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Alan R. Mack Parents Center Class Schedule
Summer 2009

To register, call (513) 766-3336 or email abowling@jfscinti.org

Or send in the JFS Alan R. Mack Parents Center Registration Form
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Music, Crafts and Storytime (for ages 2 & 3 years)
Children meet new friends and engage in creative learning through songs, games, stories and art projects. And they have a blast playing at the rice table. Miss Deborah also finds the time to do easy yoga exercises with the children! This class is a great opportunity for your child to learn how to gently separate from you.

This class offers small groups, individual attention, and a great opportunity for children preparing for preschool.

Date: Wednesdays, June 17-August 12, 2009
Time: 9:45 – 11:15 AM
Fee: $175
Leader: Deborah Birckhead, BEd
Late enrollment accepted where space is available.

Journey For Success:
Educational Seminars offered in the familiarity of your school, office, or home.

Are you looking for a speaker for your moms’ or dads’ group, PTO, organization meeting, or employee seminar?

Or do you have 10 friends and neighbors who are interested in a special session in your neighborhood?

Our classes are ready to go on the road -- choose a topic, date, time and location, and we will come to you.

Or better yet, choose a topic, date and time and bring 10 friends to the Mack Center so that you don’t have to clean your own home.

Journey For Success brings our professionally-led classes, seminars and services directly to your home, office, or meeting.

For more information about Journey For Success,
contact Angie Bowling (513) 766-3336 or abowling@jfscinti.org

Here is a sample of topics:

Mack on the Road...classes in your home or office
Parenting class such as:
• Raising Safe Kids in an Unsafe World
• Freeing Your Family from Perfectionism
• Temperament & Your Child
• The 40 Essential Building Blocks Every Child Needs
• Raising a Reader
• Bullies and Victims
• Teen Dating Violence - What Parents Need to Know
• Sibling Without Rivalry
• Your Child’s Emotions
• Understanding Your Child
• Stop Nagging-Start Communications!
• Boosting Your Child’s Self-Esteem
• Stepping Out of Power Struggles
• Discipline that Works!

Aging Family Issues
• The Positive Side of Caregiving
• You’re Not Getting Older, Your Getting Better
• Adult Sibling Rivalry - Getting Over It
• Resources to Help your Aging Parents

Solving Life Challenges
• Learn the Signs of Hidden Eating Disorders
• When Depression is More than the Blues
• Remove the Mask of Drug, Sexual, or Alcohol Abuse
• Balancing Work and Family
• Blending Chronic Pain and Illness into a Normal Life
• Stress Management
• Teen Pregnancy (Pregnant? Don’t Panic)
• Adoption Issues

Divorce - Life Transition
• The Trauma of Current World Events

Getting to know the Mack leaders:

Jackie Drake, MSW, LISW
Jackie Drake has joined the staff of Family Life Education and the Alan R. Mack Center as Education Coordinator. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with 25 years of experience working with children and families in a variety of settings. Jackie was previously a Parent Enrichment Coordinator and Family Life Educator for Beech Acres. In addition to leading parenting classes, Jackie is facilitating a step-parenting group and new educational support groups for children

Shari Goldsmith, MSW
Shari Goldsmith is currently a clinical therapist at Jewish Family Service. She works with all age groups through the life cycle. Shari has over 20 years of experience teaching skills for healthy self-esteem, stress management, conflict resolution, communication and problem-solving.

Erin McNew, MSW
Erin McNew, a mother of three, is the Program Coordinator of the Alan R. Mack Parents Center. She joined Jewish Family Service with several years experience facilitating groups for parents and children of all ages. Most recently she has worked with children with acute psychiatric needs in an inpatient setting. Over the years Erin had taught many parent education groups at Mack Parents Center on topics including raising a highly sensitive child, increasing your child’s emotional intelligence, and coping with sibling rivalry.