Tips on organizational dynamics in independent schools

The columns below, by Dr. Lynn Friedman, have been published on the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Gopnik, both of the New Yorker, question the status accorded to the U.S. News and World report rankings as well as the expectations placed on adolescents today. (See Dr. Lynn Friedman's commentary on it.) Ian Jukes, Futurist, tells educators to embrace technology or become obsolete. (See Dr. Lynn Friedman's commentary on it.) Reactions to September 11th in the Independent School: An Inadvertent Tool for Organizational Assessment (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychologist, psychoanalyst) Organizational Change in the Independent School: Promise or Peril (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychoanalyst) Faculty Professional Development: A Primer for School Leaders (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychologist, psychoanalyst) First Families: A Toolkit for Trustees (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst) A guide to the first families transition process.

Drugs, Alcohol, and Self-Medication: Thoughts, Questions and Antidotes by Lynn Friedman, Ph.D. psychologist, psychoanalyst and independent school consultant and David Shapiro, Head of Edmund Burke School

A clinical psychologist who regularly consults to independent schools and a school head talk about drug and alcohol prevention.

Interested in teaching without certification?

Teaching without certification (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychologist, psychoanalyst and independent school consultant)(This column is published on the Washington Post interactive site) An extensive list of opportunities to teach without certification (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychologist, psychoanalyst and independent school consultant)

More of Dr. Lynn Friedman's columns

Teaching in the Independent School without Living in a state of Penury: Establishing a Lucrative Side Business (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychologist, psychoanalyst) Obtaining an Adjunct University Faculty Position while teaching in an Independent School The Developmental Milestones of the Middle School Years (by Dr. Lynn Friedman, clinical, psychologist, psychoanalyst)

About Dr. Lynn Friedman

Lynn Friedman, Ph.D. is a Chevy Chase (Friendship Heights), MD-based clinical psychologist and organizational development consultant with a specialty in independent schools. She is a practitioner-faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. She works with school heads, boards, division directors, administrators, faculty groups and parents around issues in change management, governance, mission, professional development, listening/communication skills, understanding developmental milestones, building community, developing character and building healthy schools. In her psychotherapy practice, she works with adults, adolescents, middle schoolers, couples and families. To receive notification of her latest articles send her an email.

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If you are a head of school, a trustee or an administrator considering school consultation, feel free to give Dr. Lynn Friedman a call at: 301-656-9650 Subscribe to Dr. Lynn Friedman's work-life ezine Send her an email telling her that you'd like to subscribe and telling her what you think of the site. Corporations on the Couch. Read Dr. Lynn Friedman's monthly, Washington Business Journal, column on understanding workplace dynamics. For your questions about relationships, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, check out Dr. Lynn Friedman's new website, The Washington Psychoanalyst.