Biography
Mrs. Tamar Sheffey, LCSW, is the Director of Guidance at Yeshiva University High School For Boys and has worked with the adolescent population for over twenty-five years in both clinical and prevention settings. Tamar is a member of the OHEL Trauma and Crisis Intervention Team and is a part of Prizmah’s Rising Leaders Cohort. She has presented on the topic of “Navigating Crisis Planning within a School Setting” for both OHEL and Prizmah. Tamar has a private practice where she meets one on one with teens, young adults, and adult women as well with parents for parents counseling. She offers school consultations regarding mental health and successfully setting up a school-based guidance department while offering off-site supervision for practicing school social workers. She received her Master’s of Social Work from Fordham University with a specialization in Children and Families.