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LinkedIn 101

Learn the basics of LinkedIn with tips and ideas on how to put your profile together. LinkedIn is a critical tool in your networking toolbox and this workshop will help you get started. LinkedIn workshops convene December 16, 2024 and February 17, April 30 and June 9, 2025. 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. 

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Social Superheroes

  • Monday, September 11, 2023

  • Mondays from 5-6pm or Mondays from 6:15-7:15pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

IPT’s Social Superheroes group is led by a Speech-Language Pathologist and focuses on social skills with an emphasis on pragmatic language. Specific skills that will be targeted include, conversation skills, turn taking, asking questions, interpreting body language and additional skills that support a child in a social setting. Our structured group schedule includes opportunities for hands-on learning using play, expressive arts, games, and discussion to help form and maintain friendships. Register Today!

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Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

  • Tuesday, January 3, 2023

  • 10:30am-12pm

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.

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Understanding and Engaging the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model (TF-CBT) for Children and Adolescents

  • Tuesday, February 6, 2024

  • 10-11:30am
  • JCFS Chicago Seigle Campus 5140 Golf Rd. Skokie, IL 60077 View Map

Learners in this course will get an overview of the clinical indications for engaging this model. They will learn relevant definitions and how integrate this model into their practice. Using real case examples, sessions will focus on not only diagnostic and symptom considerations, but the PRACTICE acronym and tangible activities that providers can engage in with clients. Participants will be able to bring in their own cases as well, to explore ways that this model can be used in their offices.

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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism

  • Wednesday, December 27, 2023

  • 12-1pm

A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.

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Grieving the Death of a Loved One

  • Wednesday, June 5, 2024

  • 7pmCDT

A virtual evening of support including music and poems for healing, reflections on the grieving process and a personal grief journey, followed by optional small groups. Tailored to those grieving a death in the past two years, but everyone is welcome.

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Sibshops

Upcoming Sibshops

  • Sunday, January 12, 2025 + 6 more dates

  • All Sibshops are on Sundays from 1pm to 3:30pm at our Northbrook location, 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200.
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

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.

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Social Superheroes

  • Monday, September 11, 2023

  • Mondays from 5-6pm or Mondays from 6:15-7:15pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

IPT’s Social Superheroes group is led by a Speech-Language Pathologist and focuses on social skills with an emphasis on pragmatic language. Specific skills that will be targeted include, conversation skills, turn taking, asking questions, interpreting body language and additional skills that support a child in a social setting. Our structured group schedule includes opportunities for hands-on learning using play, expressive arts, games, and discussion to help form and maintain friendships. Register Today!

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IPT Handwriting Camps

  • Monday, June 10, 2024

  • Pre-K and Kindergarten: 9:00-10:00am
    1st and 2nd grade: 10:15-11:15am
    3rd and 4th grade: 11:30-12:30pm
    1st and 2nd grade: 1:00-2:00pm
    3rd and 4th grade: 2:15-3:15pm
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6639 N Kedzie Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

Many children need a boost in their handwriting formation and endurance. We’ll address age-appropriate skills that help enhance letter formation, sentence structure, and endurance for academic tasks like coloring, note taking, and report writing. Let’s help make school time easier and give your child a boost this summer! Register Today!

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Grieving a Loss to Suicide

A free monthly drop-in group on Zoom for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide. Co-led by Leah Shefsky, LCSW, and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss. Grieving a Loss to Suicide meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month through June 2025.

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IPT Handwriting Camps

  • Monday, June 10, 2024

  • Pre-K and Kindergarten: 9:00-10:00am
    1st and 2nd grade: 10:15-11:15am
    3rd and 4th grade: 11:30-12:30pm
    1st and 2nd grade: 1:00-2:00pm
    3rd and 4th grade: 2:15-3:15pm
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6639 N Kedzie Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

Many children need a boost in their handwriting formation and endurance. We’ll address age-appropriate skills that help enhance letter formation, sentence structure, and endurance for academic tasks like coloring, note taking, and report writing. Let’s help make school time easier and give your child a boost this summer! Register Today!

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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism

  • Wednesday, December 27, 2023

  • 12-1pm

A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.

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IPT Handwriting Camps

  • Monday, June 10, 2024

  • Pre-K and Kindergarten: 9:00-10:00am
    1st and 2nd grade: 10:15-11:15am
    3rd and 4th grade: 11:30-12:30pm
    1st and 2nd grade: 1:00-2:00pm
    3rd and 4th grade: 2:15-3:15pm
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6639 N Kedzie Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

Many children need a boost in their handwriting formation and endurance. We’ll address age-appropriate skills that help enhance letter formation, sentence structure, and endurance for academic tasks like coloring, note taking, and report writing. Let’s help make school time easier and give your child a boost this summer! Register Today!

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IPT Handwriting Camps

  • Monday, June 10, 2024

  • Pre-K and Kindergarten: 9:00-10:00am
    1st and 2nd grade: 10:15-11:15am
    3rd and 4th grade: 11:30-12:30pm
    1st and 2nd grade: 1:00-2:00pm
    3rd and 4th grade: 2:15-3:15pm
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6639 N Kedzie Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

Many children need a boost in their handwriting formation and endurance. We’ll address age-appropriate skills that help enhance letter formation, sentence structure, and endurance for academic tasks like coloring, note taking, and report writing. Let’s help make school time easier and give your child a boost this summer! Register Today!

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Expand Your Reach Through Networking

Whether you connect in person, online, in groups, at events or through your own personal relationships, doing it professionally and effectively is essential to your job search success. Networking workshops convene February 3, April 9 and May 19, 2025 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. 

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Social Superheroes

  • Monday, September 11, 2023

  • Mondays from 5-6pm or Mondays from 6:15-7:15pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

IPT’s Social Superheroes group is led by a Speech-Language Pathologist and focuses on social skills with an emphasis on pragmatic language. Specific skills that will be targeted include, conversation skills, turn taking, asking questions, interpreting body language and additional skills that support a child in a social setting. Our structured group schedule includes opportunities for hands-on learning using play, expressive arts, games, and discussion to help form and maintain friendships. Register Today!

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IPT Summer Camps 2024

  • Monday, June 17, 2024

  • 1 - 2:15pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Our camps are open to children of all abilities looking to refine their skills this summer. Formal evaluations will not be completed but a group goal will be defined.  Register Today! Feeding:

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Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

  • Tuesday, January 3, 2023

  • 10:30am-12pm

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.

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IPT Summer Camps 2024

  • Monday, June 17, 2024

  • 1 - 2:15pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Our camps are open to children of all abilities looking to refine their skills this summer. Formal evaluations will not be completed but a group goal will be defined.  Register Today! Feeding:

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20s & 30s Grief Support Group

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 Chicago, and JCFS Chicago, this group meets monthly to share memories of our loved ones and discuss our experiences of grief in a supportive space. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Leah Shefsky.

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Monthly Grief Support Group - Northbrook

  • Wednesday, January 15, 2025 + 6 more dates

  • 3rd Wednesday of each month 
    7-8:30pm
  • Temple Beth-El 3610 Dundee Road Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Please join us for an in-person monthly grief support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years. The group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:30 pm and is co-sponsored by Temple Beth-El and Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook. Please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW for more information and to register.

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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism

  • Wednesday, December 27, 2023

  • 12-1pm

A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.

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IPT Summer Camps 2024

  • Monday, June 17, 2024

  • 1 - 2:15pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Our camps are open to children of all abilities looking to refine their skills this summer. Formal evaluations will not be completed but a group goal will be defined.  Register Today! Feeding:

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Elevate

  • Thursday, June 20, 2024

  • 6pm
  • Bryn Mawr Country Club 6600 N Crawford Ave Lincolnwood, IL 60712 View Map

Join us for our signature fundraising event, newly named Elevate, to reflect the impact of JCFS on our neighbors. Purchase sponsorships and register for the event here. If you cannot attend, but would like to support JCFS Chicago through the event, make a donation here.

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Non-Death Loss and Grief: Unique Issues and Clinical Implications

  • Thursday, June 20, 2024

  • 9am-12:15pm

Grief occurs after the death of someone we love, and it is also manifest in the midst of losses that may not be as obvious or easily described. Clients come to us while dealing with issues such as dementia, infertility, family estrangement or divorce. These are living losses—the loss experiences and their accompanying ambiguity that we must learn to live with as we continue with our lives. Some living losses are readily apparent, such as the loss of functionality, loss of roles, or the absence of loved ones through other means than death.

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Monthly Grief Support Group - Virtual

  • Monday, January 22, 2024

  • 4th Monday of each month
    7:30-9:00pm

Please join us for a virtual monthly grief support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years. The group meets on the 4th Monday of each month from 7:30-9:00 pm and is co-sponsored by Anshe Emet Synagogue, Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel, Emanuel Congregation, Mishkan Chicago, Chicago Sinai Congregation, and Temple Sholom of Chicago.

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Resume and Cover Letter Workshop

Learn how to effectively create or revise two of the fundamental tools for conducting a job search in the current market. Resume and cover letter workshops convene December 11, 2024 and January 13, February 12, March 19, April 21, May 28 and June 16, 2025 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. 

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Demystifying EMDR

  • Wednesday, June 26, 2024

  • 12-1pm

Led by Ben Goldberger, EMDR Basics will provide an overview of the process of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) from assessment through various potential treatment paths. This Lunch & Learn will cover the background of EMDR, approaches to case formulation, preparing clients for the process, and varieties of EMDR processes and tools. We will also learn about some of the many applications and populations for this unique and powerful therapeutic tool.

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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism

  • Wednesday, December 27, 2023

  • 12-1pm

A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.

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The Importance of Sexual Education

  • Wednesday, June 26, 2024

  • 11am-12pm

Join speakers Tara Ahern, Operations Director, and Adam Wiser, Project Director, from the Illinois Self Advocacy Alliance to learn more about the importance of sexual education for all people, especially those with disabilities, across the lifespan. Register Today!

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