By Leora W. Isaacs, Ph.D. DATELINE: August 15-18, 1969. Yasgur’s Farm, Bethel NY During a summer of social unrest and upheaval, more than 400,000 people converged at Yasgur’s ...
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COMMUNITY NEWS: Jewish Family Service’s Clinical Counseling
Jewish Family Service’s Clinical Counseling ... Battling the Winter Blues, and providing professional care in our community By Jennifer Ellis Walters, LCSW The COVID-19 pandemic, its resulting stressors ...
COMMUNITY NEWS: Are Career Counselors Becoming Obsolete?
By Elise Prezant, JFS Career Counselor The end of the pandemic is hopefully in sight, the economy is improving, the job market is doing better, unemployment rates are on ...
COMMUNITY NEWS: Jewish Family Service – Resolve to Get Involved By Ruth Edelman, MSW
A new year brings change, as we examine our lives and resolve to make some things better. How can we experience the feelings of satisfaction that come from reaching ...
COMMUNITY NEWS: JFS of Somerset, Hunterdon, & Warren Counties is Open For Business … Virtually
Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties is open for Business…. Virtually It’s been several months since we’ve needed to work remotely, to promote social distancing and ...
COMMUNITY NEWS -“Behind the Scandals” 4th Annual JFS Spring Symposium
Everyone loves a scandal. JFS of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties’ 4th Annual Spring Symposium will feature Karen Kessler, co-founder and CEO of Evergreen Partners. Karen has made ...
COMMUNITY NEWS: Are Career Counselors Becoming Obsolete?
Elise Prezant, JFS Career Counselor The economy is improving, the job market is doing better, unemployment rates are on the decline. So, are career counselors frantically updating their own ...
Strengthening Families Through Mentorship
By Young-In Shin, LSW Can you remember a time when you felt alone or vulnerable? Perhaps it was after a move to a new area, after the loss ...
JFS Launches New Volunteer Programs to Assist Seniors
The research is in…Being a volunteer is good for both the body and the soul. According to the AARP, studies show that volunteers experience greater self-esteem, happiness, an enhanced sense ...
Therapy with Male Youth
I have been asked to write about providing therapy specifically to male youth. Why specifically male youth? Boys, for the most part, think, communicate, and act differently ...