FYI&I Newsletter [12/18]: Hanukkah Program Brings Light to Bereaved Jews...

In the News: December 10, 2008: Over 200 participants attended the 21st Annual Bikur Cholim Conference on Visiting the Sick... [December News]

December 8, 2008: JBFCS Harry Blumenfeld Counseling Center/Pelham featured in The New York Times Neediest Cases Campaign.

Center for Trauma Program Innovation resource guides:
January: Coping with Uncertainty: Finding your own Style
December: Stress Around the Holidays in Times of Economic Hardship
October: Dealing with Sudden Job Loss

Volunteer Voice Newsletter
Learn about our volunteer services division and the wide range of opportunities available. Your efforts can make a difference today! [Download Newsletter]

The Center for Child Development and Learning
Providing services for children, adolescents, and families coping with developmental and learning challenges: (212) 632-4499. Our free newsletter, Thinking Children, covers a range of related issues.

Rita J. Kaplan Jewish Connections Programs
Support services to help Jewish individuals, families, groups and organizations with life-cycle transitions, illness, loss and recovery. [website]

Autism and Developmental Disabilities
The Shield Institute, an affiliate of JBFCS, educates and supports New Yorkers with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Career Opportunities
Professional positions available throughout NYC area. [see jobs]
JBFCS Westchester JOB FAIR: Tue, Jan 27, 2009, 9:00am-1:00pm; Hawthorne, NY [more info]

Externships in Psychology
Eleven externships available for 2009-10 clinical and school psychology doctoral program graduate students. Apply January 2009.

Postgraduate Fellowships and Certificate Programs
The Infant-Parent Study Center and Early Childhood Group Therapy Program are now accepting applications for the Fall 2008/Spring 2009 programs.

Professional Training and Workshops
JBFCS's Martha K. Selig Educational Institute offers courses for service professionals. Upcoming One-Day Professional CEU Workshops:
Jan 8: High Risk Families: How Trying to Help Hurts and What to do Instead
Jan 16: Safety in Practice
Jan 23: Childhood Traumatic Loss, Ambiguous Loss and their Effects on Professionals

NYU Conference on Spirituality and Social Work Practice
February 26, 2009: JBFCS' Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub leads a workshop on Trauma Recovery [more info]

Continuing Education for Mental Health Professionals
ASWB & NASW-NYS approved online courses.