Registration 08:30                                                   Wednesday Morning 8th February – Subject to Change

Session 1                        09:15-11:15

Session 2                         11:30-13:00

13:10-14:10

1. Research: Unique Responses of Religious Students  Viewing a Therapy Session    Menachem Feder, MA    Alon Haas, MA                      (Hebrew)

Welcome:   Menachem Feder

Director of the Training Institute for Expressive Therapies

Nefesh IsraelSalutes Dr Judi Guedalia

in honor of her receipt of the Esther Solomon Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Mental Health in the Torah Community.

Keynote Address:   Dr David Gerbi

Fear and Faith During the Days of Awe:

A Religious Psychoanalyst Experiences the

Libyan Revolution

(Hebrew)

Lunch and Mincha

2. Late Bachelorhood: Understanding the Mentality and Treatment

Roni Hollander, PhD   Zipi Rhein, PhD                                         (Hebrew)

3. Working with Death in the Therapeutic Setting

    Aviva Barnett, UKCP reg,MBACP,MA Pgd                                   (English)

4. Bedtime Stories  as a Therapeutic Tool in Building Children’s Self 

    Awareness and Encouraging Self-Exploration through Drama, Art, and Movement  Aviva Lubling,  BS  Certified Expressive Art Therapist                                                           

                                                                                    (Women only  --  English) 

5. Care for the Caregiver: Preventing the Health Complications of  

     Stress Through Self-Care

    Tzipi Morris, MD   Aliza Shapiro, MSW, LISW                               (English)

Wednesday Afternoon 8th February – Subject to Change

Session 3                      14:15-16:15

16:30-17:30

Session 4

Lectures

Networking 

Lectures 17:35-19:30

6. Mandated Reporting: Reporting Child Abuse                    (Hebrew)

    Daniel Gottlieb, PsyD       Micha Haran,  Senior Social Worker, Child Abuse Investigator, Head of Child Services,Jerusalem                            (Hebrew)

Meet your fellow professionals and chat over cake and coffee at a session dedicated to networking and establishing special interest groups

11.Rabbis as Family Therapists/Dealing with Family Violence                                                                  (Hebrew)

       Noach Korman, Adv   Shlomit Lehman, PhD    (Hebrew)

7. Preventing Substance Abuse: Risk and Protective Factors

    Sanford Landa,  LCSW, CASAC, CPP                                      (English)

12. Treatment : A Practical Approach to Working with the Addict in an Outpatient Framework

       Yonah Pollak, MS, CASAP                                      (English)

Workshops:

Workshops continue: 17:35-21:00

8. Loss in the Aftermath of Separation & Divorce: Helping Children and Adults Find Healing, Renewal and Recovery

    Joan Kristall, LCSW-C                                                               (English)

Loss in the Aftermath of Separation & Divorce: Helping Children and Adults Find Healing, Renewal and Recovery

Joan Kristall, LCSW-C                                                     (English)

9. The Transformative Power of our Dreams and their Messages** David Gerbi, PhD                                                                 (Hebrew)

The Transformative Power of our Dreams and
their Messages** David Gerbi, PhD                           (Hebew)

10. Connecting to your Inner Spirit through Art

    Mindy Edelman  M.A, A.T.R                                                (Hebrew)

** This is a 2 day workshop – attendance and registration required for both days