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
The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching Our Most Challenging Students
Marlborough, MA
Children of Suicide: In Her Wake
Memoirs Can Be Messy: The Delicate Balance of Writing About Family
Iowa City, IA
Is This Student Safe to Return to School?”: Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists’ and Psychologists’ Roles in Threat Assessments for Students at Risk for Violence
New York, NY
Helping Struggling Students: Resiliency Strategies for Parents, Teachers, and Clinicians
Boston, MA
School Avoidance: Getting the Student in the Door
Hopkinton, MA
Teen Depression
Clinical Case Conference 5: Impossible at School, Part 2: Consulting on Violent, Disruptive, and Highly Unusual Kids
San Diego, CA
Clinical Perspectives 24: Is This Student Safe to Return to School? The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist's Role in Threat Assessments for Students at Risk for Violence
San Diego, CA
Children of Suicide: In Her Wake
The Behavior Code: Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students
Beverly, MA
Safety Assessments
Beverly, MA
School Avoidance
Dedham, MA
PTSD/Anxiety
Sudbury, MA
Working with Self-Destructive Adolescents: How to Manage Them While Taking Care of Yourself
Danbury, CT
