J Family Service

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group Class
2025-08-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-09-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-09-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Other, United States
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an Evidence-Based Treatment shown to be effective with:
• Controlling life-threatening and quality-of-life interfering behaviors
• Regulating intense, painful emotions
• Managing difficult interpersonal relationships
• Fostering more life balance
• Creating a life worth living

Skills you will develop with this six-week course: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Middle Path

Candidate Requirements:
• Adult Men and Women
• Must be pre-screened prior to the start date of classes
• Also be in Concurrent Individual Therapy

Skills are taught in modules lasting six weeks and are open to new candidates at the start of a new module.
For more information and to get in the next group class, Contact Nancy Hall, MA, LPC at nhall@jfamilyservice.org or 214.887.1364 x272.

Monday Evenings from 6:30PM-8:00PM

3-Day Microsoft Excel Course
2025-08-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Online via Microsoft Teams
This 3-day course is offered at no cost through the Career and Financial Coaching Department of JFS Dallas. It is taught by Chris Sachnik and will be held on Microsoft Teams. After you register through Eventbrite, you will receive an email with the link to join.
Day 1: Meet Excel (and Don’t Be Scared)

Tour of the interface: ribbons, cells, and sheets
Entering and formatting text, numbers, and dates
Basic formulas: SUM, AVERAGE, simple math
AutoFill, copy/paste tricks, and cell formatting
Creating a personal checklist or budget

Tuesday, August 26
Day 2: Making It Work for You

Sorting and filtering data
Freezing panes and hiding rows/columns
Cell references: absolute vs. relative
Working with tables and totals
Light conditional formatting

Wednesday, August 27
Day 3: Putting It All Together

Creating a monthly budget or task tracker
Troubleshooting formula errors
Q&A: “Why did my spreadsheet just do that?”
Exporting to PDF and printing tips

Modified Yoga for Cancer Survivors or Individuals with Disabilities
2025-08-26 14:15 - 15:15, 2025-08-28 14:15 - 15:15, 2025-09-02 14:15 - 15:15, 2025-09-04 14:15 - 15:15, 2025-09-09 14:15 - 15:15, 2025-09-11 14:15 - 15:15 | JCC, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, United States
Two times a week at the Jewish Community Center
Contact Beth Broodo at bbroodo@jfamilyservice.org to confirm attendance.

Men's Group
2025-08-27 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 | JFS (5402 Arapaho Road, Dallas 75248), 5402 Arapaho Road, Dallas, TX, 75248, United States
This process-oriented therapy group covers a wide assortment of issues affecting men including interpersonal relationships, family conflict & violence, parenting, dealing with unpleasant feelings, coping with anger, abusive experiences, and living an honorable life.
This group provides an opportunity for men to gain insight, self-awareness, and behavioral skill and practice.
The group meets weekly – Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pre-registration is required.
For more information, please contact Mike Ligocki, PhD at Jewish Family Service 972.437.9950 (ext. 307).

Women's Trauma Support Group
2025-09-01 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-09-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-09-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Other, United States
For women who have been impacted by trauma and family violence on Mondays at 5:30 pm. The group is a psychotherapy process group that focuses on interpersonal relationships, healing, psychoeducation, and coping strategies and tools.
For more information, get location, and to enroll, please contact Terah Culp, MA, LPC, Clinical Therapist, at 972.437.9950 x285 or tculp@jfamilyservice.org

Womens Trauma Group
2025-09-01 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Other, United States
For women who have been impacted by trauma and abuse on Mondays at 5:30 pm. This psychotherapy group incorporating expressive arts is facilitated by female therapists.
For more information to enroll, please contact Terah Culp, MA, LPC, at 469-206-1642.

Caring for the Caregivers (TE)
2025-09-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Temple Emanu-El
For all family caregivers, this group, facilitated by an elder-care professional, will help you learn how to best care for your loved one—and yourself. Please join us for discussion and support. First Tuesday of every month, at 10:30 am. Temple Emanu-El, 8500 Hillcrest, Dallas, TX 75225. No RSVP required. No Charge. For more information, please contact Abby Goodman, LCSW at agoodman@JFSdallas.org or 972.437.9950.

Open to anyone in need, our Caregivers Support Groups are for spouses, adult children and other family members coping with a loved one suffering from dementia or other long-term illnesses.
Facilitated by our licensed professionals, these groups provide information and support to help you best care for your loved one, while caring for yourself.

Caring for the Caregivers - Support Group
2025-09-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Other, United States
1st Tuesday of the month at 10:30am
2nd Tuesday of the month at 12:00pm

For all family caregivers, this group, facilitated by an elder-care professional, will help you learn how to best care for your loved one—and yourself.
Contact:
Abigail Goodman, LCSW at agoodman@jfamilyservice.org
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Older Adults at Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas
P: 469.206.1688 I 972.437.9950 x215 I F: 972.437.1988

Learn Microsoft Word
2025-09-08 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Online via Microsoft Teams
What to expect:
Monday, September 8th from 10am – 12pm (CDT)Day 1: Introducing Microsoft Word

Interface overview: ribbons, navigation, zoom
Typing, editing, and formatting text
Paragraph alignment, spacing, and indentation
Bullet points, numbered lists, headers

Tuesday, September 9th from 10am – 12pm (CDT)
Day 2: Layout and Polish

Page setup: margins, orientation, page breaks
Inserting images, tables, and symbols
Using Styles for consistent formatting
Headers, footers, and page numbers

Wednesday, September 10th from 10am – 12pm (CDT)
Day 3: From Draft to Document

Proofing tools: spell check, grammar, and thesaurus
Saving, sharing, and exporting to PDF
Printing options
Mini-project: participants create a flyer or letter
This course will be held online via Microsoft Teams. After you register, you’ll receive an email with the link to join. We’ll also send a reminder with the link before each session.

I Just Got Laid Off, Why Does It Feel Like I Was Fired?
2025-09-09 17:30 - 18:30 | JFS (5402 Arapaho Road, Dallas 75248), 5402 Arapaho Road, Dallas, TX, 75248, United States
Losing a job can feel overwhelming, personal, and deeply emotional. Even when layoffs are beyond your control, the impact can feel the same as being fired. This workshop is designed to help you process those emotions and rebuild your confidence as you take the next steps in your career.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:

Understand the initial shock and why it feels so personal
Find healthy ways to cope with the loss
Recognize the opportunities that can come from job loss
Navigate today’s job market with clarity and confidence
Prepare (physically, emotionally, and mentally) for interviews

Virtual Option:
Can’t make it in person? You can also join this workshop via Microsoft Teams! A meeting link will be sent to you after you register.

Breast Cancer Support Group
2025-09-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Other, United States
Integrating different therapeutic modalities to reduce stress and anxiety as well as increase overall well-being. Open to any woman who has experienced breast cancer, this group is an opportunity to discuss ways to cope and to find ways to live each day as fully as possible.

Contact Beth Broodo at bbroodo@jfamilyservice.org to get the registration link or more information.

Cyberscams: Protecting Assets in a Digital World
2025-09-12 13:00 - 14:00 | JCC, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, United States
About the Seminar
In today’s digital world, fraud and cyber scams are more sophisticated than ever. Join us for this free, informative session to learn practical ways to safeguard your financial information and protect yourself online.

Topics will include:

Common cyber scams and identity theft risks
Safe practices for online banking, shopping, and payment apps
The channels fraudsters use to target victims
Why older Americans are 3x more likely to be targeted
What to do if you’ve unknowingly paid a fraudster
How to be proactive by setting up alerts and monitoring credit

This event is part of the Building Financial Power Series, a free educational program presented by Jewish Family Service designed to help you strengthen you financial skills, gain confidence, and build financial power!

Microsoft Series: Microsoft Outlook 2-Day Course
2025-09-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Online via Microsoft Teams
What to expect:
Email Essentials

Composing, replying, forwarding
Attachments: what, how, and when
Organizing your inbox: folders and categories
Email etiquette and phishing awareness
Creating events and reminders
Inviting others to meetings
Managing contacts and mailing lists
Setting up task lists and flags
Rules and filters to clean up your inbox
Search tips and tricks
Shared calendars and delegation basics
Recap of Word and Excel as needed
Final open Q&A

This course will be held online via Microsoft Teams. After you register, you’ll receive an email with the link to join. We’ll also send a reminder with the link before each session.

Microsoft Series: Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Excel Course
2025-09-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Online via Microsoft Teams
This course expands on topics from the Microsoft Excel Advanced course held September 8–10, but don’t worry if you missed it— you’re still welcome to join and will benefit from the material!
Day 1 (Monday, September 15) – Lookup & Reference Functions

VLOOKUP & HLOOKUP deep dive (limitations & workarounds)
INDEX & MATCH combo for flexible lookups
XLOOKUP (modern alternative)
Using LOOKUP functions across multiple sheets/workbooks
Practice: sales dataset analysis with lookups

Day 2 (Tuesday, September 16) – Logical, Text & Date Functions

Logical functions: IF, nested IFs, AND, OR
Error handling: IFERROR, ISNA, ISNUMBER
Text functions: LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, TRIM, CONCAT, TEXTJOIN
Date functions: TODAY, NOW, EOMONTH, NETWORKDAYS
Practice: HR/Payroll dataset cleanup & analysis

Day 3 (Wednesdy, September 17) – PivotTables & Interactive Analysis

Building PivotTables from large data
Grouping data (dates, numbers, custom groups)
Summarizing with different aggregation methods
PivotCharts basics
Adding Slicers & Timelines for interactivity
Practice: sales dashboard with PivotTables

This webinar is Part 2 of a 3-week Advanced Microsoft Excel series. If you’d like to register for Parts 1 and/or 3, you can view the details here. Attendance at all three parts is not required, but it is recommended.
Click here for: Microsoft Excel Advanced Part 1 (September 8, 9, 10)
Click here for: Microsoft Excel Advanced Part 3 (September 29, 30, October 1)
This course will be held online via Microsoft Teams. After you register, you’ll receive an email with the link to join. We’ll also send a reminder with the link before each session.
