Dr. Samuel Kahn 2024 Memorial Lecture
ZoomNon-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.
Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
National Volunteer Month
National Volunteer Month
Marijuana: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomDate: 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. […]
WJCS Annual 2024 Gala
Brae Burn Country Club 39 Brae Burn Drive, Purchase, NY, United StatesConnect, 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
ZoomDates: 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 […]
National Mental Health Awareness Month
WJCS observes Mental Health Awareness Month.
Opioids: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomDrug 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, NYJoin team #WJCSProud for the 2024 NAMI Walk this Mental Health Awareness Month!
Job Fair
WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NYJOIN OUR TEAM! WJCS is hiring Social Workers, Direct Support Professionals & MORE! Full-time, Part-time & Per Diem positions available.
End of Program Year Picnic: New Rochelle ParentChild+ & Parent-Child Center
Feeney Park New RochelleEnd of Program Year Picnic: Tarrytown Parent-Child Center
Barnhart Park 25 Andrews Ln, Sleepy Hollow, NYEnd of Year Staff Celebration: Early Childhood Programs
WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NYCLICK HERE TO RSVP! Celebrating our WJCS Early Childhood Program staff for all their hard work. Thank you for a great year!
End of Program Year Picnic: Tarrytown ParentChild+
Barnhart Park 25 Andrews Ln, Sleepy Hollow, NYCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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, NYWJCS 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
End of Program Year Picnic: Mount Vernon ParentChild+
Hartley Park 144 N 5th Ave, Hartley Ave, Mount VernonClick here for more info
Alcohol and Benzodiazepines: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomMore 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 TeamsAdditional Juneteenth Resources https://artswestchester.org/juneteenth/ https://www.westchesterfamily.com/juneteenth-westchester-2024/
WJCS 2024 Annual Meeting
WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NYCelebrating YOU and YOUR IMPACT!
Nicotine and Vaping: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomSmoking 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 StatesDates: 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
ZoomINITIAL 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
ZoomDates: 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
ZoomThis 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
ZoomDates: 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
ZoomThis 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
ZoomThis 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
ZoomNovel 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.
Working with Veterans: Who They Are, What Are the Factors Affecting Their Needs, What Are the Services Needed (WJCS Staff only)
ZoomVeterans have a unique set of needs, based on their experiences. This course will help
participants to broaden their view of who veterans are, to identify the needs that grow
out of the veteran experience, and to learn effective ways of working with them in
community mental health.
Hoarding Disorder: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomIt 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.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Gambling and Other Behavioral Addictions: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomBehavioral addictions include gambling, sex addiction, internet gaming disorder, shopping addiction and food addictions, however the DSM-5-TR only recognizes gambling and internet gaming addiction within this category.
Parent Management Training (PMT)
ZoomDates: 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, NYCLICK 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, NYExplore rewarding opportunities at Westchester Jewish Community Services!
Mental Health First Aid Training for Veterans, Military Service Members & Their Families
ZoomLooking to learn more about how to support the wellbeing of military service members and veterans in your life? In partnership with SAMHSA, The City of Mount Vernon, VA Caregiver Support, and Mental Health First Aid USA, WJCS offers this FREE Mental Health First Aid Training.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Edythe Kurz Educational Institute Conference 2024
ZoomMental Health in Older Adults
Unique Needs, Evolving Approaches
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Motivational Interviewing Level 1
ZoomThis 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
ZoomParticipants will learn about the essential components of OST and how to use the published treatment manual to address their clients’ organizational difficulties.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
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.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Cocaine and Other Stimulants: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomThis 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.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomJoin our virtual meditation with Ruth Rosenblum on Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:45 am. For details, please email [email protected].
Mental Health First Aid Training (WJCS Staff Only)
WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NYMental 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.
Protective Factors and Promoting Resilience in Early Childhood
ZoomThis training will seek to inform participants about the major findings of the ACES study, the theoretical foundations for the Protective Factors Framework, and each of the five protective factors. This course will further address practical strategies to integrate the Protective Factors Framework approach into existing practices, as well as the use of a screening tool known as the Protective Factors Index, or PFI.
Theories & Practices to Support Clinicians Working with Grieving Clients
ZoomThe 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. Additionally, this course will provide clinicians with examples of and hands-on practice with activities they can use in session to help support clients on their journey through grief and healing. At the close of each day of the course, space will be provided for clinicians to process their thoughts and feelings related to working with grieving clients in an effort to normalize conversation about death and dying and dispel some of the discomfort or concern about supporting grieving clients.
Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (FOR WJCS STAFF ONLY)
ZoomThis course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including telehealth and social media domains. This course will provide a framework to contemplate ethical dilemmas and make informed decisions that insulate professionals from legal liability while protecting clients from harm.
Client Alliance, Compliance & Therapist Burn Out
ZoomMental 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 told our roles should be and what we should be able to accomplish rather than a realistic appraisal of situations and settings.
Complicated Relationships: Case Studies in Boundaries (FOR WJCS STAFF ONLY)
ZoomThis course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including telehealth and social media domains. This course will provide a framework to contemplate ethical dilemmas and make informed decisions that insulate professionals from legal liability while protecting clients from harm.
Trauma Treatment Across the Lifespan
Clinicians are likely to encounter survivors of trauma in their practice. In addition to clients who meet criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders from single traumatic events, survivors of complex and early developmental attachment trauma may also present more complex clinical pictures.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
ZoomIn this course, participants will be introduced to the rationale for CBTi, learn the tools involved in implementing it, and become familiar with how to manage common comorbidities and challenges in implementation.
The DD Diagnoses and Community Mental Health
ZoomAlmost all clinicians who are in a general practice setting either in the community, or a school or hospital are finding they need skills in recognizing developmental disorders and adapting treatment strategies to meet the needs of individuals who are either on the spectrum or have cognitive challenges. This course is designed to review the fundamental aspects of these diagnoses, including changes in the DSM 5-TR.
The Intersection of Trauma & Developmental Disabilities
ZoomIn order to enable clinicians to better serve this unique client population, this course will: provide information on how trauma may present differently in the developmental disability population compared to neurotypicals, encourage participants to think critically about how traumatic experiences might be experienced through the lens of a person with developmental disabilities, and identify ways in which current evidence-based interventions for trauma could be adapted for this population of clients.
Dr. Samuel Kahn 2025 Memorial Lecture
ZoomThe Annual WJCS 2025 Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture will highlight Raising Resilience, Dr. Klein’s new book about her work in helping children thrive in the face of everyday uncertainty, as well as devastating events. Dr. Klein will discuss how research on trauma and its impact on emotional and intellectual development, including her own findings, can help parents offset and even avoid damage that could derail their children’s future. The stressors and traumas could include peer conflicts, divorce, moving, academic struggles, and larger national events. Parents can learn to instill in their children the emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and social know-how they need to manage life’s challenges, build the resources to bounce back, and create a lasting capacity for happiness.