JCS Board of Directors for 7/1/22 – 6/30/23
Elections to the JCS Board of Directors took place at our 14th Annual Meeting on June 16, 2022. We welcome you to view our Board Members for July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.
May 30, 2022
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Meet JCS Board President, Harel Turkel
At the JCS Annual Meeting on June 10, Harel Turkel was elected to serve a two-year term as President of the Board of Directors.
January 29, 2020
Senior Moments (High School, that is) for Parents
By Jacki Post Ashkin, MSW, LCSW-C
There are no easy guidelines or answers for navigating your child’s final year of high school, but a heads-up about what’s coming may help you feel a bit more prepared.
August 14, 2018
Back to School Checklist
By Rachael Abrams, LCSW-C, CT
It is important to remember that as parents, we innately have the ability to help our kids succeed.
July 31, 2018
Creating Empathy when Children are Young
By Susan Kurlander, M. Ed.
Children can feel and learn empathy as early as age 3. Maybe it’s time that we, as parents and teachers, and as a society, do more to encourage empathetic behavior by teaching it at home and at school beginning in the pre-school years.
July 10, 2018
Learning to be Brave
By Elizabeth Piper
A bravery mission is when you choose to do something that scares you. When you do it, you are choosing to be brave.
July 3, 2018
Making the Most of the “Job-Seeker’s Market”
By Ignite Career Center
Don’t let the term fool you. A job-seeker’s market can be a bit misleading since it can present challenges for those looking for employment as well as those who are hiring.
June 26, 2018
Freshman Depression: Making Sure Your Child is Ready for College
By Ilene Federman, LCSW-C
But how do we know if our kids are emotionally prepared to deal with being away from home? Academically they should be ready. After all, their grades, test scores and ability to write a college entrance essay got them to this point. But it’s not so easy to measure what’s going on emotionally.
June 19, 2018
Leveraging LinkedIn
By Ignite Career Center
Today, professional networking has moved online to social media sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook. In particular, LinkedIn has opened up a whole new world of building contacts and professional communities globally.
June 5, 2018
Coping with Sudden Death
By Donna Kane, MA, CT
All of us live our lives with some fundamental assumptions. We do this to organize our world and create predictability in our daily lives.
May 22, 2018
