In the latest issue of Squirrel Hill magazine, JF&CS’s Squirrel Hill Psychological Services therapist Wendy Levin-Shaw, LCSW, talks about the importance of setting goals.
I remember some time ago reading a reference to goal-setting that I thought was excellent: “instead of letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.”
You don’t have to be a contestant on “The Biggest Loser” or an employee participating in an annual review to set goals. Goal-setting is simply an organized personal planning process that helps you define what you want, long-term and short-term, and focus on achieving it.
This edition of Squirrel Hill Magazine focuses on issues affecting women, and the article is written from that perspective, but whether you’re a woman or a man, you should find this article a useful tool in learning to set and work toward achieving your goals. Enjoy!
Squirrel Hill Psychological Services provides individual, relationship, child/adolescent and family therapy. We are a licensed outpatient mental health facility and are fully compliant with current HIPAA Regulations. We offer compassionate, individualized care with particular attention to your personal needs, values, traditions and expectations. Please call us at 412.521.3800 for a confidential consultation if you are experiencing emotional or mental distress. Visit http://www.squirrelhillpsych.org/ for more information.
Joel is a shareholder and director of the Advisory Services Group of Schneider Downs. He joined the JF&CS Board of Directors in 2007, subsequently filling the key board positions of Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer, Vice Board Chair and now Board Chair. He also served for many years as a committee member for JF&CS’s Central Scholarship & Loan Referral Service. Under Joel’s leadership JF&CS has been able to successfully navigate difficult economic times while staying true to its mission of aiding the most vulnerable in our community.
With more than 30 years of service, Barbara Wollman has the longest tenure of any JF&CS employee. She is a licensed clinical social worker and certified by the Association for Play Therapy as a Play Therapy Supervisor, one of the few in the Pittsburgh region. For more than three decades Barbara’s expertise and passion for her work has improved the lives of so many of our community’s children, helping them to overcome emotional and behavioral challenges.
