Institute for Professional Development

Jewish Community Services offers professional development workshops for social workers and other human service providers. JCS can also provide CPR and First Aid Training for individuals or groups.

Professional Development

JCS is approved by the State Board of Social Work Examiners to offer Category I Continuing Education Credits for Social Workers and Psychologists.

2012 Calendar of Trainings

Click on any workshop title to see a detailed flyer. Check back for additional information.

Lunch and Learn Series – each session is 1.5 CEUs

Wednesday

2/29/2012

12:00-1:30pm

Home Behavior Programs Made Easier Gail Goldberg, Ph.D.
Psychologist, JCS Therapy Services

NEW

Monday

3/26/2012

12:00-1:30pm

Divorce and Its Financial Implications

Steven D. Silverman, Esq.
Family Law

Thursday

4/26/2012

12:00-1:30pm

Mindfulness Mayer Solomon, LCSW-C
Solomon Counseling

NEW DATE

Tuesday

6/4/2012

12:00-1:30pm

A Spiritual Approach to Treating Food Addiction Neil Rauch
16 years in Recovery
Presentations – each session is 3.0 CEUs

Thursday 3/15/2012

9:00am-12:00pm

The Spectrum of  Eating Issues and Disorders

Kate Clemmer, LCSW
Talya Knack, M.A.
Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt

 

DATE CHANGE

Wednesday

3/28/2012

9:00am – 12:00pm

SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE ADDICTS: Increasing our Skills and Confidence in our Clinical Work

Karen James, LCSW-C
Manager, Adult Therapy Services, JCS 

Howard Reznick, LCSW-C
Senior Manager, Prevention Education, JCS

Monday

4/16/2012

1:00-4:00pm

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills Training II 
Patricia S. Harvey, LCSW-C
DBT Coach, Consultant and Trainer

JUST ADDED

Monday
5/7/2012

1:00pm-4:00pm

Ethics: Community-Based Practice

Jacqueline Friedman Krienik, R.N., M.S., CMC
Senior Manager, JCS Care Management Services


Fees (unless otherwise noted):
Lunch & Learn (1.5 CEUs per session) $25.00 Non-JCS Staff / Free for JCS Staff
Presentations (3.0 CEUs per three-hour session) $50.00 Non-JCS Staff / Free for JCS Staff

To register (unless otherwise noted), please contact:

Carol Kroll
Jewish Community Services
410-843-7363
ckroll@jcsbaltimore.org

FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 410-466-9200

CPR and First Aid Training

AMERICAN RED CROSS CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS

Infant, Adult, and Child CPR, AED, FIRST AID

Individuals or groups can join one of the scheduled classes at our Park Heights office or our instructors can provide a group training at your location. Each class enrolls a maximum of ten students.

For information about costs or to schedule a training, contact:
Shirley A. Distance, Administrative Specialist, Human Resources at 410-843-7419 or sdistance@jcsbaltimore.org