JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE RESETTLEMENT SERVICE
NEW S L E T TER
• EXPANDING OUR HORIZONS TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS •
JEWISH FAMILY
SERVICE &
UNITED WAY
We hope that you will support the United
Way for Southeastern Michigan and its 1994
Torch Drive. This year's goal has been set at
$58.5 million. The 1993 Torch Drive yielded
$57.1 million.
"Touch a Life. The United Way" is this year's
Torch Drive slogan. Through the campaign, ap-
proximately 1.7 million individuals are serviced
each day through United Way funded agencies.
Jewish Family Service is one of the 140
health and human service agencies in Wayne,
Oakland and Macomb counties, which receives
annual funding from the United Way Torch
Drive. Funding from the Torch Drive address-
es such critical problems as spousal abuse,
child abuse and neglect, infant mortality, illiter-
acy, homelessness, juvenile delinquency and
crime, care for the elderly and families under
stress.
Please consider designating JEWISH FAMILY
SERVICE when you make your 1994 pledge.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE
1994 TORCH DRIVE, PLEASE CONTACT
UNITED WAY AT (313) 226-9200.
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EXPANDS
GROUP OFFERINGS
As the JFS WINDOWS Program continues
to grow, we continually re-evaluate the
Program's components to more effectively meet
the needs of our clients. We have learned that
groups provide one of the most successful ways
of working with the issue of domestic violence.
Individuals dealing with situations of abuse can
benefit from peer validation, feedback and
modeling of new behaviors.
The WINDOWS Program recently began to
offer two different types of groups specifically
geared to the needs of women in controlling
and/or violent relationships. One group is a 12-
week psycho-educational group in which clients
develop life skills and gain insights regarding
their personal behavior. Goals for this group
include helping women to understand their
behavior, identify their own feelings and
increase self-esteem. The second group is
designed for women to learn how their behavior
contributes to their individual situations. This
group is a more traditionally structured group
where women learn how to reinforce self-actu-
alizing behavior. The format of the group will
not be time-limited and individuals will be able
to enter and exit as appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
THE WINDOWS PROGRAM AND ITS
GROUP OFFERINGS PLEASE CONTACT
SANDRA HYMAN, DIRECTOR, DEPART-
MENT OF CHILDREN, ADULT AND
FAMILY SERVICES AT (810)559-1500.
JFS OFFERS
KS AND NCJW EDUCATE COMMUNITY
FAMILY
CONSULTATIONS
One of the more significant issues affecting
the Jewish community is the care of the rapidly
growing segment of the population which is
over 75 years of age. Many older adults are
able to maintain complete independence
throughout the aging process. Other individu-
als, as they age, may experience a loss of inde-
pendence due to increasing physical and mental
deficits, as well as limited financial resources.
And as the population ages, more and more
individuals and their concerned relatives need
help in identifying available community
resources. In response to this increased need,
JFS has designed a new service to specifically
address the concerns of the relatives: the
Family Consulatation.
The Jewish Family Service Senior Services
Department receives close to 65 calls on a
monthly basis from adult children or other rela-
tives who are concerned about their aging par-
ent or relative. Family members call to receive
guidance in order to provide the best possible
care for their relative. Frequently, a telephone
call does not allow enough time to explore all
available options.
A Family Consultation is a one-time meet-
ing with a highly trained geriatric social work-
er. The meeting is generally 1 to 1.5 hours
long. The primary function of the meeting is to
do active planning with the concerned relative.
Options are explained and discussed.
Housing options is most often the number
one issue discussed. The geriatric social worker
explains the full range of housing options avail-
able in both the Jewish and general communi-
ties. Other issues usually discussed (each
Family Consultation is tailored specifically to
the needs of each family) may include home-
care options, Kosher Meals on Wheels and
Medicaid eligibility requirements. The Family
Consultation may also include a discussion of
the frequent high levels of stress involved in
making decisions for an aging parent or rela-
tive.
The fee for a Family Consultation ranges
from $70 to $ 100 .FOR FURTHER INFORMA-
TION, PLEASE CONTACT EITHER PHYLLIS
SCHWARTZ, MSW, DIRECTOR, SENIOR
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, OR JUDY
KOTZEN, MSW, SUPERVISOR, SENIOR
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (810) 559-1500.
JEWISH
FAMILY
SERVICE
The JFS WINDOWS Program has joined with the
National Council of Jewish Women - Greater
Detroit Section to raise community awareness con-
cerning domestic violence. Following an extensive
training process, a cadre of dedicated volunteers has
prepared educational presentations which will be
offered to the following synagogues/community
organizations (to date):
SAFE PLACE receives donation from Temple Israel
Sisterhood Social Action Comittee. Pictured are Janie
Roth, Sisterhood President; Hermi Stone and Joan
LaBelle, Sisterhood Social Action Committee Co-
Chairpersons; Helen Shevin and Barbara Cook, SAFE
PLACE Co-Chairpersons.
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek/B'nai Israel
• ORT
• Hadassah (Greater Detroit chapters and Ann
Arbor)
• B'nai B'rith Women
• Temple Emanu-El
• Na'amat
JFS and NCJW are the co-sponsors of SAFE PLACE, a single-family
emergency shelter for battered Jewish women and children. This kosher
shelter can accomodate observant women and children.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SCHEDULING A PRESENTATION
FOR YOUR SYNAGOGUE/ COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
PHIL ELLIOTT. MSW COORDINATOR. WINDOWS PROGRAM (810)559-1500.
SIGNS OF ELDER ABUSE
Over the past decade, both the general and
Jewish community have identified the physi-
cal, sexual and emotional abuse of women and
children as significant social problems which
need immediate solutions. As the population
ages, elder abuse is increasingly being identi-
fied as another form of abuse requiring atten-
tion and intervention.
Elder abuse encompasses a wide range of
behaviors, including physical and sexual abuse,
verbal and emotional abuse, neglect and finan-
cial exploitation. Elder abuse can be perpetrat-
ed by either caregivers caring for an older adult
at home, or in an institutional setting.
Perhaps it is shocking to realize that it is
often the caregiver, either the spouse or an
adult child or grandchild, who perpetrates the
abuse or violence. One study shows that in
58% of in-home abuse, the perpetrator was a
spouse, while in 24% of the cases, the abuse
was perpetrated by a child. Typically, the vic-
tim is female, over age 75, caucasian, living
with a relative and has a physical and/or men-
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tal impairment.
There are several theories as to why a care-
giver resorts to elder abuse. The leading cause
is caregiver stress syndrome. Often the care-
giver does not want to place their relative in a
nursing home but the stress of providing 24
hour care is overwhelming. Perhaps the
caregiver resents the huge demands placed on
him/her. Another cause may be related to hav-
ing a history of poor familial relationships or
family violence.
Elder abuse is preventable. An evaluation
of needs and resources can help the caregiver
with options and help the abused older adult to
become safe again.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT ELDER ABUSE,
PLEASE CONTACT JUDY KOTZEN,
MSW, SUPERVISOR, SENIOR SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AT (810) 559-1500 OR
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AT
(810) 583-8700.
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The Second Annual Reva Stocker Educational Lecture Series
is proud to offer at no charge to the community:
an evening with CHRISTINA CRAWFORD
Author of Mommie Dearest and the recently published
No Safe Place: A Legacy of Family Violence
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1995
More information to follow soon!
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