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Mental Health Symposium For Educators

Mental Health Symposium For Educators

Date

Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Where

Tamari Hall, Lipa Green Centre, 4600 Bathurst Street, North York, ON M2R 3V2

Cost

Free

Jewish educators and school administrators throughout the GTA are invited to a mental health symposium, presented by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. This important event will focus on navigating mental health challenges in the education system and gaining coping practices in the face of rising antisemitism.

 

The symposium will be led by Leanne Matlow, a cognitive behavioural therapy counsellor and mental health advocate, and Dr. Barry Simon, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

 

Lunch will be provided. Kashrut observed.

For more information, please contact Jenna at jpotash@ujafed.org.

SPEAKERS

LEANNE MATLOW

Leanne Matlow is a cognitive behavioural therapy counsellor with a private practice specializing in anxiety in children and adolescents. She is trained as a teacher and guidance counsellor, with a master’s from Toronto’s Institute of Child Study, OISE and certificates in CBT from the Beck Institute in Philadelphia. Discovering the prevalence of anxiety issues in the classroom setting, Leanne has become a mental health advocate who presents regularly to parent and teacher groups. Leanne founded the annual Mental Health Empowerment Day symposium to increase understanding of mental health issues, particularly for parents and those who work with children and youth.

DR. BARRY SIMON MD FRCP

Dr. Barry Simon MD FRCP is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a consultant with the Leadership Centre for Diabetes at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he improves diabetes adherence in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. He presents workshops across Canada and annually at the Canadian Diabetes Association meetings and has presented in the US and Europe. Recently, he has been using spiritually based methods in his care of patients who struggle with diabetes distress and adherence.