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HIGHLIGHTS
from the
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIVISION

FALL 1981

I would like to thank the Education and Services Committee for the opportunity to report on some of the activities of the
Community Programs and Services Division since the establishment of the new Douglas College. The follqwing items are presented
as an overview. Some are the product of work started under the old college structure and now being iaplonientos while other items
are new initiatives of our new College.

Curriculum for six gerontology courses have been developed and a contract subsequently has been
awarded to Douglas to provide a special training program for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Pacific
Region) Counsellors. The curriculum, it is hoped, will form the basis of future community offerings in
gerontology. The University of British Columbia, through Dr. James Thornton, is an active colleague with
us in this project.

—A new training contract has been negotiated with Woodlands to provide training for residents moving
from that institution to other community settings. The new contract changes the locale for training from
Woodlands to the Agnes Street Site. As well, the new contract incorporates changes which enable College
faculty and staff to more effectively carry out their responsibilities. In the first month of training, under this
new contract, significant progress has been made by individual residents who previously had not
progressed for two years under the old arrangements.

Bobbie Boehm, on behalf of the College and the Division, has worked with technicians from the.New
Westminster and District Association for the Retarded, over the summer, to implement individually
designed training programs for mentally handicapped adults living in the community. This is a new venture
in providing education and training to a segment of our society which previously has not had access to the
College or any society which previously has not had access to the College or any other training programs.
Success to date has been rewarding to those adults taking the training as well as to the staff and the
sponsoring institutions.

—I am pleased to report to you that the strong support received from the Board for the Maple Ridge Centre
has enabled us to proceed with confidence in Maple Ridge this Fall. Already, the appointment of Mr. Larry
Davies as Director of the Centre has had a most positive impact on the students and the faculty and staff
(attached for your information is a copy of a proposal discussed with officials of School District n40
regarding his appointment—we have agreed to cover one-quarter of the costs involved.)

To date 215 students have registered in 16 credit courses (147 students in 1! courses one year ago) offered
this Fall at the Maple Ridge Centre. In addition to these courses, the Adult Basic Education course
presently has 16 full-time equivalent (19 actual) students registered. Intwo sections of English as a Second
Language, there are 27 students registered.