The Women's

Growth Cooperative

p.o. box 18087, cleveland heights, ohio 44118, 321-8582

FALL OFFERINGS

Personal Growth Group: An opportunity to share in a supportive environment experiences, problems, and the special dimensions of being a woman. Each woman will be encouraged to identify her strengths and goals and to use the group to do her personal growing in the areas she chooses. The group will encourage an increasing awareness of self as an individual in interaction with others, provide an opportunity to get feedback and experiment with new behaviors. Ten Thursday evenings, 7:30-9:30, beginning October 4.

Relaxation Series: This series will provide relaxation. skills of deep breathing and imagery work. There will be discussions of foods and presentation of exercises that have calming effects as well as learning ways to pleasure and nourish ourselves. Four Tuesday evenings, 8:00-10:00, beginning September 25.

Divorce Support Groups: For women who are considering, are in the process of divorce, or recently divorced. We will focus on the emotional aspects common in divorce and develop practical steps toward independence. Six Thursday evenings, Tri-C Eastern Campus, 6-8 p.m.; six Thursday mornings, Tri-C Downtown Campus, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Groups begin Oct. 11. To register call Tri-C at 464-1450, Ext. 242.

Widows Group: A support group focusing on how to deal with loss and the transition to new beginnings. Six Monday afternoons, 2:00-3:00, Tri-C Eastern Campus, beginning Oct. 8. To register call Tri-C at 464-1450, Ext. 242.

Assertiveness Training: Learn positive ways to stand up for personal rights and express your needs and feelings without violating the rights of others. We will examine our current behaviors and feelings in this area. Then the focus will be on learning communication which is neither hostile nor submissive. There will be opportunities to practice new behaviors in situations like those at home, at work, at social gatherings. Sunday, Sept. 16, 10:00-4:00, followed by three Wednesday evenings, Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Visual Mirrors: A Personal Growth-Art Experience for Women: Take a break from your usual verbal and intellectual modes of communication and expression. This workshop offers the chance to use simple art materials in a context of structured exercises to enhance self-expression, self-discovery and pleasure. You will become acquainted with your unique visual imagery as a tool for deeper understanding and for problem-solving. Open to all women: the only criteria is the desire to participate and explore a new language of non-verbal images and ideas. Session A:

Sat. Oct. 27, 10:00-4:00. Session B: Three Wednesday evenings, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Lesbian Support Group: Coining out is an ongoing lifetime process. This support group is for lesbians who are in the process of being more open with themselves, family, friends, or in work situations about their lesbianism and/or trying to establish a sense of "community" with other women. Six Friday evenings, 7:00-9:00, beginning Sept. 7.

For registration, use the form printed below (unless otherwise specified). For additional information call Women's Growth Co-op at 321-8582.

Feminist Forums: Monthly discussion of books, issues, ideas, and controversies of feminist concern. Forums will be held on Fri., Oct. 12 and Fri., Nov. 9, 8-10 p.m. at 2nd floor faculty lounge of Tomlinson Hall, Case Western Reserve University Campus (2nd building from the corner of Euclid Ave. on East Blvd., parking below.) Oct. topic: A Sea Change; Nov. topic: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

To register for a group or workshop, please fill out the form below and mail to The Women's Growth Cooperative, P.O. Box 18087, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.

Name

Address

Phone: Day

I would like to register for:. Enclosed find check for $ $5.00 required.)

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(Minimum deposit of

Phone: 321-8582--If we are not available, please leave a message on our answering machine. We will return your call.

Location: Unless otherwise arranged, groups meet at our office, 2420 South Taylor, Cleveland Heights. Fees: Fees are based on a sliding scale depending on your income. A nonrefundable minimum deposit of $5 is required one week in advance to secure a place in a group. Your fees will be discussed when your registration is confirmed.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

ALSO AVAILABLE

The staff members of the Women's Growth Cooperative are: fris Bishop, Rita E. Coriell, Hetty Cowan, Pat Hoornstra, Mary Ann Huckabay, Merrily Kaplan, Wegi Louise, Wendy Passov, Donna Placido, Mickey Rosenshein. Guest Facilitators are: Amy Kraus, Charline Zimmerman.

ART THERAPY WORKSHOPS

Workshops in art therapy are among the many personal growth and support groups being offered this fall by the Women's Growth Cooperative. Art therapy utilizes the medium of art for personal growth, awareness and expression. Two sessions are planned for this fall in response to the enthusiasm expressed by participants in last spring's "Visual Mirrors-An Art Experience for Women".

The art therapy sessions are designed and led by 3 women, Charline Zimmerman, Amy Krause and Merrily Kaplan who have worked together using

creative expression in groups for women for over three years. They bring a rich variety of professional training and background to their workshops. They are joined by Wendy Passov, one of the founding members of the Women's Growth Cooperative, an artist and group leader in her own right.

Charline recently completed her Master's in psychology at Cleveland State University, teaches art history at Tri-C, and has used art therapy with adults (continued on page 10)