During the Fall 2015 semester, which began today, Irit Felsen is teaching a graduate level psychology course at Yeshiva University in the Bronx, as part of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. The course is “Couples and Family Counseling” (Course #6440).
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Irit Felsen starting teaching again at Yeshiva University, for Fall 2015 Semester
Posted by on August 26, 2015
Diversity, inside and out
Posted by on August 23, 2015
In recent years, cultural competence with regards to diversity has come to the foreground of the social discourse in general and in mental health services in particular. It is important to remember that cultural diversity does not necessarily mean only differences associated with ethnicity, religion, wealth, level of education and other aspects of socially-constructed identity. Some people who appear to… READ MORE>>
Liking the body you have
Posted by on August 13, 2015
Dominique Browning wrote a piece in the last weekend’s New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/fashion/im-too-old-for-this.html?emc=eta1) that captures something we mothers, psychotherapists, older women, would like so much to be able to impress upon our daughters and other younger women. It is the perspective that comes with age, that their young bodies are beautiful, as they are, and that they should celebrate their… READ MORE>>
Comment about movie “Infinitely Polar Bear”
Posted by on August 8, 2015
Yesterday I watched the movie “Infinitely Polar Bear” at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in NYC. This a a touching, poignant movie based on a real story. Maya Forbes wrote and directed the movie, in which she tells the story of her family, a father who was the son of a prominent Boston family, a black mother, and their two young… READ MORE>>
My comment submitted to the White House conference about PTSD and Aging
Posted by on August 8, 2015
Recently the White House hosted a conference on aging. There are very interesting and important resources that were made available online for the public following the conference. One of the particular documents is The Healthy Aging Policy Brief (http://www.whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov/blog/policy/post/healthy-aging-policy-brief), which includes specific sections that address important topics such as promoting health and preventing disease and injury; optimizing cognitive health; optimizing… READ MORE>>
Guidebook for clinicians treating aging Holocaust Survivors released, based on keynote lecture by Irit Felsen
Posted by on August 8, 2015
“Caring for Holocaust Survivors with Sensitivity at End of Life: A Guidebook for Clinicians” is available online free at http://hospicenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-Holocaust-Booklet_FNL_1.pdf . You can also download a copy from this link. The booklet, developed with funding from MJHS Foundation and Targum Shlishi, is largely based on a keynote lecture by Irit Felsen, Ph.D. Her lecture was part of an MJHS-sponsored educational… READ MORE>>