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In addition to sharing valuable insights, Nancy’s conversational tone and ability to show vulnerability in her practice brings her listeners in, creates a space for empathy and learning, and inspires us to connect at a deeper level with more people. And, one hopes, we will all make a bigger impact because of that.

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— Participant
School Mental Health Course

Dr. Rappaport is available to speak or conduct longer workshops upon request on topics including the following:

The Behavior Code: Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students
Resilience: Understanding and Teaching Challenging Children Without Burnout
Compassion, Burnout, and Empathic Fatigue: Building Resilience in Our Patients and Ourselves
“Is This Student Safe to Return?” A Comprehensive School Safety Assessment Approach
After a Suicide: Helping Children Heal
Teen Depression: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do
Finding Our Way: Healing Our Traumatized Children
The Power of Reflection: The Role of Narrative in Medicine

Upcoming Events

May 02, 2019 7:30am-5pm

Compassion, Burnout, and Empathic Fatigue: Building Resilience in our Patients and Ourselves

Rethinking Teen Mental Health - A Path to Sustainable Healing
7931 Connecticut Ave Chevy Chase, MD

Helping young people succeed includes understanding and managing challenging behaviors while finding ways to sustain our passion for the work and avoid burnout. This presentation uses stories and research findings to discuss how to build resilience in adolescents and ourselves, and how to keep ourselves “in the game” when working with children with challenging behavior.

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Previous Events

December 13, 2017

Teen Depression: What Families and Schools Can Do for Reluctant Teens

Webinar for the International Bipolar Foundation

October 29, 2017

Regeneration