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Organizational Skills Training 2022

Organizational Skills Training Dates:  11/1/22, 11/8/22, 11/15/22                   Time:   9:00-10:30am Enrollment Limited To:  16                            Contact Hrs:    4.5                                              CEUs:  4.5   Many children with ADHD have difficulties with organization, time management and planning skills.  Difficulties in these organizational skills cause significant problems with daily functioning at home and school, and lead to conflict within the family.  This course […]

Holocaust Survivor Support Group

Zoom

Note that Halina also runs monthly programs for Holocaust Child-Survivors and 2nd Generation Survivors. Please contact Halina for more information as well as zoom links.  

Free

Connecting with Others: Chronic Illness Support Group

Zoom

A monthly support group for individuals living with chronic medical conditions, such as:      Parkinson’s Disease                    Stroke      Advanced Heart Disease           Renal Disease      Multiple Sclerosis                       Diabetes      COPD/Chronic Respiratory      Cancer  

Free
Event Series Meditative Walking Wednesdays

Meditative Walking Wednesdays

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

Please join us! Have you been hearing about all the health benefits of meditation but haven't figured out how to get motivated and fit it into your busy life? Come join me as we walk those obstacles off every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 12:00 and 12:30 for a walking meditation around the parking lot. Join us for as much or as little as you like. 12:00 to 12:20 will be silent, and 12:20 to 12:30 we will be free to talk with our HQ friends.  On nice days we will gather in the lobby and on bad weather days […]

Free

Living with Divorce

Westchester Reform Temple 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY

Free
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200

ASSESSING AND TREATING CLIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS

Assessing and Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Dates: 11/29/22 & 12/6/22       Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Enrollment Limited To: 16                   Contact Hrs:  4                            CEUs:  4   Clients seeking mental health treatment may also have a coexisting substance abuse problem.  This may be apparent at intake or emerge during treatment.  Symptoms of one disorder are often mistaken for the other.  Treatment of individuals who present with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues can present a myriad of challenges for providers.  Among the challenges faced by providers treating individuals with co-occurring conditions […]

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200

F.A.C.T. - Facing Advanced Care Together Offered in conjunction with SoulRyeders on Tuesday, December 6 from 12:00-2:00 pm. For more information, contact Jane Slevin at [email protected].  

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200

Client Alliance, Compliance and Therapist Burn Out

Zoom

Client Alliance, Compliance, and Therapist Burn Out Date: 12/13/22                                           Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Enrollment Limited to: 20              Contact Hours: 2                                  CEU’s: 2   Mental health professionals, perhaps now more than ever, are susceptible to stress and burn out directly related to their job responsibilities. Part of this comes from defining our professional selves based on what we are […]

Event Series Meditative Walking Wednesdays

Meditative Walking Wednesdays

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

Please join us! Have you been hearing about all the health benefits of meditation but haven't figured out how to get motivated and fit it into your busy life? Come join me as we walk those obstacles off every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 12:00 and 12:30 for a walking meditation around the parking lot. Join us for as much or as little as you like. 12:00 to 12:20 will be silent, and 12:20 to 12:30 we will be free to talk with our HQ friends.  On nice days we will gather in the lobby and on bad ...

Free
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Meditative Walking Wednesdays

Meditative Walking Wednesdays

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

Please join us! Have you been hearing about all the health benefits of meditation but haven't figured out how to get motivated and fit it into your busy life? Come join me as we walk those obstacles off every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 12:00 and 12:30 for a walking meditation around the parking lot. Join us for as much or as little as you like. 12:00 to 12:20 will be silent, and 12:20 to 12:30 we will be free to talk with our HQ friends.  On nice days we will gather in the lobby and on bad ...

Free
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200

Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture 2023

Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture January 19, 2023, 9-10am Virtual via Zoom SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials.   Some of the main anxiety problems treated with SPACE include: Separation anxiety Social anxiety Generalized anxiety Fears and phobias Panic disorder and Agoraphobia Selective mutism Obsessive-compulsive disorder Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the components of ...

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...

$140

Ukrainian Newcomers Support Group

For recent arrivals from Ukraine only Co-facilitated with a Ukrainian-speaking staff member Date: Monday, February 13 - Time & Location TBD FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register. This program is co-sponsored through WJCS and Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration.

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

Zoom

Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...

$140
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

$140

Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

$140
Event Series Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

Zoom

WJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].    

Free
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

$140
Event Series Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

Zoom

WJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].    

Free
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

$140
Event Series Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

Zoom

WJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].    

Free
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

Zoom

Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

$140

Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

Zoom

How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Thursdays, May 4 & 18 1:30 to 2:15 pm on Zoom Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for further information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]

$18.00
Event Series Over and Out!

Over and Out!

Zoom

Over and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, […]

$18.00
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

Zoom

How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Thursdays, May 4 & 18 1:30 to 2:15 pm on Zoom Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for further information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]

$18.00
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.

$18.00

Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (May 30)

(WJCS STAFF ONLY) Date: May 30, 2023                               Time:   9:00-12:00 Enrollment Limited To:  40               Contact Hrs:    3                     CEUs:  3   Can mental health professionals work with clients who they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including […]

Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]

$18.00
Event Series Over and Out!

Over and Out!

Zoom

Over and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, […]

$18.00

Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]

$18.00
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]

$18.00
Event Series Over and Out!

Over and Out!

Zoom

Over and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, […]

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]

$18.00

Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (June 22)

(WJCS STAFF ONLY) Date: June 22, 2023                               Time:   9:00-12:00 Enrollment Limited To:  25               Contact Hrs:    3                     CEUs:  3   Can mental health professionals work with clients who they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including […]

Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Book Club: Choosing Hope!

Zoom

“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...

$18.00

Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Zoom

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected].

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

$20
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

Zoom

How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be […]

$20
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Zoom

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected].

$20
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

Zoom

How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20

Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be […]

$20
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Zoom

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected].

$20

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) 2023

Zoom

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR INSOMNIA (CBTi) Dates: 8/8/23 & 8/15/23     Time: 9:00-11:00 AM     Contact Hrs: 4     CEU’s: 4 Enrollment Limited: 20 Insomnia is defined as poor sleep that is associated with distress and/or daytime consequences, including impairment in functioning or mood. Insomnia can lead to poor mental health, or can be a consequence of poor mental health. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is an empirically validated brief psychotherapy with evidence of long-term improvements in sleep for people with and without psychiatric comorbidities. CBTi addresses behavioral components to sleep (e.g. stimulus control, sleep restriction therapy), cognitive components […]

Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be […]

$20
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

Zoom

How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be […]

$20
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

Zoom

Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected].

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be […]

$20
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

Zoom

How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Zoom

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be […]

$20

Assessing & Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions (2023)

Assessing and Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Dates: 9/5/23 & 10/3/23       Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Enrollment Limited To: 20                   Contact Hrs:  5                            CEUs:  5   Clients seeking mental health treatment may also have a coexisting substance abuse problem.  This may be apparent at intake or emerge during treatment.  Symptoms of one disorder are often mistaken for the other.  Treatment of individuals who present with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues can present a myriad of challenges for providers.  Among the challenges faced by providers treating individuals with co-occurring conditions […]

Motivational Interviewing (2023)

Zoom

Motivational Interviewing Dates: 9/12/23 &  9/19/23 Time: 9:00-11:30 AM  Enrollment Limited to: 20           Contact Hrs. 5                     CEU’s:  5   Individuals presenting for treatment, whether it be medical, psychiatric, or substance use-related, frequently come to treatment possessing varying levels of motivation, including resistance or ambivalence about making the necessary changes.  Successful engagement with clients around treating problematic behaviors often requires assessing and increasing their motivation to make the changes necessary to improve their condition.  Motivational Interviewing is an intervention aimed to enhance clients’ motivations to make needed changes.  […]

$250

Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment 2023

Zoom

Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment Dates: 10/10/23                           Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited to: 20            Contact Hrs: 1.5                     CEU’s: 1.5   This course will focus on using Judith Herman, MD’s three stages of trauma treatment. This course will explore the common factors of evidence-based trauma treatments including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Skills Training for Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Story Telling (STAIR-NST) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). We will also discuss common pre-treatment beliefs and […]

Dissociation 2023

Dissociation Dates:  10/17/23                                              Time: 9:00-10:30                                  Enrollment Limited to: 20                   Contact Hrs:  1.5                     CEU’s: 1.5                                                                                                                                                       This course will focus on Frank Putnam MD’s conceptualization of dissociation.  Participants will learn basic skills in how to identify dissociation, assess dissociation and treat people with dissociative disorders. The course will include lecture and case discussion.   Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives:  Participants will learn how to identify dissociation. Participants will learn […]

Edythe Kurz Educational Institute Conference 2023

Zoom

The Intersection of Trauma & Developmental Disabilities Thursday, December 7, 2023 9am - 12pm, via Zoom Keynote Speaker: Jason Fogler, Ph.D. Senior Psychologist/Co-Director: ADHD Program | Division of Developmental Medicine; Director | Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & related Disabilities; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Psychology | Harvard Medical School; Boston Children’s Hospital | Brain, Mind, & Behavior Center Workshops: Supporting our Patients’ and Students’ Success: A Practical & Trauma-Sensitive Approach by Jason Fogler, Ph.D. Trauma-Focused Treatment for an Adolescent with Developmental Disabilities: A Case Example by Gail Corneau, Ph.D. REGISTER HERE 2.5 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE Westchester Jewish Community Services […]

YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION: RISK ASSESSMENT & SAFETY PLANNING (FOR WJCS STAFF ONLY)

Zoom

Date:  1/23/24       Time:   9:00-10:30 a.m.                  Enrollment Limited To: 20         Contact Hrs: 1.5          CEUs:  1.5  This training will provide a brief overview of suicidality among youth, with a focus on evidence-based suicide risk assessment and safety planning. This training with discuss the risk and protective factors that may increase or reduce risk in youth, the challenges of assessing risk of suicide, and introduce interventions that may be useful in addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in treatment.    Method:  Lecture & discussion  Learning Objectives:   Learn about suicide risk in youth  Evaluate risk and […]

Psychopharmacology and Co-Occurring Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

This 1.5-hour training will introduce attendees to the concept of co-occurring disorders- the co-occurrence of one or more mental health and substance use disorders that often act in synergistic ways to exacerbate one another leading to more negative outcomes than if individuals had a substance use or mental health
disorder alone.

Dr. Samuel Kahn 2024 Memorial Lecture

Zoom

Non-Violent Resistance Therapy (NVR) is an approach that helps parents to manage the violent, destructive, and/or controlling behavior of their children. NVR encourages parents to make a stand against violent or destructive behavior from their child, without using physical or verbal aggression.

Purim

Marijuana: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

Date: 4/12/24      Time: 9:30 am to 11 am Contact Hrs: 1.5       CEU’s:  1.5    Enrollment Limited to: No limit       Method:  Lecture, discussion     Description:  Marijuana and products derived from chemicals within it are used both medically and recreationally by an increasing number of people through the United States. To date, 38 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical use while recreational use has been legalized in 24 states along with the District of Columbia. In this evolving legal landscape, marijuana use has become increasingly prevalent, particularly among teenagers and young adults. […]

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WJCS Annual 2024 Gala

Brae Burn Country Club 39 Brae Burn Drive, Purchase, NY, United States

Connect, recharge & be inspired at our annual WJCS 2024 Gala as we honor Meira Fleisch & Stephanie Marquesano. REGISTER NOW! Purchase your JOURNAL AD by Friday March 22. Become a corporate sponsor! Contact Lauren Candela-Katz, Chief Advancement Officer, at 914.761.0600 x2219; [email protected].

The ABC’s of CBT

Zoom

Dates: 4/30/24 & 5/7/24 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 It has been determined that WJCS staff would benefit from access to a general training specific to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The cognitive behavioral paradigm provides a unique way to conceptualize pathology and to plan therapeutic intervention. The majority of clinicians practicing today identify that some part of their work is informed by CBT. Research consistently indicates the efficacy of CBT with many psychological disorders and with a diverse range of clients. CBT is often embedded in frequently used interventions at WJCS such as dialectical behavior therapy […]

Opioids: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

Drug overdose now causes more deaths than car accidents and is the leading cause of injury death in the United States. The overwhelming majority of these deaths are due to opioids. This session will give an overview of opioids, including their various types and main intoxication symptoms. Important trends in opioid addiction will be reviewed, including the rise of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.

NAMI Walk with #WJCSProud

Ridge Road Park 287 Ridge Road Park, Pavilion 1, Hartsdale, NY

Join team #WJCSProud for the 2024 NAMI Walk this Mental Health Awareness Month!

Job Fair

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

JOIN OUR TEAM! WJCS is hiring Social Workers, Direct Support Professionals & MORE! Full-time, Part-time & Per Diem positions available.

Jewish American Heritage Month Forum: Resilience in the Face of Hate

Zoom

(INTERNAL EVENT OPEN TO WJCS STAFF ONLY) A Conversation with Survivors of the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Join us for a special event to acknowledge Jewish American Heritage Month as we hear from two survivors of the Tree of Life Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting and focus on the resilience of the Jewish people during a time when antisemitism has reach historic highs. Speakers: Carol Black and Audrey Glickman, Survivors of the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Documentary Viewing: A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting documentary will be made available via weblink on May1st for interested staff to view prior to this event Please note WJCS has ...

WJCS 2024 Annual Staff Picnic

Ridge Road Park 287 Ridge Road Park, Pavilion 1, Hartsdale, NY

WJCS STAFF ONLY Our Annual 2024 Staff Picnic returns to Ridge Road Park in Hartsdale! Join your WJCS community for a day of fun, food, wellness activities, games, and raffles. CLICK HERE TO RSVP Please RSVP by May 17

Alcohol and Benzodiazepines: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

More and more clinicians are receiving referrals for grieving clients asking for support in their bereavement process.
The current course aims to provide clinicians with a grounding in psychoeducation and theory behind grief responses in order to increase clinician confidence in working with clients who are experiencing bereavement.

WJCS STAFF ONLY: Juneteenth Lunch and Learn

Microsoft Teams

Additional Juneteenth Resources  https://artswestchester.org/juneteenth/  https://www.westchesterfamily.com/juneteenth-westchester-2024/  

WJCS 2024 Annual Meeting

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

Celebrating YOU and YOUR IMPACT!

Nicotine and Vaping: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

Smoking cigarettes remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and causes more than 440,000 deaths each year. In addition, vaping continues to grow in popularity and is the most common delivery method of nicotine among teenagers and young adults. Nicotine is the main addictive chemical in both smoking cigarettes and vaping.

Intro to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

WJCS Hartsdale Clinic 141 North Central Avenue, Hartsdale, NY, United States

Dates: 7/30/24 & 8/6/24           Time: 9-10:30am Contact hrs: 5           CEU’s: 5       Enrollment Limit: 20 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment originally designed for individuals with suicidal or self-harm behaviors. It has come to be an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality (BPD). However, many other clients and disorders have been shown to benefit from DBT, such as depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, or alcohol and drug use disorders. It can be applied as a behavioral therapy to any target behavior that the client would want to […]

Initial Assessment and Risk Evaluation/Children 2024

Zoom

 INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND RISK EVALUATION/CHILDREN Date: 8/13/24                 Time: 9-10:30am Contact Hrs: 1.5           CEU’s:  1.5  Enrollment Limited to:  20 Participants will learn to perform a thorough mental health assessment of, and risk evaluation for, child clients. This class will address the goals and methods of initial evaluations, and the information that should be obtained. Risk evaluations will be discussed, including eliciting and identifying risk and protective factors, making appropriate responses, and preparing documentation that protects the client, clinician, and agency. Method:  Lecture; discussion. Learning Objectives: To perform a thorough mental health assessment for child clients. To elicit and identify risk and […]

Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments

Zoom

Dates: 9/10/24              Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited to: 20      Contact Hrs: 1.5           CEU’s: 1.5 This course will focus on using Judith Herman, MD’s three stages of trauma treatment. This course will explore the common factors of evidence-based trauma treatments including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Skills Training for Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Story Telling (STAIR-NST) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). We will also discuss common pre-treatment beliefs and assessment. The course will include lecture and case discussion. Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how to identify at […]

Hallucinogens: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

This session will provide an overview of various substances comprising the category of hallucinogens, their intoxication and withdrawal symptoms, and co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns.

Dissociation 2024

Zoom

Dates:  9/17/24                                             Time: 9:00-10:30                                  Enrollment Limited to: 20                   Contact Hrs:  1.5                     CEU’s: 1.5                                                                                                                                                       This course will focus on Frank Putnam MD’s conceptualization of dissociation.  Participants will learn basic skills in how to identify dissociation, assess dissociation and treat people with dissociative disorders. The course will include lecture and case discussion.   Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how to identify dissociation. Participants will learn two […]

Demystifying Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Discussion of the Practice of Modern ECT

Zoom

This course will explain the indications, practice, and outcomes of ECT in an effort to clarify and destigmatize ECT. Extensive research has found ECT to be highly effective for the relief of major depression. It is also used for other severe mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Assessing and Treating Clients with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Zoom

This training will help providers to be more prepared for the challenges associated with providing treatment to such individuals. Providers will learn how to conduct an assessment of substance use, how to decide what level of treatment is appropriate
for specific individuals, assess individuals’ readiness for change, apply evidenced-based approaches to increasing individuals’ motivation for change, assess the functional purposes and impacts of substance use, select and utilize appropriate treatments for individuals with co-occurring conditions, and help individuals reduce the impacts of relapse.

Novel Drugs of Abuse: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

Novel drugs are synthetic illicit drugs sometimes referred to as designer drugs and are often sold as legal, safe, nondrug products, frequently escaping regulation, resulting in delays in professionals and legislators recognizing their use and impacts.

Hoarding Disorder: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

It is estimated that 2%-6% of the population suffers from hoarding disorder. Across two sessions, this course will review the common mechanisms associated with the development of hoarding disorder as well as how to recognize, assess, and treat
hoarding disorder. The course will also provide an overview of a newly developed eight-week specialty treatment program for hoarding disorder that can be effectively delivered both in office or via telehealth in standard length psychotherapy sessions.

Parent Management Training (PMT)

Zoom

Dates: 11/12/24 & 11/19/24       Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited To: 25     Contact Hrs: 3      CEUs: 3 Externalizing disorders in children are a common presenting problem for families seeking treatment services. Parent Management Training (PMT) is a time-limited, evidence-based treatment that provides skills training to parents, and has been shown to reduce externalizing behavior problems in preschool and school-aged children. This course will focus on the theoretical underpinnings and empirical support for PMT, and will provide an overview of the specific skills used in implementation. Participants will learn how to adapt and utilize parent-centered approaches in treatment […]

WJCS Fall 2024 Job Fair

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR JOB OPENINGS! For more information, contact [email protected]; 914.761.0600 x2171. WJCS helps people of all ages and backgrounds meet life’s challenges and achieve personal success. Our non-profit agency, founded in 1943, is the largest provider of licensed, community-based mental health services in Westchester County.

WJCS Fall 2024 Job Fair

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

Explore rewarding opportunities at Westchester Jewish Community Services!

Motivational Interviewing Level 1

Zoom

This workshop introduces participants to the research base, foundational spirit and basic strategies of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Motivational Interviewing is one of the most heavily researched interventions in the fields of addiction, behavioral health, and medicine.

Organizational Skills Training 2024

Zoom

Participants will learn about the essential components of OST and how to use the published treatment manual to address their clients’ organizational difficulties.

Motivational Interviewing Level 2

This workshop is designed for persons who have completed an introductory training and have begun to utilize the Motivational Interviewing model in their practice. This training will help participants to further develop MI skills and strategies beyond the basics in a supportive and challenging environment.

Cocaine and Other Stimulants: What Clinicians Need to Know

Zoom

This training will provide an overview of these various substances comprising this category of drugs, their intoxication and withdrawal symptoms, and co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns. Participants will also gain an understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying stimulant use, the clinical presentation of stimulant use disorders, and effective evidence-based treatment approaches to address stimulant use disorders.

Mental Health First Aid Training (WJCS Staff Only)

WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

Mental Health First Aid takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health and substance use problems by improving understanding and providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental illness or substance use disorder. This training for WJCS staff will teach learners how to be a support to colleagues who may be struggling.