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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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Hand in Hand: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

  • Tuesday, January 16, 2024

  • 7-8:30pm
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6689 N Kedzie Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

This grief support group is geared for those 55 and younger who are grieving the death of their spouse or partner within the past two years. The group will meet in person for six Tuesday evening sessions, beginning Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 7pm. Contact Leah Shefsky to register. Registration is required. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss.

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Citizenship Class in Partnership with Vernon Area Public Library

  • Tuesday, January 16, 2024

  • 7-8:45pm

If you'd like to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, attend this 12-week series to prepare for the citizenship test in a small, online group. Content includes American history, civics, speaking, and reading and writing in English. The first class introduces the course and materials. Register Today Classes meet 7:00-8:45pm on the following Tuesdays: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2.

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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

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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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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