JFCS/East Bay offers workshops and talks on a wide range of topics of interest. Our experienced, professional staff can share their expertise and insights at your synagogue, workplace, your child?s school, or in our offices. JFCS/East Bay can also create Customized Workshops and Presentations based on your specific interests. If a topic is not listed below, just let us know.

Some of Our Topics Include:

For Older Adults & Their Caregiving Families

• You and Your Aging Parent: Caring for an Older Adult
• Family Dynamics and the Aging Process
• Understanding Community Resources for Older Adults

For Families of All Kinds

• Making Marriage Work
• Interfaith and Multicultural Relationships
• Single and Step-Parenting
• Coping with Separation and Divorce
• Adopting a Child

For Parents & Kids

• The Joys and Challenges of Being a New Parent
• Using Jewish Teachings to Strengthen Family Relationships
• Sibling Rivalry
• Positive Discipline for Your Child
• Social Skills & Anger Management for Children
• Parent/Teen Communication
• Coping with Teen Depression
• Coping with Separation, Divorce, and Other Family Changes
• Leadership Training for Youth

For Life's Challenges

• Stress Management
• Transitions: Coping with Grief and Loss
• Healing Strategies: Living with Chronic Illness
• Managing and Resolving Trauma
• Coping with Mental Illness in a Loved One
• Transforming Worry to Wisdom

For Jews with Disabilities & Their Families

• Parenting a Child with Disabilities
• Supporting the Special Needs of Typical Siblings of Children with Disabilities
• Chaverim Kol Yisrael: Welcoming Jews with Disabilities in Our Community

Jewish Life

• The Triumphs and Challenges of Working with Holocaust Survivors
• Translating Mitzvot into Social Service – A Jewish Imperative
• 130 Years – A View of JFCS/East Bay

Working with Refugees & Immigrants

• Russian Jewish Immigration in the East Bay
• Multicultural Services in a Jewish Agency – A Perspective

To arrange to have a JFCS/East Bay staff member make a presentation for your group, please call (510) 704-7475 and let us know what topic you're interested in.