Wednesday, April 29, 1998 LOCAL NEWS PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW 27

Mary West and ‘Albers
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By Lee Torgalson

- She maintains a keen inter-
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\ iting at the breakfast ~ counselling, sexual and per-
table in her Central sonal workplace harassment,
_# Saanich home, Barbara equity issues, mediation and -
Whittington wraps her hands — progressive education.
around her coffee cup and, ince joining the univer-
with stated reluctance, be- sity, she has made over
‘gins to tell of her school days 170 presentations to
and the years that followed. community, academic and

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warmed her hands, warmed cluding talks on sexual ha- . : a) ae a
to the conversation and her rassment and human rights : pee —_ . bh
warm laugh accentuates the at the International Congress P ' : > a Pa
_ interview often. of Schools of Social Work in Cost: $3 0 00 per parking slot

~. When Barbara laughs, Tokyo in 1986. She has also a
there’s no mistaking the led several workshops on 5 f or ® 2 0. OD.
warmth in her blue eyes— ° building strong families in
~her whole face lights up, her Victoria’s school districts.
quirky pring? dante merrily ’ ~.. This summer, Barbara will HH eld: May Da
against acurl of frosted hair. ~ travel to Sydney, Australia as —
~ Barbara is one of five — part of a Canadian panel enti-- For info eall telly, S School
- Peninsula women nominated _ tled “Don’t Celebrate Too
inthe 1998YW-YWCA “ Soon — Equity Gains and
Women of Distinction . "Losses in Universities.” :
~ Awards for her considerable - All this while maintaining a
‘contributions in the field of — private counselling practice All funds raised from the sale will be g going |
Education, Training and De s and raising three boys singe =. to the grads “98 activities a

velopment. ~~ hnandedly. '
-< As Director. of the School oe But Barbara remains ad
of Social Work at the Univer- est about hernomination.
sity of Victoria, Professor... © “T never did any of this -
Whittington, as she is ; known “work alone, and I was embar-

to her students, has a reputa as rassed to be nominated at

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~ Tencei in Teaching in 1996... I wanted to work with chil- . position at UVic, she applied —
“But her work in the field dren and families,” she says. and got the job.
of social work began years a ~ arbara hopped onase- . She took an active interest
“before. | ee , Ties of trains, boats’ in family social work, and was
Born in Port Alberni, Bar- vo all fre planes and ne recognized a her mete :
bara graduated high school head ack to Canada, ©. _ ments when she was hire v
nae there before she decided to where she landed ajobat the university toheadacom-. S U N Dp) AY, j U N c 2 8,
ee . get away from the small town Seven Oaks, a Sonics nae investigating the need
BS life and enrol i in the Univer. 7 facility for people with differ- to offer a master’s degree in. : Wy
. | : sity of B.C. 0 - ing mental abilities, social workatUVic: The Sidney Area ‘Merchants Committee & Mi
i She loved the hig city, but “It took me all of a week to pon completing that invites merchants, artists
f -. after getting her degree in . figure ou that you cast work" aselenner Barbara « and crafts peop le
no chology;shedid what |. with kids without working - was hired as an assis- :
l) Enost of us Baby Boomers with their families, soIde-. tant professor. to sell merchandise, food or.
did — I packed a bag and ee to go back to school,” . bata soon discovered service $ duri ng the -
went travelling.” . recalls Barbara. * - ghe loved teaching...
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and North Africa to think went to work throughout the way, then ] found out that!
about her future, — Gulf Islands and Greater Vie- ~ wasall about the exchange of 4 Soe LON i Nn R y Led G phat ne ag - : ica m on To" q
It was while in Greece she — toriaarea. ~~. ideas with teaching thrown in ’ ‘
decided on a career goal, she: Over the years, friends and and I loved it,” she says. « B Name BoE __¢ omp any | a
says, “There I was, basking colleagues urged Barbarato. © ~—- Barbara has been at UVic i oun pecan “W
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