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Psychological Services for JFS ( Jewish Family Service Agency) Possibilities

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jhp000788-013
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1555 E. Flamingo Rd. Ste 125. la, gas. Nevada 89109 702-732 L Psychological Services or JFS Possibi iit ies Learning Disability Screening for ll< In tw Academy Sunday Sell the General Agency Clientle. for This would involve either hiriu on salary or on i |i? i pt L i i , a clincal psycholigst who would screen children from kiinhi . iltn i ? n,> to primary school age. For kindergarten chi 1 ren, the i> i neuropsychological screening tests, whi h ikes Jo i; i i i, that can predict whether or not the child ill h.iv< l?aii i. in grade school. For children already id< tili.d , tin- p. i having learning problems, a series of list which take much Ion, asminister can be done, including inte1 Ieg> uce test (WIJC-R) ail tests and specific tests to measure visual visua1-motor, auditm l < components. II. Career Vocational Testing. There are several well known voca ional tests that are I i determine a persons interests and skills. These tests can be u teenagers or adults changing careers. Thi night be a very valu.i iii> to present to the Jewish community. The ests do not involve nn a, il clinical time of the clinician. The ft edb ck session would rei|ui i .,hly 45 minutes. The tests can be tabulated on al computer here in t> i I in > III. General Intellectual Personality T. ing. A clinical psychologist can pi j\ de assistance to tin i ipi .i at JFS where patients have complicated pm lems r<'|uirin( p ? N i< I evaluation prior to psychotherapy or durin treatmiut. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Marti Ashcrall. Dr Alvin ? Blanche H Feinberg. Dr M irv Glovmsky Ruth < lol dent. Flora Mason. Herb Pallor, Rulh Pearson, Vi .. ii I Runelinsky, Gertrude Budiak Linda Silvestri. Mary St Post President. Myrna Williams. ALAN L MORi.EH a r .. i . ft, o A Sanaficlery Agancy ,1 i.wia Fat.rail.il al lea V.,ai ? - A Un,l. I Wj A COUNSELING SERVICE I .a,., y ; I. All I I ? 11 u Y Hi I i- 2 - 1555 E. Flamingo Rd.. Ste 125, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 702?732-031 -i Staffing Issue One way to go about staffing a position such as this is to hire a licensed clinical psychologist who can bill regular fees through third party organizations. This clinician would then sign a separate agreement with JFS to reimburse JFS a 7? of collected fees to be determined by agreement. A second way is to hire a non-licensed or lit. i nl clinical psycho?logist and pay this clinicion a salary for a set i uihIh i . i I., o! work each month. Difficulties might occur if tht re aren* l ecu I i I ! ur. s in th. month to justify the clinicion's salar> . There wouldn't ,1 ' .lli.s in the other direction, because the clinicion would rt I ? t l hour he/she works each month. Lew Eteoff P.S. Dick Greenblatt from Toledo, Ohio says hello and wishe saw him this week at the Hilton. ou well. I BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Marti Ashcraft, Dr Alvin Blumberg, N onn Cher: y, Jerry Count*.,* t Blanche H Feinberg Dr Marv Glovirislty, Ruth Gold! rrb Huth Hanusa, Bea Levinson, Aril i Lnd I . i dent, Flora Mason, Herb Pastor, Ruth Pearson, Vice Preside it, Marc H Ratner, Treasurer 1 .. Roselinsky, Gertrude Rudiak, Linda Silvestri, Mary Stivers, Les Sully, Secretary, Dr. John , V . r Lh ? Past President, Myrna Williams. ALAN L. MORGER, A CSV, Executive Director IIP ? * ? A United Way Agency A Beneficiary Agency off A.?.iiialion of 1 Jewish Federation off Lot Vegas A COUNSELING SERVICE FOR PERS< NAL AND FAMILY PROBLEMS und Children's ?