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Now What? Charting A Path Forward For Young People Who Have Left School

Previously Recorded
Rabbi Yaakov Mintz, MA and Mrs. Yael Wedeck, MSW
$49.99 Cost For Member: $29.99

While not popularly advertised, it is estimated that up to 1000 young people drop out of the yeshiva system each year. These young people find themselves completely turned off from academic learning, which is the core of our educational system and avoid school in various ways. This workshop will explore this phenomena, and discuss approaches that can be taken to help mitigate the suffering of these young people. We will explore various risk factors that are commonly associated with kids dropping out of school, and how we can flag kids at risk before it is too late.

We will then discuss concrete approaches that can be taken to help these young people both while they are in school, as well as after they drop out. We will discuss best practices of alternative schools that successfully give these young people a path towards self-fulfillment, and how these practices can be implemented in our schools. Finally, we will discuss the experience of dropping out and how to best support those who have chosen to leave the system.

 

About the Presenter

Rabbi Yaakov Mintz serves as educational advocate for Work At It, an orgnination dedicated to helping young people in the Jewish community who have not found success in conventional education find a way forward. In his role, he helps young people find their strengths and succeed through school placement, alternative educational options, high school equivalency, career planning, and more. Rabbi Mintz has been an educator for 20 years, has training in Trauma-Sensetive and Resilince Focused education, and has done Graduate studies in alternative and At-Risk education at Marian Unversity.
Mrs. Wedeck is a social worker in private practice in Nutley, NJ. She is the co-founder of Work At It, an organization dedicated to supporting young people in the Jewish community who have not found success in conventional schooling. She is specially trained in supporting young people through strength discovery, and is dedicated to making they are able find their path to success.    

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common risk factors and early warning signs associated with school avoidance and dropout among adolescents in the yeshiva system.
  2. Describe school-based and community-based strategies to support students at risk of academic disengagement.
  3. Apply practical interventions to help young people who have left school reconnect with education, employment, or community involvement.

Agenda:
  • Introduction to compulsory education and the dropout phenomenon
    • A brief history of compulsory education
    • National dropout statistics
    • What are the causes of students exhibiting academic avoidance
(10 minutes)
  • School-Based Interventions
    • Recognizing and addressing adverse childhood experiences
    • Building the skills to stay in school
    • Personalizing the educational experience
(20 minutes)
  • Group Exercise: Addressing common scenarios of kids at risk of dropping out
(30 minutes)
  • Finding a place for dropouts in the community
    • Alternative school placements
    • Educational alternatives outside of school
    • Job placement
    • Community engagement
(20 minutes)
  • Review and Summarize
(10 minutes)

This workshop offers 1.5 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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