Cabrillo Extension Classes
Personal Growth

Adoption: Joys and Challenges

This workshop will address common fears about adoption, help you make informed decisions about whether adoption is right for you, and what path to follow. Basic information about all the complex choices will be provided to get you started making informed decisions. Common questions being addressed include: What are the processes for domestic & international adoption?, Will I qualify to adopt a child?, How much does adoption cost? What about the availability of healthy children?, and What are the risks in adopting a child today?

Tue., Apr. 24
6:30 - 9 pm
Room 514
$42 per person

$72 per couple

 

Sara Lively, M.S. Ed. is the founder of Adoption Paths (www.adoptionpaths.com), an organization that provides education and support to prospective adoptive parents. She provides expert guidance about all types of adoption.

Soul Collage: Invite the Poetry of Images into Your Life

In this hands-on workshop let the images you are drawn to capture your imagination and stimulate your creativity as you learn how to make your own deck of personal collage cards and discover how to give a card its own unique voice. As you create your deck of cards you will deepen your understanding of your relationship to your personality parts, your family and community, and enter the world of symbols and archetypes that weave your personal story into the larger story of humanity.

Sat., Apr. 28
9:30 am - 4 pm
Room 403
Register by Apr. 1: $75
Register after Apr. 1: $88

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Lauren Mari-Navarro, LCSW and Mariabruna Sirabella, MFT are trained facilitators of the Soul Collage® Method encouraging creativity and self-discovery. Both teachers have private practices in the Santa Cruz community.

Mothers and Daughters: Picking up the Pieces

The mother daughter relationship is one of the most passionate that a woman will ever experience. It is a source of love and comfort; as well as angst and inadequacy. A daughter may spend her life trying to win her mother’s approval or scorning it. This relationship is the foundation from which we define ourselves and sets the coursefor all of our subsequent relationships. The loss of our mother often leaves us feeling adrift, without direction.

This class will explore some of the dynamics of the mother daughter relationship. Through our shared experiences, the goal will be to identify and smooth out some of our own rough edges, as we continually work towards becoming our own kind mothers.

Participants should bring a lunch.

Sat., May 12
9 am - 4 pm
Room 435
Register by Apr. 1: $65
Register after Apr. 14: 78

 

May Wolff has over 30 years of experience as a clinical social worker and enjoys having a private practice in Capitola and Los Gatos. She co-produced the video documentary “Mother & Daughter...the Tie That Bonds.”