On Tuesday, May 19th 2015, from 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm, Irit Felsen will be presenting an In-Service at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. The presentation will address manifestations of trauma and its treatment in the elderly. The in-service will take place at Jacobi Medical Center, building 1, 4th floor auditorium with 1 hour 15 minutes for the presentation… READ MORE>>
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Irit Felsen presenting In-Service at Jacobi Medical Center in NY on May 19/2015
Posted by on February 1, 2015
Irit Felsen presenting Grand Rounds at Princeton House Behavioral Health in Princeton, NJ on Apr. 27/2015
Posted by on January 19, 2015
On April 27/2015, Irit Felsen will be presenting Grand Rounds at Princeton House Behavioral Health in Princeton, NJ. The title of the presentation will be “Long-Term Effects of Parental PTSD and Other Posttraumatic Reactions in the Family”. For more details, see http://www.princetonhcs.org/phcs-home/what-we-do/princeton-house-behavioral-health/what-we-do/training-and-education/professional-education.aspx.
Irit Felsen presenting at “Trauma and the Family” Event at OHEL in Brooklyn, Feb. 11/2015
Posted by on January 18, 2015
On February 11/2015, Irit Felsen will be presenting at OHEL in Brooklyn, in an event entitled “Trauma and the Family”. More information, and registration instructions, can be found online at http://www.ohelfamily.org/?q=content/trauma-and-family-event.
More information from recent presentation of Irit Felsen at Museum of Jewish Heritage, Battery Park NY, Sept. 18/2014
Posted by on December 18, 2014
A pdf file with additional information and description from Irit Felsen’s recent presentation on Sept. 18, 2014 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC can be downloaded by clicking here.
Irit Felsen presenting at Yeshiva of Flatbush, Joel Braverman High School in Brooklyn, Feb. 25, 2015
Posted by on December 15, 2014
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Irit Felsen will be at the Yeshivah of Flatbush, Joel Braverman High School located in Brooklyn, NY. The High School is organizing a special program called “Book Day”, a full day symposium for the 11th and 12th grade students. Presentations and special programming based on themes extrapolated from a selected work of literature are presented… READ MORE>>
Irit Felsen recommends checking out Jean Steele’s presentation at LeadingAge
Posted by on December 13, 2014
At the 2014 LeadingAge anual conference for directors of Nursing services and directors of Social work, Irit Felsen had the pleasure of listening to the keynote presentation about wellness by the vivacious and engaging Jean Steel, author of “I’d Like to Run Wild”. She recommends looking at the slides from Jean’s presentation “Be The Voice For Yourself” available also on… READ MORE>>
Slides from presentation of Irit Felsen and LeadingAge, Nov. 21/2014
Posted by on December 13, 2014
On November 21, Irit Felsen gave a talk at the 2014 LeadingAge of NY Annual Conference of Directors of Nursing Services and Directors of Social Work. The talk was entitled “War-Related Traumatic Reactions in Veterans and Their Impact on Families” . Slides from the talk have been posed on the conference webpage at http://www.leadingageny.org/leading-u/handouts/2014-dnsdsw-annual-conference-exposition-handouts/ The talk was aimed for mental… READ MORE>>
Irit Felsen presenting at Project Witness in Brooklyn, Dec. 3, 2014
Posted by on December 2, 2014
On Wednesday evening, December 3, Project Witness will present yet another in its series of interactive discussion groups geared for children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Once again, Dr. Irit Felsen will be presenting and conducting the program. This event will be held at the Boro Park Y, 4912 14th Avenue at 7:30-9:00 p.m. Admission is $18 and registration is… READ MORE>>
Reminder that Irit Felsen is presenting at the 2014 Annual DNS/DSW Conference, Nov. 20/2014, Saratoga NY
Posted by on November 18, 2014
On Thursday Nov. 20, 2014, Irit Felsen will give a presentation entitled “War-Related Traumatic Reactions in Veterans, and Their Impact on Families”. The presentation is at the 2014 Annual Conference for Directors of Nursing Services and Directors of Social Work, organized by Leading Age NY, which takes place Nov. 19-21 at the Saratoga Hilton Hotel and Conference Center, Saratoga Springs,… READ MORE>>
Article by Irit Felsen appears on Op-Ed page of The Times of Israel
Posted by on October 21, 2014
An article written by Irit Felsen and entitled “Does Opera Make Hate Less Hateful?” has been published on the Op-Ed page of The Times of Israel. The article discusses the controversial decision by the Metropolitan Opera to stage the opera entitled “The Death of Klinghoffer”, which depicts the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and the murder… READ MORE>>
Photos of Irit Felsen teaching at Yeshiva University
Posted by on October 12, 2014
Recently the Yeshiva University photographer stopped by the “Couples and Family Therapy” class being taught by Irit Felsen at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
“Wiesenthal”, a play about an extraordinary life
Posted by on October 12, 2014
“Wiesenthal” at Theatre Row- the Acorn Theatre, between Nov 28 and Feb 22, 2015 is the riveting story of Simon Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor who lost 89 family members, tracked over 1,100 Nazi war criminals and brought them to justice, and spent his life fighting anti-semitism and prejudice against all people. This is the story of an extraordinary life dedicated… READ MORE>>
Video of Irit Felsen’s seminar to the Claims Conference available online
Posted by on October 3, 2014
Family members caring for elderly Holocaust victims often face unique challenges without the benefit of being professionally trained to deal with survivors’ physical and emotional issues that directly result from the Shoah. To help, the Claims Conference is posting video of a series of seminars in the New York area to offer assistance, advice and support for caregivers of Holocaust… READ MORE>>
Irit Felsen participating in UN workshop entitled “Integrating Physical and Mental Health to Promote Well-Being”, Oct. 2/2014
Posted by on October 1, 2014
Irit Felsen is participating in a workshop at the United Nations entitled “Integrating Physical and Mental Health to Promote Well-Being”, Oct. 2/2014. The workshop is organized by the United Nations’ NGO Committee on Mental Health, of which Irit Felsen is a member. A description of the workshop is as follows: The World Health Organization (WHO) projects that depression will be… READ MORE>>
Youtube channel for Irit Felsen created
Posted by on September 26, 2014
A new youtube channel has been created to hold various videos of Irit Felsen making professional presentations. The channel can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/iritfelsen. The first video made available is a recording of the Maria Rosenbloom Lecture given by Irit Felsen at Hunter College in NY on April 28, 2014. More videos will follow soon.