An opportunity to select
materials on elementary schools in the Cambridge/Boston
area</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">and to talk with representatives
of many private schools as well as Cambridge public schools about
programs, application procedures, and</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">financial aid.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Note: No pre-registration
required.</b></i> For further information or directions,<i> call
the</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Center,
617-253-1592.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>DISCUSSION
GROUPS</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">The following discussion groups
are open to all members of the MIT community. All groups are sponsored
by the MIT Center for Work, Family & Personal Life unless
otherwise noted.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Adoptive Families at
MIT</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">A peer-led group offering a forum
and resource for those interested in the adoption process, for
families formed through adoption, and for adopted people.<i><b>
Ongoing meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month, 12:001:00
PM</b></i>, with a mix of guest speakers and general discussion. The
group, a chapter of the Open Door Society of Massachusetts, also holds
special family events and administers a Big Sibling Program to bring
together MIT students and children who have been adopted
internationally</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">or transracially. For more
information regarding programs and events, or to be added</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">to the group email list, which
has over 100 participants,<i> contact Kristin Gunst at gunst@mit.edu
and Diane Tavitian at<font color="#0000FF"><u>
dtavit@mit.edu</u></font>.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Womenís
Group</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Two professionally led therapy
groups for women that focus on relationship issues.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Sponsored by MIT Medical. Led by
Marcia Yousik, R.N., C.S., and Laurie Zelas, R.N.,</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">C.S., Mental Health Service, MIT
Medical. Individual interview required before
joining</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">group.<i><b> Ongoing weekly
meetings on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:15 PM.</b></i> For more
information,<i> call 617-253-2916.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>New Mothers
Group</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">A professionally led group for
mothers, babies, and expectant mothers, offering an opportunity to
socialize and discuss the many questions and concerns that arise when
starting a family. Sponsored by the Center for Health
Promotion</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">and Wellness at MIT Medical
(formerly Health Education).<i><b> Ongoing meetings
on</b></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00
PM in E23-297.</b></i> For a schedule of topics or for
more</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">information,<i> call -- or visit
the Health Promotion and Wellness website at
web.mit.edu/medical/healthed/programs.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><b>Parents and Toddlers
Group</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">Professionally led group for
parents, guardians, and toddlers, offering an opportunity to socialize
and discuss ideas and concerns. Sponsored by the Center for Health
Promotion and Wellness at MIT Medical (formerly Health
Education).</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i><b>Ongoing meetings on
Wednesdays from 11:00 AM12:00 PM in E23-297.</b></i> For
a</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2">schedule of topics or for more
information, c<i>all 617-253-1316 or visit the Center for
Health</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="+2"><i>Promotion and Wellness website
at web.mit.edu/medical/healthed/programs.</i></font></div>
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