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.

— 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
  • Advocating for Patients and Educating about Suicide: Drawing from Personal and Clinical Experience

Upcoming Events

January 26, 2024

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

November 10, 2015

The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching Our Most Challenging Students

Special Education Surrogate Parent Conference: Making a Difference
Marlborough, MA
September 16, 2015

Children of Suicide: In Her Wake

Webinar for the Association for Death Education and Counseling
April 16, 2015

Memoirs Can Be Messy: The Delicate Balance of Writing About Family

Examined Life conference
Iowa City, IA
March 26, 2015

Is This Student Safe to Return to School?”: Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists’ and Psychologists’ Roles in Threat Assessments for Students at Risk for Violence

ASAP/ISAPP conference
New York, NY
January 31, 2015

Helping Struggling Students: Resiliency Strategies for Parents, Teachers, and Clinicians

Harvard Medical School CME Course: School Mental Health: Treating Students K-12
Boston, MA
November 04, 2014

School Avoidance: Getting the Student in the Door

Hopkinton Public Schools
Hopkinton, MA
October 30, 2014

Teen Depression

Webinar for Families for Depression Awareness
October 23, 2014

Clinical Case Conference 5: Impossible at School, Part 2: Consulting on Violent, Disruptive, and Highly Unusual Kids

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
October 22, 2014

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

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
October 09, 2014

Children of Suicide: In Her Wake

Webinar for National Alliance for Grieving Children
June 04, 2014

The Behavior Code: Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students

Youth at Risk conference, Essex County Community Foundation
Beverly, MA
May 30, 2014

Safety Assessments

Youth at Risk conference, Essex County Community Foundation
Beverly, MA
May 30, 2014

School Avoidance

The Education Cooperative
Dedham, MA
May 28, 2014

PTSD/Anxiety

Lincoln-Sudbury Public Schools
Sudbury, MA
April 25, 2014

Working with Self-Destructive Adolescents: How to Manage Them While Taking Care of Yourself

How Young People Succeed: The Art and the Science conference
Danbury, CT
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