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Jewish Family Service Agency 1555 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 125 ? Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 ? (702) 732-0304 Jewish Family Scrvicc Agency is a non-sectarian family counseling and community service Agency. JFSA provides individual and family counseling and "life supportive" services to the Las Vegas community and the Southern Nevada area, promoting and strengthening healthy family life. The Agency receives its primary support from voluntary finan-cial contributions from individuals, the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, and the United Way of Southern Nevada. Major Services of Jewish Family Service Agency Include Counseling with individuals and families. . .this in-cludes marriage and divorce counseling, parent guidance services, working with the handicapped and the aged, and counseling with children, adolescents, adults, and whole families. Information and referrals to other community resources are often included. Life Supportive Services. . .to the elderly, the isolated and the homebound. This includes the provision of much-needed personal services, such as shopping, certification for and the purchase of food stamps, accompanying the older person to medical appointments, and. . .listening. Psychiatric Aftercare. . .comprehensive services for those elderly individuals with prior psychiatric hospitali-zation. Clients receive a variety of services enabling them to maintain independent lives in the community. Volunteer Service Program. . .the "Care Corps" volun-teers are a supplement to the Agency's counseling serv-ices. Volunteers provide resources for the staff when they are planning goals for individuals, families and groups. Our volunteers work in conjunction with JFSA counselors to enhance services to meet individual needs. Family Life Education. . JFSA conducts Family Life Education workshops at the Agency and in the commu-nity. Aimed at enriching everyday living, the workshops focus on such issues as parenting, adolescent sexuality and relationships, couple communications and aging. Discus-sion groups allow the individual the opportunity for the improvement of their knowledge of family relationships and the enhancement of coping skills for the stress of living in a changing world. Resettlement for Refugees. . .has traditionally been a responsibility of the Jewish community and coordinated by Jewish Family Services. JFSA assists with the integra-tion and settlement of refugees. Counseling Service. . Jewish Family Service Agency counseling services are family focused. Individuals and families from all walks of life and all age groups come with a broad spectrum of psychosocial problems having to do with parent-child relationships, marital difficulties, individual personality adjustment, illness, financial d i f f i c i d n ^ ^ e t c ^ ^ Jewish Big Brothers Adoption Homesharing Case Management. . .assisting a client and (Individual or family) to manage environmental needs by assessing which social services are needed and then obtaining those services for the client. The social worker then assumes a coordinative role, that is, the worker enables the various service deliverers to work together cooperatively to en-hance the client's coping skills. Presenting Problem At Intake Individual Adjustment: Includes problems of children or adults manifested in dysfunctional behavior disturbing to the individual and/or to his family and society. Parent-Child: Conflict between parent or step-parent and single child (to age 22). Marital: Conflict between husband and wife recog-nized by one or both as disturbing. Psychiatric Symptoms or Illness: Assistance in manag-ing family and environmental concerns which are affected by past or present mental illness. Usually involves suppor-tive contacts and advocacy with landlords, employers, etc. Separation or Divorce: Counseling oriented to the issues of separation or divorce as they relate to family break-up and child guidance issues of parenting. Sexual: Counseling oriented to sexual dysfunction. Medical Illness: Difficulty presented as caused by illness. Homemaker/Companion: Request for cleaning, cooking, general home upkeep or companionship. Protective Care: Question of protection or guardian-ship for individuals who, for emotional or medical rea-sons, are unable to make competent decisions. Financial: Need for financial assistance and/or coun-seling around financial management. Location/Migration: Request from HIAS or relative in the community for assistance in locating a family or planning for individual or family overseas to come to this country or this community. Legal: Request for planning assistance with legal problems - families would be referred to local attorneys. Employment: Vocational problems where dysfunc-tional behavior interferes with employment. Education/Vocational Guidance: Self explanatory.