Calendar

Oct
11
Wed
Girl Power! Support Group @ JFS Conference Room
Oct 11 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 29 @ 5:00 pm

A group for girls ages 9-12 to improve self-esteem and stress management as well as build confidence and social skills.

Time & Date: Wednesdays, 4-6PM; October 4 – November 22

Cost: $40 for all 8 sessions

Register : 504-831-8475 or diamond@jfsneworleans.org

 

Oct
16
Mon
Caregiver Support Group @ JFS Conference Room
Oct 16 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 20 @ 4:30 pm

A weekly group for primary caretakers of aging loved ones and/or loved ones with disabilities. Our focus is on supporting caretakers in the complex emotions and daily stressors of their work. This confidential space for sharing and connection offers education on issues including grief & loss, self-care, family conflict, and end-of-life planning.

Time & Date: Mondays, 4-5:30PM; October 2 – November 6

Cost: $40 for all 8 sessions

Register : 504-831-8475 or diamond@jfsneworleans.org

 

Oct
18
Wed
Girl Power! Support Group @ JFS Conference Room
Oct 18 @ 4:00 pm – Dec 6 @ 5:00 pm

A group for girls ages 9-12 to improve self-esteem and stress management as well as build confidence and social skills.

Time & Date: Wednesdays, 4-6PM; October 4 – November 22

Cost: $40 for all 8 sessions

Register : 504-831-8475 or diamond@jfsneworleans.org

 

Oct
23
Mon
Caregiver Support Group @ JFS Conference Room
Oct 23 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 27 @ 4:30 pm

A weekly group for primary caretakers of aging loved ones and/or loved ones with disabilities. Our focus is on supporting caretakers in the complex emotions and daily stressors of their work. This confidential space for sharing and connection offers education on issues including grief & loss, self-care, family conflict, and end-of-life planning.

Time & Date: Mondays, 4-5:30PM; October 2 – November 6

Cost: $40 for all 8 sessions

Register : 504-831-8475 or diamond@jfsneworleans.org

 

Oct
25
Wed
Girl Power! Support Group @ JFS Conference Room
Oct 25 @ 4:00 pm – Dec 13 @ 5:00 pm

A group for girls ages 9-12 to improve self-esteem and stress management as well as build confidence and social skills.

Time & Date: Wednesdays, 4-6PM; October 4 – November 22

Cost: $40 for all 8 sessions

Register : 504-831-8475 or diamond@jfsneworleans.org

 

Nov
1
Wed
Girl Power! Support Group @ JFS Conference Room
Nov 1 @ 4:00 pm – Dec 20 @ 5:00 pm

A group for girls ages 9-12 to improve self-esteem and stress management as well as build confidence and social skills.

Time & Date: Wednesdays, 4-6PM; October 4 – November 22

Cost: $40 for all 8 sessions

Register : 504-831-8475 or diamond@jfsneworleans.org

 

Jan
12
Fri
Order Vs. Disorder: A New Lens @ JFS Office
Jan 12 @ 8:45 am – 12:15 pm

This workshop will be gently interactive while participants learn about (or more about) and experience a new model, Mussar. It will include meditations, stories, and other fun activities. Mussar provides a fresh lens to examine many counseling concepts. The workshop will specifically examine the trait of Order and how it affects our lives as well as the place of Order in diagnosis of disorders.

2 Diagnosis & 1 Ethics Hours , LCA

3 Ethics Hours, LABSWE

This CEU is in-person in the JFS Office

Feb
16
Fri
Understanding and Supporting the Perinatal Period @ JFS Conference Room
Feb 16 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm

Understanding and Supporting the Perinatal Period will review common and typical developmental milestones and challenges of conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting for birth parents and partners. We will also discuss perinatal loss and infertility. We will review community interventions and professional evidence-based screenings and interventions.

 

Bess Hart, MA is a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist and a Birth & Postpartum Doula. She has spent 15 years as a social worker working in reproductive health, with a special focus on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder and perinatal loss. She has a private practice in New Orleans, where she is also raising her 3 children. Bess is a board-certified member of the Louisiana Chapter of Postpartum Support International and facilitates monthly Stillbirth & Infant Loss support groups.

Mar
15
Fri
Clinical Skills for Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence @ JFS Conference Room
Mar 15 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm

THIS CEU IS SOLD OUT

Amanda Tonkovich has worked for 15 years in the field of gender-based violence. She is passionate about providing dynamic, trauma-informed support to individuals and communities impacted by sexual assault, human trafficking and intimate partner abuse. Amanda was instrumental in developing the New Orleans 24/7 Medical Advocacy program, the New Orleans Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Action Coalition. Amanda is the current co-director at Beyond Harm, which provides interventions to people who have caused domestic and sexual violence, and also provides counseling, consulting and training through her LLC. Amanda serves on the Louisianan Crime Victims Reparations Board and the Louisianan Statewide Sexual Assault Oversight Commission.

This presentation is aimed at professionals who work in clinical settings to develop more advanced skills for working with clients who are survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The presentation will cover the dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence and introduce trauma-informed and skillful ways to screen for, discuss and support clients who have experienced IPV. This presentation will also help participants navigate ethical and safety issues during and outside of the session.

 

3 Diagnosis Hours, LCA

2.5 Clinical & 0.5 Ethics Hours, LABSWE

Apr
12
Fri
Hurricane Trauma with Ashley Comeguys @ ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Apr 12 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm

*THIS IS A ZOOM CEU*

Ashley Comegys is a licensed clinical social worker with a multi-state online therapy practice that helps women with anxiety navigate life transitions, such as motherhood, grief, trauma, and loss. She holds an MSW from Tulane University as well as a certificate in disaster mental health. Additionally, she is a certified perinatal mental health provider, who specializes in working with women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Throughout her career Ashley has worked extensively with client’s who have experienced trauma across their lifespan, including experiences such as community violence, traumatic grief, hurricane and weather related trauma, and medical trauma.

In this CEU, we will learn to identify the differences between clinical diagnosis of acute stress response and post-traumatic stress response. We will examine three strategies to help participants prepare for working with clients who have experienced trauma related to a hurricane. Participants will learn to identify unique triggers associated with hurricane trauma reactions. We will also discuss three clinical tools/modalities/techniques to use to treat trauma. Finally, we will explore tools to help support clinicians in caring for themselves while treating hurricane trauma.