Marple seniors commission meets Wednesday at twp. building
MARPLE » The Marple Senior Citizen’s Advisory Commission holds its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Marple Township Building, 227 S. Sproul Road, Broomall. Township Commissioner John Longacre is this month’s guest, giving an update on township news. Guests may give their input on needs and interests of seniors in Marple. Refreshments and a chance to socialize follow the meeting.
Register now for adult education classes
Registration is now open for Wallingford Swarthmore Community Classes spring series taking place at Strath Haven High School, Swarthmore Borough Hall, and other local venues beginning March 1. The program features 47 adult education courses, all taught by qualified instructors.
Classes include explorations of language, cooking,crafting, music, art, film, technology, nature, writing, dance, exercise, physical and mental well- being and much more.
Making her debut as an instructor is local restaurateur Margaret Kuo, who conducting master classes on sushimaking and Chinese cuisine (this class has filled); and returning by popular demand are wine educators Richard Unti and Robert Peters to guide students through two evenings of tastings.
Other new courses include “Architecture for the Rest of Us,” a study of the cultural and artistic elements of past, present, and future structures; “Healthy Foundations for Parents,” an interactive workshop to help you access your “best self” as a parent; “Still Life Drawing,” instruction in the elements of scene creation using various media; “Going Green,” an introduction to the organic gardening; “Blogging Basics,” a how-to course covering the tools and tricks of online publishing for fun and/or profit; “Playwriting,” a workshop on writing for the stage using the format of the tenminute play; and “It Can’t Happen Here,” a screening and discussion of three films depicting threats to the American electoral process.
A complete schedule and registration is available at www.wscclasses.org. Brochures with mail-in forms are available at local libraries, train stations, and schools. Most evening classes are held on Monday and/or Thursday evenings at Strath Haven High School, 205 South Providence Road, Wallingford. Most daytime classes are held on specific dates and times at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave., Swarthmore.
For information, email wscclasses@gmail.com or call 610-566-5786 (do not call the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District or municipal offices as they do not have information about these classes).
DCCC announces workshops
MARPLE » Register now for Delaware County Community College’s Launch Your Career Comeback, a workshop for women that runs 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays March 6-May 8 at the Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media.
Many women leave the workforce to provide care for children or other relatives. Some work part-time jobs with flexible hours to accommodate family schedules. At some point, they may experience the desire to relaunch themselves into fulltime, meaningful employment. Relaunching a career can seem challenging and overwhelming after time away, however, Launch Your Career Comeback will help ease such a transition.
Participants receive support, personal attention and a structured approach to career planning and decisionmaking. They also explore their strengths and possible career options, develop a career-action plan, create a resume, develop a LinkedIn Profile and practice effective interviewing skills. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test is used extensively and is included in the price of the workshop.
The workshop is facilitated by Susan Miller, a counselor in the College’s Career and Counseling Center, and Peggy Schils, a licensed professional counselor and counselor in the Career and Counseling Center. Miller and Schils both hold master’s degrees in counseling and have extensive experience working with women and their career issues as well as with job search techniques for unemployed adults.
The workshop is limited to 12 people and seats are filled on a first-come, firstserved basis. The cost of the workshop is $125 for residents of sponsoring school districts and $155 for those in non-sponsoring districts.
The college holds a Reignite Your Career workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays Feb. 26-May 7 at the Marple Campus. Reignite Your Career provides structure and support for men and women attempting to cope with the uncertainty of a changing job market. The workshop is targeted to those considering a change in career direction such as the unemployed, the underemployed, or the unhappily employed.
Participants learn how to manage their own careers and take the Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory to assess career satisfiers and occupational interests. They use card sorts to identify motivated skills, burn-out skills and personal priorities. In addition, participants identify their strongest marketable skills and develop an individualized plan to move ahead proactively. One-to-one consultation appointments with one of the group leaders will be scheduled, and later sessions will explore networking strategies and online tools including LinkedIn and will emphasize the importance of taking a proactive role in career decision making.
Workshop designers and facilitators are career counselors Ruth Campbell and Carol Dougherty. Both Campbell, a professor at the College, and Dougherty are Licensed Professional Counselors in Pennsylvania and hold national certifications in career counseling. They each have extensive experience working with adults in career transition.
The cost of the workshop is $114 for residents of sponsoring school districts, $144 for those in non-sponsoring districts. The cost of the Myers-Briggs and the Strong Inventory is included. Space is strictly limited, and seats are filled on a first-come, firstserved basis.
For information and registration for the above workshops, call the Career and Counseling Center at 610359-5324.
Get grief support at Taylor Hospital
RIDLEY PARK » Those who are grieving the recent loss of a loved one can learn how to cope through education and support at Crozer-Keystone’s free eight-week session support group. Groups are opened to all adults who have recently lost a loved one and are facilitated by qualified and caring professionals.
The winter session is held Thursdays through March 22 from 9-10 a.m. in Classrooms A and B at Taylor Hospital, 175 E. Chester Pike. Guests are asked to RSVP to Nicole Irwin at nicole.irwin@crozer.org or 610595-6751.
Since 1988, the Crozer-Keystone Hospice team has provided care to residents of Delaware County and beyond in their homes, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and at the Crozer-Keystone Hospice Residence, located at Taylor Hospital. For information about Crozer-Keystone Hospice, call 610-284-0700 or visit www.crozerkeystone. org/hospice.