THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Problems of Loneliness
Conquered With Aid of
Jewish Family Service
Loneliness appears to be
as prevalent as the com-
mon cold. And, like a cold,
loneliness has painful symp-
toms with which everyone
can . identify.
Most people attempt to
cope with the problem on
their own, but a number of
single adults have turned to
Jewish Family Service, a
member agency of the Jew-
---4sh Welfare Federation and
a beneficiary of the Allied
/ Jewish Campaign-Israel
Emergency Fund.
JFS provides special
group counseling, often com-
bined with individual thera-
py sessions, to 40 Detroit-
area residents in the 20- to
40-year age range.
"Over the years, we have
discovered that more and
more 'otherwise-successful'
singles are seeking help in
dealing with loneliness,"
Margaret Weiner, JFS case-
work and group treatment
supervisor, said.
A number of these young
adults, are college gradu-
ates with good jobs and liv-
ing on their own. "Often,
these people are very popu-
lar, with many friends, but
just feel something is lack-
ing in their lives.
Since JFS is a full-service
agency, it provides many
different modes of coun-
seling and has expert case-
work personnel available at
few other agencies in the
area.
Through individual and
group sessions, casewor-
kers help men and women
to examine their lives and
deal with their problems.
Groups are divided by age
and compatible personality
traits to allow for greater
interaction among mem-
bers.
Many participants re-
ceive both group and indi-
vidual counseling. Some re-
main in group therapy for a
number of years, while
others are seen for only a
few months. Some groups
are "open-ended," permit-
ting some members to ter-
minate after completion of
treatment and others to
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join an existing group.
According to Mrs. Wei-
ner, men are more apt now
than in the past to seek out
such professional help. "In
the past five years, profes-
sional counseling has be-
come more socially accept-
able. More men are admit-
ting they have problems
and getting help."
Group and individual ther-
apy can give the single
man or woman a means to
attain self-reliance and the
knowledge to deal more ef-
fectively with troublesome
feelings and relationships.
About 90 percent of those
who have received coun-
seling report an improved
ability to cope with prob-
lems following group . ses-
sions at JFS. The groups
have been so successful
that the agency is expand-
ing its group therapy pro-
gram and is regularly form-
ing new groups.
The Jewish Family Serv-
ice provides a full range of
social services and coun-
seling for children, fami-
lies, adults and the elderly,
including limited financial
assistance.
JFS president is Joseph
Garson, and executive direc-
tor is Samuel Lerner. For
information concerning
group counseling or other
services at Jewish Family
Service, call the JFS office,
559-1500.
CLEVELAND—Moshevet
(Camp) Stone, sponsored
by Young Israel-Bnei
Akiva, will offer a new pro-
gram geared to helping
younger
campers, espe-
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cially
those in the 3rd to 6th
grade age levels, develop a
deeper appreciation of tradi-
tional Torah lifestyle. The
program will include a vari-
ety of activities native to
today's Israel. A highlight
will be a study of Jerusa-
lem, and Hebrew will be
spoken.
The Moshevet Stone is lo-
cated on a 35-acre tract in
the hills of western Pennsyl-
vania. Registration is now
open, with scholarships
available. For information,
write to Moshevet Stone,
14141 Cedar Rd., Cleveland,
Ohio 44118.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—
Demands for an in-
vestigation of the alleged
use of unwarranted force
by police against Arab villa-
gers in Galilee on March
30—Land Day—were sharp-
ly rejected by Police Min-
ister Shlomo Hillel at last
week's Cabinet meeting.
The investigation was
urged by Health Minister
Victor Shemtov of Mapam
and Minister of Tourism
Moshe Kol of the Independ-
ent Liberal Party.
They said they had infor-
mation from the villagers
of Jatt and Baka Al-
Gharbiye that police reac-
tion to demonstrations in
those villages was out of
proportion to the nature of
the Land Day disturbances.
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