November 17, 2003

OU to Present "Marriage Enrichment Skills Workshop" in Forest Hills on December 6

Queens Jewish Center
66-05 108th Street Forest Hills, NY 11375
7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Saturday, December 6, 2003

Following the overwhelming success of this summer's "Positive Jewish Marriages Enrichment Retreat," the Orthodox Union announced today that it will hold a "Marriage Enrichment Skills Workshop" at the Queens Jewish Center in Forest Hills on December 6 from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The synagogue is located at 66-05 108th Street.

The workshop is part of an OU series of programs with the objective of strengthening the Jewish family.

"The workshop is geared for happily married couples who want to communicate with and relate to each other on an even deeper emotional level," declared Frank Buchweitz, OU Director of Special Projects, who is coordinating the event.

The sessions will be:

● Tools for Effective and Positive Communication, led by Dr. Marcy P. Schaffer Ph.D. and Dr. Sylvan Schaffer Ph.D., J.D.; and

● Dealing with Disagreements in a Healthy Way, led by Dr. Rona Novick, Ph.D.

Participants will be able to attend both sessions.

Dr. Rona Novick, is a Senior Psychologist in the Division of Adolescent Psychiatry at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, and is a member of the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also in private practice on Long Island.

Dr. Marcy P. Schaffer maintains a private practice in clinical psychology, specializing in individual and family therapy, including premarital and marital counseling. She is Director of Multi-Lingual Evaluation and Therapy Services of the Quality Evaluation and Consulting Services, and is Executive Director of the Positive Beginnings School.

Dr. Sylvan J. Schaffer is engaged in the private practice of clinical psychology, specializing in family and marital psychotherapy, and is an attorney specializing in family law. He holds professorships in clinical psychology at NYU School of Medicine, Downstate Medical School, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and is an adjunct faculty member at both Hofstra Law School and the Yeshiva University semicha (rabbinical ordination) program, where he specializes in conflict resolution.

A Chinese Buffet and question and answer session will follow the sessions.

Admission is $10 per person. For more information, please call 718-459-8432.

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