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On Monday Oct. 7, Irit Felsen will be giving a presentation entitled “Holocaust Survivor Parents and Their Caregiving Children: Navigating Challenging Family Dynamics”, providing practical tips and helpful suggestions to aid 2nd Generation caregivers with their Avodas HaKodesh, with special attention to obstacles encountered. The presentation will be at Boro Park YM-YWHA, 4912 14th Avenue, on Monday, October 7th, from… READ MORE>>

During the Fall 2013 semester, Irit Felsen is teaching two graduate level courses at Yeshiva University in the Bronx, as part of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. The courses are “Counseling Older Adults” (Course #6451) as well as  “Couples and Family Counseling” (Course #6440).

Irit Felsen will be leading discussion groups for children of Holocaust survivors in a two-part series, called “Surviving and Thriving”, sponsored by Project Witness. The events will take place on two Wed. evenings from 7:30 – 9:00 pm at: Boro Park Y 4912 14th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11219 For more information, or to register, call 718.Witness (718.948-6377) or send email… READ MORE>>

Irit Felsen will be presenting a talk entitled “Post Traumatic Reactions in Child Survivors of the Holocaust” as part of the “Special Issues in Working with Child Survivors of the Holocaust” event sponsored by the UJA Federation of New York and Selfhelp Community Services. The event will take place at: UJA-Federation of New York Seventh-Floor Conference Center (Room 710) 130… READ MORE>>

On April 12, 2013, Irit Felsen will give two presentations, entitled “When Our Elderly Residents Need Us Most: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and Other Post-Traumatic Reactions in Old Age”, and “What Can We Do to Improve the Treatment of Elderly Trauma Survivors”. The presentations are at the 2013 Adult Day Health Care Annual Conference (ADHCC), organized by Leading Age, NY. which… READ MORE>>

An article about the “Hurricane and the Holocaust” event at which Irit Felsen presented was published in the NJ Jewish News. The article can be found at http://njjewishnews.com/article/16341/superstorm-sandy-stirs-up-bad-memories#.VA_BEudptsc.