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Michael Reichert

Psychologist & Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives at the University of Pennsylvania; Author, "Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys" & "How To Raise A Boy"

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Michael Reichert Biography

Dr. Michael Reichert is an applied research psychologist who has long advocated for children and families. From counseling youth involved in the juvenile justice system and leading treatment teams in a psychiatric hospital to managing an independent clinical practice, Dr. Reichert has tested his understanding of children with real, even life-threatening, challenges.

He has also immersed himself in research and consultation experiences that have afforded him a deeper understanding of the conditions that allow a child to flourish in natural contexts: families, schools, and communities. He has created and run programs in both inner-city communities and some of the most affluent suburban communities in the world. Working across such varied conditions, he has come to a profound appreciation for the hard science of human development. For ten years, he helped create and lead an intervention for high-risk youth in the tri-state region around Philadelphia. The program raised over $4 million in grants and was named a “promising practice” for reducing youth violence by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

As an extension of his work with schools, boys, and their parents, he was asked to pull together top national experts by a highly regarded boys’ school outside of Philadelphia and to create a unique program combining research, advocacy, and service. The program was the first school-based research center devoted to understanding the particular needs of boys, which eventually grew into a research collaborative between independent schools and the University of Pennsylvania. He continues to lead this Center, which has honed a model for student empowerment and Youth Participatory Action Research to train high school students in rigorous research methods so they can explore pressing questions about relationships and identity.

Dr. Reichert's work with the Center led to a request by the International Boys’ Schools Coalition, an organization of over 300 state and elite schools around the world, to conduct a series of global studies on effective practices in boys’ education. In conducting these projects, he has traveled and spoken to audiences of boys, educators, and parents throughout Africa, the U.K., Canada, and many states in the U.S. He has led workshops and consulted with hundreds of schools of all types.

Since 1984, Dr. Reichert has maintained a clinical practice outside Philadelphia, PA, specializing in work with boys, men, and their families. In addition to direct patient care, he has served as the supervising psychologist at an independent boys’ school and has had the opportunity there to create and lead a program designed to enhance boys’ emotional literacy. This experience has led him to publish numerous articles and books, including "Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Lessons About What Works—and Why," and "I Can Learn From You: Boys as Relational Learners." His new book for parents is "How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men."

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Michael Reichert Speaking Topics

  • A Relational Approach to Engaging Boys in Learning

    The new field of interpersonal neuroscience confirms that all children, including boys, are “wired to connect.” Global studies of thousands of boys and their teachers found not only that boys were “relational learners,” but that even the most hardened resistance could be transformed by an effective relational approach. Indeed, to engage a boy in a learning partnership, the teacher or coach must first connect with him.

    Based on three global studies conducted with over 2,500 adolescent boys and 2,000 of their teachers, from over 50 schools in six countries, Dr. Reichert offers a framework for engaging boys in learning that has been validated by educators and by boys themselves. The talk can also be adapted to a workshop format, allowing teachers and youth workers to share their own experiences.

    Based also on ongoing work with schools interested in becoming “relational schools,” the workshop features these components:

    • An overall presentation of insights from his research identifying effective teaching practices with boys
    • A more focused presentation on the effective and ineffective relational strategies identified in this research
    • An introduction to a collaborative and reflective exercise that can help teachers/coaches “reset” when they have become stuck in a relationship with a student.

  • Boyhood for the 21st Century

    Male models of abuse, casualty, and loss have dominated popular media. But the truth behind these headlines is surprising and deeply reassuring. It is not boys themselves but an outdated model of boyhood that is the problem. Those in charge of boyhood – parents, educators, coaches – need to challenge masculine stereotypes and myths and create a new paradigm for raising a boy who is resilient, emotionally astute, and morally grounded.

    In a talk based upon his new book, "How to Raise a Boy," Dr. Reichert reviews what we know and what we are missing when it comes to raising our sons. Building on his research and clinical experience, as well as from other research in boyhood studies and interpersonal neuroscience, his perspective affirms the goodness of boys and offers a roadmap for all those who care for them.

    Participants will:

    • Understand the historic model of boyhood and its developmental costs.
    • Review key aspects of boys’ lives – their emotional development, the role of friendship and intimacy, their health and wellness, violence, digital citizenship – to grasp some of the threats to their development and the protective role parents and others can play.
    • Appreciate how a relational approach to parenting and mentoring boys can nurture their virtue and strengthen their resilience.
    • Consider three strategies for strengthening the parent/son bond, including a model for discipline.

  • Understanding Yourself as a Boy

    In a conversation with boys, Dr. Reichert outlines his research identifying stereotypes and myths that govern boyhood. He characterizes boys as relational learners to help students consider what to do when a relationship with a teacher or coach becomes difficult or disappointing. And in a broader discussion of the role of emotions in human development, he offers ideas and examples for how boys can take better care of their mental health. In understanding their emotional and relational natures, boys are better able to resist cultural and peer group pressures that run counter to their values. Rooted in solid connections, boys are better able to be themselves.

    Participants will:

    • Understand the historic model of boyhood and its developmental costs.
    • Review key aspects of boyhood – emotional development, relational connections with family, teachers and friends, health and wellness, violence, digital citizenship – to grasp some of the threats to male development and the protective role healthy connections can play.
    • Appreciate the need to take initiative when an important connection breaks down and consider how to overcome the many barriers to such initiatives.

Michael Reichert Videos

  • Michael Reichert at MBA assembly: Relationships with Boys
    Michael Reichert at MBA assembly: Relationships with Boys
    Relationships with Boys
  • The Haverford School's Best for Boys Speaker Series: Dr. Michael ...
    The Haverford School's Best for Boys Speaker Series: Dr. Michael ...
    At The Haverford School's Best for Boys Speaker Series lecture on May 8, 2019, Dr. Michael Reichert spoke about “Boyhood in the 21st Century.
  • How to raise compassionate and successful boys
    How to raise compassionate and successful boys
    Psychologist Michael Reichert joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new book, "How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good ...
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Michael Reichert Books

  • How To Raise A Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men
    How To Raise A Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men
  • I Can Learn from You: Boys as Relational Learners
    I Can Learn from You: Boys as Relational Learners
  • Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys
    Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys

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Michael Reichert is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as A Relational Approach to Engaging Boys in Learning, Boyhood for the 21st Century and Understanding Yourself as a Boy. The estimated speaking fee range to book Michael Reichert for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Michael Reichert generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ken Wilgus, Danny Huerta, Dr. Becky Kennedy, Niobe Way and Lindsay Malloy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Michael Reichert for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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