Jeremy Glauser - Founder & CEO of eLuma: Helping Solve the Growing Educator Shortage - 650
Feb 19, 2024
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Jeremy Glauser, Founder & CEO of eLuma, discusses solving the educator shortage by connecting clinicians with students. They address mental health challenges post-COVID, emotional tolls on families, and collaboration with Aperture to support at-risk students. They also explore the future of teletherapy in education and engaging with eLuma and a hero, Binoi Tameg, who provides support.
eLuma connects clinicians with students for therapy services, addressing mental health challenges in schools.
Teletherapy is essential for proactive student support, filling the shortage of professionals and identifying at-risk students.
Deep dives
Jeremy Glauzer and Illumah's Mission to Address Educator Shortage in Schools
Jeremy Glauzer, founder and CEO of Illumah, aims to solve the growing educator shortage problems in K-12 schools and districts. Illumah is a two-sided marketplace that connects the right clinicians with students, providing therapy, speech, school psychology, and mental health counseling services. Illumah's focus has shifted from solely tier three special education to encompassing the entire multi-tiered system of supports, including a preventative approach to mental health. By matching students with high-quality professionals, Illumah helps schools implement proactive student support services.
The Importance of Mental Health in Education and the Impacts of COVID-19
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of addressing mental health issues in schools. Jeremy Glauzer emphasizes that trauma, anxiety, depression, social media, and bullying can contribute to mental health challenges among students. It is crucial to focus on preventative mental health measures and promote social-emotional learning (SEL) to support students academically and emotionally. Initiatives like the 90-90-90 campaign aim to screen and provide evidence-based interventions to students with mental health or substance use disorders.
Teletherapy and its Role in Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Schools
Teletherapy and hybrid solutions have become essential in addressing the mental health needs of students. Illumah views teletherapy as a long-term partnership with schools, aiming to build capacity and fill the shortage of professionals in person. The pandemic has led to a mindset shift, as decision-makers, families, and caregivers recognize the effectiveness of a hybrid approach to therapy and student support. Teletherapy helps identify at-risk students, provide live talk therapy, and intervene proactively to prevent severe cases.
Collaboration with Aperture for Data-Driven Student Support
Illumah has partnered with Aperture, a social-emotional screening tool, to support schools in implementing preventative mental health measures. Aperture's universal screening helps identify students at risk, and Illumah assists schools in interpreting the data and providing evidence-based interventions. The collaboration eases the pressure on schools to act on the data since Illumah offers the capacity to provide high-quality professionals who can efficiently support students in need.
Jeremy Glauser - Founder & CEO of eLuma: Helping Solve the Growing Educator Shortage. This is episode 650 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Jeremy Glauser is the founder and CEO of eLuma. With a background in education, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for helping people in need, he founded eLuma to help solve the growing educator shortage problems in education. In so doing, the company has become the nation’s most mission-focused two-sided marketplace that matches and connects the right clinicians with students in K-12 schools and districts. To date, the company has facilitated therapy (speech, school psych, OT, PT, and mental health/counseling services) for tens of thousands of students throughout the United States. His professional mission is to help people fulfill their full potential. His personal passions surround family, including an amazing wife, 5 kids, and a playful pup.
This is Jeremy’s second time on my podcast, and I’m looking forward to catching up since our last conversation in 2020.
So much has changed in our world since the last time we talked.
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