Unless otherwise noted, all events are virtual. Some events require an RSVP or enrollment in our programs, so please confirm your spot in advance. Please check directly with JFS on program dates, as dates may change.
The JFSKC Grief and Loss Support Group meet each first and third Wednesday of each month.
The ongoing support group is for individuals grieving
the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity
to address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritual
context in a warm and confidential environment.
The program is co-facilitated by
Sondra Wallace, and Rabbi Mark Levin.
To register for the support group, contact Sondra Wallace at 913-730-1452.
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
The JFSKC Grief and Loss Support Group meet each first and third Wednesday of each month.
The ongoing support group is for individuals grieving
the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity
to address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritual
context in a warm and confidential environment.
The program is co-facilitated by
Sondra Wallace, and Rabbi Mark Levin.
To register for the support group, contact Sondra Wallace at 913-730-1452.
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
The JFSKC Grief and Loss Support Group meet each first and third Wednesday of each month.
The ongoing support group is for individuals grieving
the death of a loved one. The group provides an opportunity
to address issues of loss and grief within a Jewish spiritual
context in a warm and confidential environment.
The program is co-facilitated by
Sondra Wallace, and Rabbi Mark Levin.
To register for the support group, contact Sondra Wallace at 913-730-1452.
JFS is excited to partner with both the Kansas City Public Library and PJ Library to present Caring Through Play, a Parenting Skills Workshop. Kerry Scott, JFS Clinical Therapist, will teach attendees about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). PCIT is a skill-based perspective that allows parents to enter a child’s world to explore ways to connect.
This program is designed for adult education and children ages three and under are welcome. Childcare will not be provided. For more information, please email Jodi Perelmuter, JFS’s Family Life Educator at jperelmuter@jfskc.org.
Our very own Laura Gilman, JFS’s Director of Social Work, will speak at Senior Care Solutions Team’s Third Thursday Talks on November 18, 2022. Senior Care Solutions Team is a collaborative of 11 Kansas City Area businesses focused on providing the best services to seniors.
There will be a happy hour and hors d’oeuvres for Social Workers, Case Managers, and Nurses followed by a CEU-accredited presentation from one of our members or a watch party for well-known presenters from across the country. Laura will lead attendees in conversations that will identify relevant community resources for aging in place as well as how to access them.
There are more than 46 million Americans age 65 and older; in the Kansas City metro, almost 320,000 are considered older adults. At JFS, sustaining quality of life throughout the aging journey is everything. A 2014 AARP Study found that out of a representative sample of Americans 50 and older, 87 percent wanted to age in their own homes. Knowing that you want to age in your home is one thing. Actualizing it is another. JFS wants you to know you do not have to do it alone!
Aging in your home takes intention, flexibility to adapt as needs change and evolve, and connection to resources. Learn about cutting-edge aging trends and interventions with local aging experts and alongside one another.
You can register for this event on Eventbrite.
JFS is excited to partner with Jewish Experiences and the Jewish Book Council to welcome Adam Stern, MD as our guest for the November 17 edition of the Acclaimed Authors Series.
Adam Stern, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Psychiatry at BIDMC’s Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation. He has written extensively about his experiences as a physician in several publications including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The American Journal of Psychiatry. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he appeared on CNN as a psychiatric expert.
Adam recently released his book, Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training. The memoir brings readers along with Stern during his residency, as he and his fellow doctors’ work rounds in psychiatric wards, grapple with impostor syndrome, navigate their personal lives, and experience love and loss. Stern pulls back the curtain of what it’s like to be a doctor tasked with healing the mind. This memoir celebrates human connection through the eyes of a new doctor.
Our own Sondra Wallace, JFS’s Director of Mental Health Services, will moderate the conversation. This edition of the Acclaimed Author Series is a hybrid event. Register here to attend!
JFSKC’s Mental Health Programs Team is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the free virtual Mindful Mondays program from 11:30 AM to Noon.
Julia Billquist, LMLP, JFS Therapist will lead our Mindful Mondays sessions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice and focused on being aware of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgment.
Mindful Mondays are free, but registration is required. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. This is a new registration link starting in January, 2024. If you were previously registered, you will need to register again to be able to participate.
For more information, please contact Julia Billquist, LMLP at jbillquist@jfskc.org.
“A mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn