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.
”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
- Advocating for Patients and Educating about Suicide: Drawing from Personal and Clinical Experience
Upcoming Events

School Mental Health: Treating Students K-12
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
Students of all ages continue to struggle with increased mental health issues since the pandemic upended the world. According to a CDC 2021 survey, 42% of adolescent students felt persistently sad and 22% seriously considered attempting suicide. The U.S. Surgeon General has further emphasized the issue’s urgency with his recent report on the youth loneliness crisis. Our children and teens are crying out for help, and those who work with school-aged youth must stay current with the latest knowledge and skills that will enhance the emotional well-being of our students.
This course is designed to meet those needs and offer participants practical strategies with a mix of lecture, case studies, interactive panels and Q&A. Topics will cover resilience, risk assessment related to suicide and extremism, trauma awareness, social justice and immigrant supports; perfectionism, school avoidance and pediatric emergencies; while attending compassionately to ourselves and our colleagues.
Participants will complete the course with practical and timely clinical information and skills based on emerging research, evidence-based practice and innovative learning strategies. And this year we are excited to now offer two options of format: in person or online livestream.
We welcome all mental health and health clinicians, educators, school administrators, researchers, and others interested in the development and treatment of school-aged children and adolescents.
Who Should Attend
- Primary Care Providers
- Specialty Physicians
- Nurses
- Psychologists
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Family Therapists
Previous Events

Finding our Way - Healing our Traumatized Children
708 Kurn Hattin Road Westminster VT

Strengthen Your District Crisis Preparedness With a Safety Assessment Team
141 Mansion Dr., East Walpole MA
TEC is partnering with Dr. Nancy Rappaport to offer a year long Professional Development opportunity designed to leverage your in-district capacity to keep potential violence from becoming real by establishing a Safety Assessment Team and implementing a formal framework of threat assessment and intervention.
Your team will learn from expert speakers, collaborate with teams from districts across our regional learning community and work together to design and implement a comprehensive Safety Assessment protocol for your district.

The Behavior Code: Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students
Town and Country San Diego, Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA
Two-day interactive workshop:
The Behavior Code: Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students- Part 1
and
The Behavior Code: Focus on Case Studies, Communication, and Resilience- Part 2

Is This Student Safe to Return? A Comprehensive School Safety Assessment Approach
Quebec City Convention Center, 1000 Boulevard René-Lévesque E, Ville de Québec, QC G1A 1B4, Canada

The Behavior Code: Understanding and Teaching Challenging Children Without Burnout
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York, NY

Compassion, Burnout, and Empathic Fatigue: Building Resilience in Our Patients and Ourselves
Maine Medical Center, Portland ME

How to Navigate Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors in School
Boston, MA

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

Regeneration
42nd St., New York, NY

Regeneration
42nd St., New York, NY

Regeneration
42nd St., New York, NY

Regeneration
42nd St., New York, NY

Regeneration
42nd St., New York, NY

Regeneration
Cambridge, MA

Is this Student Safe at School: A Safety Assessment Model
Boston, MA