Tikkun Olam: Therapist Style
There are a number of effective ways for Jewish psychotherapists to help heal and support our community.
The Jewish Community Mental Health Initiative hosts support groups for Jews in need, from various intersections of society. Facilitated by licensed psychotherapists, these groups are not therapy but provide crucial peer support in these times of increased isolation and distress. You will be trained and supported as you offer this sorely needed support: https://jcmhi.com.
You can also support the JCMHI by amplifying their research efforts, sharing their resources, or even offering a donation so they can continue to grow and serve.
Check out their incredible presentation to the JTC community and our collaborators here:
Your peers, fellow Jews as well as beloved allies and aspiring allies, are calling out! The JTC has been offering a weekly, free and non-judgmental drop-in consultation group for over a year now and it’s become the go-to space for colleagues to come to consult in the safety of our Jewish-affirming community.
Some topics covered include:
- Offering consult to non-Jewish clinicians and community leaders who’ve been called in for missteps and have come seeking to improve practices and learn.
- Sharing diverse perspectives and insider expertise on various clinical concerns and cultural nuances from they myriad clinical, cultural and identity presentations of clients.
- Supporting peers in processing dualities, nuances, and seemingly discordant truths in our complicated world’s emotional and political landscape.
- Helping Jewish therapists process countertransference around client’s perspectives and histories both similar to and different from their own, so they can serve well and serve ethically.
- Supporting Jewish graduate students, interns, and colleagues as they navigate tricky situations of antisemitism or bereft Jewish competency at school and work.
Come to share your wisdom and experience the cocoon of wisdom around you when in community with your peers!
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