Week of September 18, 2023

Date Event Location Contact
Children & Adolescents

Mondays from 6-7pm (no session on 9.25.2023)
Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm

Children & Adolescents

Looking for a fun way to learn social awareness, communication skills, and self-regulation? The Social Superhero Training Academy is open! In this speech-language pathologist-lead group, children will learn strategies to be flexible-thinking superheroes. Practice these new social superhero powers by reading stories, playing games, making crafts, and more! This 8-week group will be offered in-person at our clinic!

Children & Adolescents

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

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Children & Adolescents
Megan Kowalski
MeganKowalski@JCFS.org
Support Groups

10:30am-12pm

Support Groups

This drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

Support Groups
Support Groups
Marsha Raynes
MarshaRaynes@JCFS.org

For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

People with Disabilities & Their Families

12-1pm

People with Disabilities & Their Families

Our presenters, Attorneys Tracey Hartlieb and Cera Horste, will provide a primer for parents and others who care for and work with students with disabilities to better understand the rights provided in order to advocate for their children.

People with Disabilities & Their Families
People with Disabilities & Their Families
Kathryn Dougherty
KathrynDougherty@JCFS.org
JVS Career & Employment

2-3:30pm

JVS Career & Employment

LinkedIn is a critical tool in your networking toolbox. Social media continues to impact the job market and learning the best ways to show your worth online is crucial to landing your next position. LinkedIn workshops convene June 14, July 20, August 28 and September 20, 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
Children & Adolescents

Mondays from 6-7pm (no session on 9.25.2023)
Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm

Children & Adolescents

Looking for a fun way to learn social awareness, communication skills, and self-regulation? The Social Superhero Training Academy is open! In this speech-language pathologist-lead group, children will learn strategies to be flexible-thinking superheroes. Practice these new social superhero powers by reading stories, playing games, making crafts, and more! This 8-week group will be offered in-person at our clinic!

Children & Adolescents

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

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Children & Adolescents
Megan Kowalski
MeganKowalski@JCFS.org
Support Groups
Support Groups

It's not a club anyone wants to be a part of, but if you are a person in their 20s or 30s who has lost a parent, sibling, or partner, sometimes it's good to be with people who get it.

Co-sponsored by Mishkan Chicago, Base Hillel, and JCFS, this group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month to share memories of our loved ones and discuss our experiences of grief in a supportive space.

Time for each session is as follows:

Support Groups
Support Groups
Leah Shefsky
LeahShefsky@JCFS.org
Professional & Community Training

9am-12:15pm

Professional & Community Training

A client’s employment has a significant impact on their life. Understanding and Managing Career Problems in Therapeutic Settings is a unique program that links the world of career counseling and mental health counseling. This online session will teach you how work, career and employment relate to the process of therapy. It will include:

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
Jewish Community Programs

6-7:30pm

Jewish Community Programs

Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Returning, falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, encourages us to focus on returning to our true selves; always returning to wholeness. What gives us the strength to return, and return, and return again?

Jewish Community Programs

Tikvah Center for Jewish Recovery and Healing
3320 Dundee Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062

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Jewish Community Programs
Beth Fishman
BethFishman@JCFS.org