
Issue No 58		16 June 2000

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Counselling for Workplace Accidents

A new free course offers union officials and delegates training in counseling people who have bee affected my a workplace accident involving a colleague or family member.

UNIFAM program convenor Patty Lee says the aim of the course is to help those affected by the 11 workplace deaths that occur, on average, in NSW every week.

Lee says that after these accidents workmates and loved ones are often left alone to deal with the grief and trauma of the incident.

The free training is about developing partnerships between union delegates, workers employers and family members.

What is the training for?

You will be trained to provide support to those who grieve the loss of a work colleague, employee, friend or family member through a work-related death.

You will learn some important skills for developing effective partnerships in the workplace. These skills that will make a difference to you and others affected by work related death and trauma.

Who can enrol?

The training program is open to work-mates, managers, family members, union delegates and affiliates of people who have died in work-related incidents or from occupational diseases. It is also open to those who are employed or seek to support trauma victims from work-related death or serious injury.

Who is the program leader?

Patty Lee who is a Psychologist, Counsellor & Workshop facilitator will lead the training program. Patty has also worked extensively with families & individuals experiencing grief & trauma.

Guest speaker, Mary Yeager, OH& S Coordinator, Labor Council of NSW will talk and answer questions on the topic of: 'Helping People through the Legal System'.

What is Unifam?

Unifam Counselling & Mediation Service has provided services to the NSW community since 1977. Our aim is to prevent problems before they become too serious and to reduce and resolve conflict when it occurs by assisting in providing early intervention programs. "Partnerships in Grief" is part of the Men's Matters program.

Our vision is to enhance the quality of life for children, adults and families by improving and strengthening their relationships.

There is no COST for this training

When & where?

The program consists of two consecutive Saturdays from 9 am to 3.30 pm [with a half hour break for lunch] - July 1 & 8, 2000 at 27-29 Hassall Street. Parramatta 2150

To register send your name, address, phone and email to UNIFAM by clicking the button below

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  Issue 58 contents

Interview: After the Gold Rush
NSW building union leader Andrew Ferguson on life after the Olympics and why Che Guevara is his political hero.

Unions: MUA Women's Policy Back on Course
A hard hitting report by the Maritime Union's women's delegate Sue Gajdos prompts the union to, once again, promote its female members.

Politics: Raising the Rafters
Opposition leader Kim Beazley delivered a stirring address to last weekend's NSW ALP State Conference. Here's every word of it.

History: Time and Tide
Greg Patmore surveys the themes of Working Lives in Regional Australia in this introduction to the latest issue of 'Labour History'

International: Fair in the Land of the Free
More than 20,000 immigrant workers, union members and community and religious leaders packed a Los Angeles Sports Arena on June 10 in support of immigrant workers' rights.

Environment: Life's a Beach
Workers are invited to join an environmental campaign to protect the coastal communities and coastline from exploitation by multinationals.

Satire: More Pacific Coups Forecast
The popular holiday resort of Great Keppel Island is bracing itself for a bloody coup, following the rash of rebel uprisings in other parts of the Pacific.

Review: At the Barricades
Denis Evans' photo essay on the Patrick dispute captures the camaraderie on the Melbourne picket lines - solidarity that, like solder, welded workers and their communities together into a human barricade.

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Building Industry Braces for Post-Games Slump
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Carr Establishes Labor Hire Inquiry
High Court Puts Workers At Reith's Mercy
Miners Hit the Streets Over Death Threats
Unions Urged to Reignite Republic Debate
Tips Rip-Off Sparks Hotel Picket
Community Workers to Lay Siege to Parliament
Water Workers Accept 14% Pay Rise
Counselling for Workplace Accidents
Korean Food Festival is Union Business
Che Helps Doctors Save Lives
Maude Barlow Public Lecture - Sydney June 27