Week of January 30, 2023

Date Event Location Contact
JVS Career & Employment

2-3:30pm

JVS Career & Employment

Whether you connect in person, online, in groups, at events or through your own personal relationships, doing it professionally and effectively is essential to your job search success. Networking workshops convene June 28, July 31 and August 23, 2023

After you have registered, you will receive an emailed link the day of the event, allowing you access to the workshop you have registered for. 

JVS Career & Employment
JVS Career & Employment
Chelsea Sammarco
ChelseaSammarco@JCFS.org
Professional & Community Training

10-11:30am

Professional & Community Training

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a third-wave behavioral psychotherapy that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, psychosis, and chronic pain.  ACT integrates mindfulness skills with values-guided living. It helps clients develop a compassionate relationship to painful thoughts and feelings versus attempting to avoid or control them.  This shift allows clients to focus instead on clarifying personal values and using that knowledge to take action that promotes a rich, meaningful life.

Professional & Community Training

Siegel Building
5140 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60077

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Professional & Community Training
Sarah Piggott
JCFSTraining@JCFS.org
Professional & Community Training

9am-12:15pm

Professional & Community Training

The professional and ethical challenges of working with people in unsafe relationships. 

Improve your understanding of domestic abuse in this interactive session. Providers who are not domestic violence specialists need to understand the ethical importance of self-care, skills involved in effective assessment, how to create a safety plan and treatment options. Strengthen your capacity to work with people involved in abusive relationships.  

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Professional & Community Training
Professional & Community Training
Sarah Piggott
JCFSTraining@JCFS.org
People with Disabilities & Their Families

In-person sessions: 1-3:30pm
Virtual sessions: 6-7pm

People with Disabilities & Their Families

Sibshops offer brothers and sisters of children with a variety of special needs a place to meet other siblings in a relaxed, supportive, and recreational setting. They discuss their common joys and concerns, learn to handle sibling-specific “sticky situations” and have fun! For kids ages 6-12 years old.

People with Disabilities & Their Families

Elaine Kersten Children's Center
255 Revere Drive, Suite 200
Northbrook, IL 60062

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People with Disabilities & Their Families
Tammy Besser, LCSW
TamaraBesser@JCFS.org