social services Archives - Kavod https://kavod.claimscon.org/tag/social-services/ A Claims Conference Publication Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:25:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 8 Transcending Victimization through Empowerment https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/8-transcending-victimization-through-empowerment/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/8-transcending-victimization-through-empowerment/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:18 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2479 By Myra Giberovitch The core experiences of psychological trauma are disempowerment and disconnection from others. J.L. Herman (1992) VICTIMIZATION Long-term victimization under a systematic and comprehensive program of genocide adversely affected the mental and emotional well-being of many survivors. ‘People who have endured horrible events suffer predictable psychological harm’ (Herman, 1992:3). Although survivors differ from…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/8-transcending-victimization-through-empowerment/feed/ 0 Principles and Practices for Implementing Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care for Holocaust Survivors and Other Older Adults https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/principles-and-practices-for-implementing-person-centered-trauma-informed-care-for-holocaust-survivors-and-other-older-adults/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/principles-and-practices-for-implementing-person-centered-trauma-informed-care-for-holocaust-survivors-and-other-older-adults/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:17 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2473 Barbara Joyce Bedney, Ph.D., M.S.W., Leah Bergen Miller, B.A, and Shelley Rood Wernick, M.B.A. The Jewish Federations of North America Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care Introduction It is currently estimated that close to 90% of American adults 18 and over have had at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes (Kilpatrick et al., 2013).…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/principles-and-practices-for-implementing-person-centered-trauma-informed-care-for-holocaust-survivors-and-other-older-adults/feed/ 0 The Tasty Travels Club for Holocaust Survivors at JFCS of Greater Philadelphia https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/the-tasty-travels-club-for-holocaust-survivors-at-jfcs-of-greater-philadelphia/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/the-tasty-travels-club-for-holocaust-survivors-at-jfcs-of-greater-philadelphia/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:16 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2468 Carly M. Bruski, LMSW, Assistant Director, Holocaust Survivor Support Program “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” – James Beard The Holocaust Survivor Support Program offers an array of social programming, but without a doubt one of the favorites is Tasty Travels Club. This exciting program began at JFCS’ Barbara and Harvey Brodsky Enrichment…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/the-tasty-travels-club-for-holocaust-survivors-at-jfcs-of-greater-philadelphia/feed/ 2 Art Therapy With Holocaust Survivors: A Case Study https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/art-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-a-case-study/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/art-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-a-case-study/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:17:43 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=1829 By Tatiana Kastner, MSW, RSW “Art is a powerful tool of communication,” as C.A. Malchiodi says in her Handbook of Art Therapy (2003, p. 3). Its therapeutic benefits for the person’s emotional well being have been reported for diverse populations (Canadian Art Therapy Association, 2017). The multi-faceted approach of Expressive Therapies can be very appropriate…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/art-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-a-case-study/feed/ 0 Teaching About Trauma: Models for Training Service Providers in Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/teaching-about-trauma-models-for-training-service-providers-in-person-centered-trauma-informed-care/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/teaching-about-trauma-models-for-training-service-providers-in-person-centered-trauma-informed-care/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:17:43 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=1878 By Michael Andrew Eisinger, M.A., and Barbara Joyce Bedney, Ph.D., M.S.W. The Jewish Federations of North America Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care December 29, 2017 According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2014), “individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/teaching-about-trauma-models-for-training-service-providers-in-person-centered-trauma-informed-care/feed/ 0 Music and Memory: Rekindling Joy Through Music https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/music-and-memory-rekindling-joy-through-music/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2018/02/music-and-memory-rekindling-joy-through-music/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:04:22 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=1857 By Emily Kaplan Through the musical offerings at our monthly Café Europa social luncheon events, our Holocaust Survivor Support team quickly realized that music holds a special place in survivors’ hearts. Looking around the room when a performer plays Broadway tunes or sings Jewish music in Hebrew or Yiddish, it is easy to see the…

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