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DATE:      April 16, 2009

TO:           Department Benefit Representatives (DBRs)

FROM:     John Berberet
                 ASAP Coordinator
                 Human Resources
                 john.berberet@hr.ucsb.edu
                 x3318

RE:          Spring 2009 Learn at Lunch


This spring, ASAP is offering four, free lunch time presentations. Staff, faculty and students are all invited. To see our current flyer click here:
<http://hr.ucsb.edu/asap/pdf/Learn@Lunch_Spring2009.pdf>


Wednesday, April 22, 2009
12:00-1:00 pm
Flying A Studios
UCen

"All Aboard! Take a Virtual Tour of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands"
Often compared with the Galapagos Islands, our Islands and the surrounding Channel are teeming with ecological wonders. Explore these wonders just off our coast without risking sea sickness! Local naturalist, photographer, and UCSB employee Eric Zimmerman will take you on a mesmerizing tour of the islands using photographs compiled during dozens of visits. Learn about whales, dolphins, seals, and how to visit the islands. Experience a one-of-a-kind perspective on our local natural treasure.

Eric Zimmerman
EZ Photography
http://www.ezphotography.net
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
12:00-1:00 pm
Flying A Studios
UCen

"The Seven Principles for Making a Long Term Relationship Work"
Do you want to feel more affection toward your partner and receive more affection in return? Do you want to deepen, enrich and enliven your relationship? Would you like to develop an emotionally intelligent relationship, where you and your partner learn to keep your negative thoughts and feelings from overwhelming your positive ones? Based on psychologist John Gottman's more than 30 years of research on couples, this presentation will teach you how to:
     *Tell the difference between solvable and perpetual problems (and how to manage each more successfully)
     *Learn the secret of happy couples: making and receiving repair attempts
     *Discover the crucial difference between complaints and criticism
     *Know the 5 predictors of divorce and their antidotes

Deborah C. Schiller, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Private Practice
http://www.drdeborahschiller.com
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
12:00-1:00 pm
Flying A Studios
UCen

"You Don't Have to Be Crazy to See a Psychiatrist; Demystifying Psychiatry"
There are many misperceptions about psychiatry. For example, only crazy or really troubled people see psychiatrists; that psychiatrists just push pills; that medications psychiatrists use have terrible side effects; that medications cause suicide and so on. This workshop will cover topics including myths and misperceptions about psychotropic medications, interactions between medical and psychiatric conditions, advances in psychopharmacology for treatment of psychiatric and chemical dependency problems, attention to energetic healing, and coordination of psychotherapy and psychopharmacological treatment.

Mikhail Meyerovich, M.D.
Board Certified
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara Behavioral Health
http://www.sbbh.net/

Richard Steinberg, Ph.D.
Diplomate, Clinical Psychology
American Board of Professional Psychology
Sansum Medical Clinic
Director, Santa Barbara Behavioral Health
http://www.sbbh.net/
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
12:00-1:00 pm
Flying A Studios
UCen

"The Current Santa Barbara County Real Estate Market"
Wondering if now is the time to buy a home given that the current economic recession has driven down our county real estate market? Key to making such a significant decision is a thorough understanding of recent changes, the current state of the market and what the future might hold. Our presenter, Gary Woods, is considered by his colleagues to be an expert in Santa Barbara county real estate. Each month, he presents his analysis to local agents and managers for offices including Coldwell Banker, Prudential, Sotheby's International Realty, RE/Max, Century 21 Butler, and Coastal Properties. He brings more than 15 years of experience, in depth market knowledge and a keen analytical mind to his work. Come and learn about local real estate from an expert who uses hard data to give you practical, useful information.

Gary Woods
Realtor
Home Realty & Investments, Inc.
http://www.santabarbaraproperties.com/
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John T. Berberet, MA, MFT
John.Berberet@hr.ucsb.edu
Academic and Staff Assistance Program
http://hr.ucsb.edu/asap/
UCSB Human Resources
805.893.3318
805.893.8645 Fax

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