Deborah French - Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Taking small steps to make big changes with CBT - a podcast by Rebecca

There are moments that occur in life that can change everything that follows. For a mother to hear that something is developmentally different about the children; that is one of those moments. Deborah French lived through this moment twice by the time she was 26 years old. During the birth of her second child, she discovered that her baby was born with Down’s syndrome. And then when her first child hit two years old, she was told he was on the autistic spectrum. Raising one child with special needs is a task fraught with challenge and takes a special parent.

After making Aliyah in 2007 with her family, now a mother of five children, Deborah and her husband established the Mazal L’Chayim program in schools in the Sharon region. It’s target to educate mainstream children about children with special needs; breaking down social barriers that exist, paving the way for acceptance and ultimately inclusion.

As a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and published author by profession, Deborah incorporates the powerful tools of CBT into her now Nationally Award winning program to bring about meaningful change in perspective and a chance for introspection for every pupil she has taught. Deborah has educated over 1300 students, since opening in 2013.

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