Mental Health

Supporting Teachers is Supporting Students

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Mental Health
Support staff such as school counselors and therapists are often seen as providers of support services for students. However, in order to

Faculty Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

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Mental Health, Prizmah Thought Leadership
Throughout the generations, the highest honor we bestow upon those who are worthy is the title of teacher. Moshe, the person we

Helping the Helpers: Strengthening School Counselors’ Support Systems

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Mental Health
October 7 altered our world as we know it. In Jewish day schools, guidance counselors and psychologists were busier than ever dealing

Nurturing Resiliency, Leadership, and Self-Care in an Educator’s World Clouded by the Rise of Antisemitism

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Mental Health, Professional Leadership
In the aftermath of Covid and with the rise in antisemitism, violence and polarization, educators are at the forefront, juggling social, emotional

Balancing Support with Supervision

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Mental Health
How can administrators both supervise and support teachers? While there are times when school leaders need to take authoritative action, they can

Improved Data for Individualized Learning

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Mental Health, Research
In 2013, a group of like-minded administrators at Scheck Hillel dreamed of creating what we brainstormed would be called an ILP. What

Head of School as Mourner-in-Chief

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Mental Health, Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
Tragic events, whether personal, national, or global, evoke responses which psychologists refer to as stages of grief (after Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s book On

Seven Things School Leaders Can Do Now to Support The Wellness of Your School

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Mental Health, Prizmah Thought Leadership
During this time of crisis, school leaders are juggling so much more than usual, and your usual is already too full. To

Putting Wellness at the Center

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Fundraising & Development, Mental Health
As someone with decades of experience in the philanthropic world, I first began to understand the acute need for mental health advocacy

Why we Hired a Director of SEL

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Mental Health, School Policies and Procedures
Over the past few years, our middle school educational team has observed increasing signs of anxiety and depression in our students, a

Shalvat HaNefesh: A Health and Wellness Symposium Series

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Mental Health, School Policies and Procedures
The Talmud states, “Eizehu chacham? Ha-ro’eh et ha-nolad.” Who is wise? The person who can anticipate the outcome (Tamid 32a). Shalvat HaNefesh

Caring for the Mental Health of Adults in Schools

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Teaching and Learning, Mental Health
When Moshe came down from Sinai, the Torah tells us, he did not realize that his face was glowing (Exodus 34:29). The