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Della Benham, MSW, is a Licensed Clinical SocialWorker and Manager-Clinical Service at JF&CS. She earned her BA in Psychology from WV Wesleyan College and her MSW from St. Louis University. She is licensed in both Missouri and Illinois; is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Academy of Certified Social Workers; a Fellow with the American Academy of Pain Management; a Certified Hypnotherapist with the American Institute for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy; certified in EMDR; and a member of Psychotherapy Saint Louis. In addition, she has maintained a private clinical practice for the past 21 years.
Ms. Benham’s areas of expertise include:
- Clinical supervision and teambuilding, and collaborations between internal program areas, as well as with other community organizations.
- Design and implementation of innovative intake systems, mental health and substance abuse services, and results marketing.
- Preparation of multiple behavioral health programs for site visits with accrediting organizations.
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Toby Cremer, MSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Jewish Family & Children’s Service. Ms. Cremer earned her MSW from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. She has worked at JF&CS since 1987 holding a variety of positions including Coordinator of Counseling and Case Management for Older Adults, Supervisor of the Chaplaincy Program, and liaison for the Jewish Federation NORC program (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities).
Ms. Cremer’s areas of expertise include working with:
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Older adults and adults with special needs on issues relating to independence and problems with everyday living.
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Adults and couples coping with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, chronic pain, and physical illnesses.
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Shannon Harting, LCSW is a social worker with expertise in working with children, adolescents, and their families. Ms. Harting provides school consultation services as well as therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. She earned her MSW from St. Louis University.
Ms. Harting's areas of expertise include:
- Family therapy.
- Trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Intensive in-home services.
- Training/psychoeducational groups.
- Work with individuals with wide range of physical and mental disabilities.
- DBT Consultation Team Member and Skills Group facilitator.
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Rochelle Novack, M.Ed is the Coordinator of Intake Services at JF&CS. She earned an M.Ed (1976) in counseling from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. She has worked at JF&CS since 1980 and held a number of administrative positions. In addition, Ms. Novack is the Coordinator of Psychiatry Services provided at JF&CS through the Family Mental Health Collaborative (FMHC).
Ms. Novack’s areas of expertise include:
- Intake and triage management.
- Management information systems.
- Quality assurance.
- Compliance with accreditation standards.
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Esther Scharf, MSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at JF&CS. Ms. Scharf earned an MSW (1993) from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and has worked at JF&CS since 1995. Ms. Scharf has specialized training in Mindfulness and Meditation. Ms. Scharf is a member of the agency's Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Consultation Team and is one of the facilitators of the DBT Skills Group.
Ms. Scharf’s areas of expertise include working with:
- Older adults, couples, and adults with serious and persistent mental health problems.
- Mindfulness, meditation, and stress management techniques.
- Older adults and adults with special needs at two HUD-funded facilities.
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Amethyst Roberson, MA-LPC is the Coordinator of the Family Mental Health Collaborative (FMHC) and a clinical therapist at JF&CS. Amethyst earned her MA in Counseling from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK (2001). Ms. Taylor has a proven rapport with people of various ages and backgrounds.
Ms. Roberson’s areas of expertise include:
- Individual and group work with children, adolescents, women and families.
- Crisis management, facilitating community and school workshops, coaching, mentoring, and prevention programs.
- Parent education, parent-child communication and Emotional Intelligence training (Pairs for Peers).
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Peter Walker, MSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at JF&CS. Mr. Walker earned an MSW (1980) from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and has worked at JF&CS since 1981. Mr. Walker is a member of the On-Site Psychosocial Team that provides a variety of services to children and adolescents at several community schools.
Mr. Walker’s areas of expertise include:
- DBT Consultation Team member and Skills Group facilitator.
- Trauma treatment using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
- Work with adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents.
- Child and adolescent psychopathology.
- Specialized training in Emotion-Focused Family and Couples Therapy.
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Evelyn Young, MSW is a licensed clinical social worker at JF&CS. Ms. Young earned an MSW (1976) from the St. Louis University School of Social Work. She has worked at JF&CS since 1976 and held a number of positions as Coordinator of the Homemaker, New American and Financial Assistance Programs. In addition, Ms. Young is fluent in both German and French.
Ms. Young’s areas of expertise include working with:
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Older adults and their families on issues related to independence,
psychosocial functioning, and problems with everyday living.
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Holocaust survivors and severely mentally ill adults.
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Adults coping with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and illnesses such as cancer, diabetes.
- Trained in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Emotion Focused Therapy.
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Jody Warren, MA, is a Licensed Professional Counselor with JF&CS. She earned her MA in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood University.She is licensed in both Missouri (LPC) and Illinois (LCPC) and is a court approved Family/ Divorce Mediator. Ms. Warren is experienced in working with diverse and at-risk children and adolescents in the schools and in providing counseling for individuals of all ages, families, and groups.
Her expertise is in the following areas:
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Focusing on trauma and other types of psychological distress
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Interpersonal effectiveness and relationships
- Children’s Therapy and Skills Training Groups focusing on substance abuse and life skills education.
- Grief/Loss and divorce recovery
- Mediation
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Simon Koski, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Jewish Family & Children's Service. Mr. Koski earned his M.Ed. from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Prior to his work at JF&CS, Mr. Koski served for 16 years on staff at Edgewood Children's Center where his most recent position was Associate Director, Family & Community Services. He is also a National Certified Counselor.
Mr. Koski's areas of expertise include:
- Experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families and groups.
- Trained in DBT and introductory training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
- Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
- DBT Consultation Team Member and Skills Group Facilitator.
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Smadar Shenhav, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri; she also has Israeli licenses as a Licensed Professional Counselor and as a Licensed Professional Dance and Movement Therapist. She completed a Master of Arts in Counseling at University of Haifa, Israel, and also post-graduate counseling certification at University of Missouri. She holds a bachelor of Education from Wingate College in Netanya, Israel.
Ms. Shenhav's areas of expertise include:
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