Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE)

Updated on: August 13, 2021

Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE)

Dates: November 2, 2021

-November 23, 2021

Cost: $36-$360 (Sliding Scale)

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Course Details

Jewish professionals are uniquely situated to create positive environments where not only Jewish learning, but also mental health and wellness, can flourish. Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE) helps Jewish professionals expand their understanding of mental health and wellness through experiential education and a Jewish lens, in order to actively promote resilience and help their students thrive.

As a result of BaMidbar’s MESH-EE program, Jewish professionals build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to:

Promote healthy social and emotional development for all of the youth they serve
Recognize when youth are at risk of experiencing mental health challenges
Explore connections between Jewish tradition and mental health and wellness
Create Jewish educational experiences through a whole-health wellness lens

Who It’s For

This course is designed for teen and young adult-serving Jewish community professionals interested in expanding their understanding of mental health and wellness in order to better support their students and actively promote social and emotional growth. While BaMidbar does at times offer this content regionally in efforts to help strengthen local networks (stay tuned for Boston and Denver cohorts in Spring 2022), this course is open to a national audience. If you are interested in a local cohort, please fill out our Interest Form to either be kept up to date on upcoming opportunities or to recommend a new regional base.

Itinerary

This course is designed as a cumulative, 4-part, cohort-based experience, and offers both synchronous and asynchronous content. The group will meet weekly for two hours per session during the month of November. Classes are held on Tuesday’s from 10:00am-12:00pm MST and begin on November 2nd, 2021.

Session Topics and Content Include:

Session 1 (November 2): What’s Jewish About Wellness?

Mental Health vs. Mental Wellness
Judaism & Whole-Health Wellness
Protective Factors & Risk Factors in Jewish Tradition

Session 2 (November 9): Meeting Students Where They Are on the Mental Health Continuum

Mental Health through a DEI Lens
Designing Experiences for an Anxious, Stressed-Out World
Bottom Up Regulation

Session 3 (November 16): Moving Students from Languishing to Flourishing

Facilitating for Resilience
Positive Psychology
Strengths-based Facilitation

Session 4 (November 23): Applying Lessons Learned

What does this content mean for you as an educator?
Programming Lab Space
Applying Content on the Ground

Registration Details

Please complete this application form to register. Feel free to reach out to Emily Heeren at EmilyH@BaMidbarTherapy.org with any questions.

To make our programs accessible to everyone, we offer sliding scale tuition. When registering, you will be asked to select your tuition amount:

$36 – SUPPORT: If you need partial funding to be able to participate in this program, please select this option.
$180 – BALANCE: We consider this selection a balanced fee for the program.
$360 – SUSTAIN: If you’re able to offer more to sustain our work, ensure our programs are accessible, and make it possible for another person to participate, please select this option.

This program is made possible through the generous support of The Covenant Foundation.

Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE)

Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE)

Dates: November 2, 2021

-November 23, 2021

Cost: $36-$360 (Sliding Scale)

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Course Details

Who It’s For

Itinerary

Registration Details

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