Looking Ahead – October 2023
Latinx/Hispanic Communities and Mental Health
Live Webinar – Tuesday October 3rd 12:00pm – 1:00 pm
Join us for a panel discussion with CFS Counseling Program Clinicians on Hispanic identity and heritage, cultural mistrust, and ways to engage and uplift Hispanic clients in mental health settings. This webinar will be recorded.
Public Loan Forgiveness: What everyone should know
Live Webinar – Thursday October 5th 12:00pm – 12:30pm
Join us for this informative webinar on Public Loan Forgiveness. This webinar will be recorded.
September 2023
Live Webinar – Wednesday September 20th 9:00am – 9:20am
Do you have general questions about your EAP benefits? Join us for a live Q&A. We will be on zoom for 20 minutes and will provide an overview of the most frequently asked questions about EAP. We will also be available to answer any general questions you may have.
We recommend watching this 3–minute C&FS EAP Quick Start Guide prior to this event.
Suicide Prevention: What everyone should know
September is Suicide Awareness month, a time when we come together to raise awareness, provide support, and promote conversation about mental health. Your well-being is important to us, and you are not alone. Let us stand together this September and beyond, to foster a culture of care and understanding in the workplace, home, and throughout the community. We invite you to join us in our efforts to break the stigma, raise awareness, and ultimately, save lives.
Live Webinar – Thursday September 28th 12:00pm – 12:30 pm
Join us for this informative and important webinar with Celia Spacone, Ph.D., Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County. This webinar aims to raise awareness about the sensitive and vital topic of suicide prevention. This webinar will be recorded.
In Case You Missed It – August 2023
Wellness Starts with You: Tools to support your Journey
Recording: Wellness Starts with You: Tools to Support Your Journey
Financial Wellness: Take control of your financial future
Recording: Digital Financial Planning & Financial Wellness – Savology
In Case You Missed it – July 2023
Empowering BIPOC Youth: Why is early intervention important?
Recording: Empowering BIPOC Youth
Summer 2023 brings us an opportunity to renew and recharge. This summer C&FS EAP wants to share tools with you to support your wellness journey. We have joined together with Lidia Snyder, LMSW, RYT, TCTSY-F, a licensed social worker and a trauma informed yoga instructor, to develop a guided wellness journey, exclusively for C&FS EAP members. Journey through the 8 domains of health and wellness with C&FS EAP and Lidia Snyder, each Wednesday from July 12th through August 18th. Each week you will receive an email with activities, information, and a brief mindfulness exercise. See the attached printable pdf or download here: Summer Wellness Series.
Click here to learn more and join the Summer Wellness Series
In Case You Missed It – June 2023
Complimentary Webinar: Grief in the Workplace
Recording: Grief in the Workplace
In Case You Missed It – May 2023
May was Mental Health Awareness Month and a good time to reinforce our awareness of mental health issues, along with becoming more familiar with resources available for help. On our website you will find various self-inventory assessments, that can help bring more understanding to our own mental health. In addition, C&FS EAP hosted individual Mental Health Check In’s, where members were able to schedule a session to evaluate how they have been impacted by the experiences of the past year and identify strengths and areas of growth.
May was also the first anniversary of the May 14th racially motivated mass shooting at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue. During this month C&FS EAP will remember the ten lives lost and the adverse impact on members in this community. We would also like to reflect on the increased discussion and attention to advancing equity in the workplace and the community. And finally, we renew our commitment to advocating for inclusion, and challenging the hate that motivated this attack.
Creating a wellness focused workplace requires effort from all of us. Consider a small step you can take this month to:
- Remember that this anniversary will impact us all in different ways and we will all need to take care of ourselves differently. It is impossible for us to know what other people have experienced or are experiencing.
- Reflect on how this anniversary impacts us and how we can support ourselves and those around us.
- Renew our commitment to creating space for the people around us, listening, and being aware that we may not know the full impact events in the past year have had on others.
We remember. We reflect. We renew our commitment to the work ahead.
In Case You Missed It – April 2023
Recording: Supervisory Orientation Presentation
In Case You Missed It – February 2023
Celebrating Black History Month
Recording: Resistance is Necessary: How Black Resistance Benefits Everyone (Part 1)
In Case You Missed It – January 2023
Winter Wellness Email Challenge
Click here to learn more about what activities were covered during our 8-week Winter Wellness Challenge.
Substance Abuse: What Everyone Needs to Know
Recording: Click here to watch the 30-minute recording of January’s complimentary webinar.
In Case You Missed It – December 2022
Recording: Money and the Holidays
In Case You Missed It – November 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Self Care During Stressful Times
Recording: Self Care During Stressful Times
In Case You Missed It – October 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Discussing Domestic Violence
Recording: Discussing Domestic Violence with Survivor Linda Dynel
In Case You Missed It – September 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Healthy Relationships and Mental Health
Recording: Healthy Relationships and Mental Health with Rana Ryan
In Case You Missed It – August 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Emergency Management Planning
Recording: Emergency Management Plan Basics
In Case You Missed It – July 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Breath and Mindfulness for Stress Reduction
Recording: Breath-and-mindfulness-for-stress-reduction .
In Case You Missed it – June 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Leading Responsibly in the Aftermath of Trauma
Recording: Leading Responsibly in the Aftermath of Trauma | Child & Family Services (cfsbny.org)
In Case You Missed It – May 2022
Complimentary Webinar: A Conversation about Trauma and Recovery
Recording: A Conversation About Trauma & Recovery with Rana Ryan.
In Case You Missed It – April 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Supporting the Mental Health of Children
Recording: Supporting the Mental Health of Children: What to look for and how to respond
In Case You Missed It – March 2022
Complimentary Webinar: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence
Recording: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence: At work and home
