Dr. Steven Michelson will speak on this topic:  "What can you teach me? -- A glimpse at today’s adolescent social media influenced world"

Dr. Steven Michelson is a life-long resident of Acton and CBE congregant and former board member.

Steve is a family therapist and founded Life Management Associates in 1983 specializing in treating children, adolescents and families. During the summer of 2017, he studied at both Hebrew University in Jerusalen and the Israel Trauma Center learning how communities manage trauma.

Since his retirement last year, he continues to address rebuilding resilience post-COVID within the Acton-Boxborough community with Acton-Boxborough United Way. Currently, he is part of the Association of Jewish Psychologists and the Jewish Community Mental Health Initiative facing the challenges of antisemitism and racism within the US. He co-facilitates a support group for families in the US who have families currently living in Israel. He has a special interest on the impact of social media on adolescents.

For our planning purposes, it is important that you pre-register below.  There is no charge for Brotherhood members.  Those attending that are not Brotherhood members pay $10 when registering below and, if not pre-registered, pay $12 at the door.