FJC Mental Health Graduate Student Fellowship: 2023 Application

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As part of Foundation for Jewish Camp's Yedid Nefesh mental health initiative, the second Mental Health Graduate Student Fellowship will run in Spring/Summer 2023 to support building a pipeline of mental health professionals working at Jewish camp and to expand qualified mental health supports embedded into camp teams. 

Camp is an incredible place to develop and launch your career. 

Develop your skills and passions in your professional and academic interest areas, 
all through the lens of Jewish camp!​

This program is intended for current students who will have had at least one full year in a master's degree program by Summer 2023, as well as recent graduates who will have completed their graduate degree within the past year.



Application Deadline: Friday, March 3, 2023

Camps and Fellows will receive status updates by mid-March



ATTN CAMPS & APPLICANT FELLOWS: 

  • Please review the program expectations below before continuing.
  • Actual application questions to be completed by applicant Fellow with the support of their camp. 
  • This application requires a PDF recommendation letter from camp's Director or other year-round senior leadership professional. (This should confirm their support of your participation in this opportunity AND share any information about the role you would be adding or fulfilling this summer.)

GOALS 

This program aims to… 

  • Build a pipeline of mental health professionals to work at Jewish Camps. 
  • Support Jewish camps in recruiting and retaining staff with specialized skills. 
  • Create additional staff capacity for supporting mental health in camp, proactively and to address crises.
  • Provide learning and networking opportunities to Jewish camp staff at the intersection of mental health and Jewish camp. 

 

PROGRAM COMPONENTS 

Fellows will… 

  • Attend and participate in community of practice sessions with other graduate students via zoom throughout the summer one-hour weekly.
  • Learn during synchronous and asynchronous activities pre-camp during the spring.
  • Network with current camp mental health professionals.
  • Be exposed to a variety of organizations and experts doing mental health work.
  • Participate in all evaluation/feedback activities part of this program.

Camps will... 

  • Receive funding towards the Fellow’s summer salary.
  • Ensure a qualified mental health professional with 3-5 years of experience is:
    • on-site as part of camp’s staff this summer, in addition to the graduate student Fellow,
    • available to support the Fellow as a supervisor, and  
    • participates in one pre-camp session with their Fellow AND one in-summer 1:1 meeting with a Fellowship representative on-site or via zoom. 
  • Support and ensure Fellow has a private space with good internet connection to attend and participate in weekly summer cohort sessions via zoom.
  • Participate in all evaluation/feedback activities of this program.
  • Have a leadership team member participate in an online synchronous meeting alongside their Fellow.
  • Be open to having staff from FJC and the Yedid Nefesh initiative visit camp during the summer for a site-visit with the Fellow.

 

STIPEND PAYMENT & TIMELINE 

Camps with Fellows who complete the full program (including, but not limited to: attendance in synchronous sessions, work through their full summer contract, and complete end-of-summer evaluation/feedback forms) will receive a stipend in October 2023 electronically via ACH direct deposit. All stipends will be sent directly to camps, not to Fellows.


Stipend amounts will range based on applicant's experience (recently started school vs recent graduate, etc.), with the minimum starting at $3,000. We expect camps will need to supplement this and camp may use this stipend to help cover salary, housing, travel, or other expenses related to the Fellow’s job this summer and retention.

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE 

Below are tentative dates/times for synchronous gatherings as a Fellowship cohort, as well as some related asynchronous opportunities for ongoing learning. THESE DATES/TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Additional optional opportunities may be shared, and those listed below will be shared about in more detail during the program. All cohort gatherings will take place via zoom. 

 

Week of March 27: One hour weekday cohort gathering

Week of April 18: One hour weekday gathering for Fellows + supervising Mental Health Professional and/or Camp Leadership)

Week of May 2: One hour weekday cohort gathering

Week of May 16: One hour weekday cohort gathering

May - June: OPTIONAL Youth Mental Health First Aid certification (five hours)

June - August: Weekly one hour weekday cohort gathering

August: One hour weekday - cohort closing


FEEDBACK & REPORTING 

FJC is always looking to reflect and learn from our work, committed to accurately collecting and using data to improve programs, report on the growth of the Jewish camp field, and to help communicate the power of Jewish camp. Participants agree to support any and all of FJC’s efforts to evaluate program impact and collect data through surveys, focus groups, and other means as appropriate and with permission. 

 

All Fellows will be asked to submit reflection reports at the end of the summer to gauge impact and learn about individual experiences. There will be opportunities for anonymous feedback. 



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Mental Health Graduate Student Fellow Information - to be completed by the applicant Fellow
About Me
This fellowship aims to help build a new and stronger pipeline of mental health professionals connected with Jewish camps. It aims to provide you, the student, with real-world on-the-job experience and provide the camp an elevated level of proactive and reactive mental health support options.

This program is intended for current students who will have had at least one full year in a master's degree program by Summer 2023, as well as recent graduates who will have completed their graduate degree within the past year.



A copy of this application response will be sent as a confirmation to this email address. FJC will primarily be in contact by email - please include an email address that is checked regularly!


At this time, the program does not include special education or occupational therapy.

Note this program is focused on elevating mental health-specific graduate students (this does not currently include special education or occupational therapy - though wonderful and important fields related to camp life!)




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Camp Information

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Note that this Fellowship is intended to support additional staff focused primarily on mental health support and proactive wellness, as an addition to at least one Mental Health Professional on-site at camp all summer.

Tell us a little bit about the name of the Mental Health Professional who would be supervising you at camp this summer.

Preference will be given to camps where a mental health professional is already in place and available to supervisor a graduate student. *Note that "supervision" here is meant as a task supervisor/mentor, not for necessarily licensure or internship fieldwork.




FJC will primarily be in contact by email. Please include an email address that is checked regularly.

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Please upload a recommendation letter showing support from your Camp Director or another relevant senior leader at camp (Executive, Assistant Camp Director, etc.). This should confirm their support of your participation in this opportunity AND share any information about the role you would be adding or fulfilling this summer.

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OPTIONAL Demographic Questions

FJC aims to create a culture of belonging and commits to being welcoming and affirming to participants representing the fullness of our communities with diversity in gender, race, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, and Jewish background/practice. The following demographic questions are intended to assess how we are doing at engaging members of various identities in our programming. Your responses will be kept fully confidential and will help us make decisions about our outreach, engagement, and programming efforts to ensure we are effectively serving our diverse community. 


The following demographic questions are all optional.













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