Expertise

My current focus is on trauma in cross cultural context. I have developed and teach a course on the topic, conduct research, publish, train and consult.

Specialization/Interests

  • Stress, crisis, trauma, and posttraumatic growth
  • International social work education and professional development
  • Qualitative research
  • Immigration, refugees and asylum seekers
  • Families and couples, specifically remarried and stepfamilies
  • Groups and group work

My main fields of interest are:

  1. Trauma and Posttraumatic growth in cross cultural context
  2. Immigrants and refugees
  3. Qualitative and combined research methods; EBP
  4. Remarriage and stepfamilies
  5. Law guardianship

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Organizational Affiliations

School of Social Work, Adelphi University

Adelphi University (United States, Garden City)

Education

Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1969, BSW
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1974, MSW
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1994, PhD