Week of September 18, 2023
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Children & Adolescents
Mondays from 6-7pm (no session on 9.25.2023) |
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 |
Children & Adolescents
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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
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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
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People with Disabilities & Their Families
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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
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JVS Career & Employment
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Children & Adolescents
Mondays from 6-7pm (no session on 9.25.2023) |
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 |
Children & Adolescents
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Support Groups
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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
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Support Groups
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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
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Professional & Community Training
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People with Disabilities & Their Families
In-person sessions: 1-3:30pm |
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 |
People with Disabilities & Their Families
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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 |
Jewish Community Programs
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