If all parents, societies, and cultures wish
the best for their children and grandchildren, then it should be possible to work across cultures and societies, even those in conflict, to ensure the mental and physical well-being of their children
In 2016, Hadassah Medical Organization, a non-profit body, launched the Binational School of Psychotherapy (BSPT) to train and prepare Israeli and Palestinian mental health professionals in psychotherapy, based on the best practices in child and adolescent mental health treatment.
Though the program has been designed to address perhaps one of the largest concerns of all those involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, that is, the well-being of children and adolescents, building the technical capacity of the Palestinian and Israeli mental health professionals is the cornerstone strategy that would benefit the wider population in conflict.
However, the BSPT adequately addresses particularly the acute lack of well-trained mental health professionals in the West Bank and Gaza, and constitutes a unique opportunity to build mutual trust and shift perceptions among Israelis and Palestinian professionals, contributing to peacebuilding and life-changing experiences
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Head of Herman Dana Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division at Hadassah Medical Organization
Clinical psychologist and president of the non-profit organization “ERICE”, Empowerment and Resilience in Children Everywhere
Trainer and clinical supervision psychoanalyst.
Progamme Manager and Administrator
Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO)
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Visiting the Hand in Hand school in the Wadi Ara district, called Gesher al HaWadi (or in English, Bridge over the Wadi), the BSPT visitors gained a new experience of how integrated Arab and Jewish communities shift their political attitudes toward greater openness and inclusivity, as result of the school’s presence and programming. Notable for […]
The team members of the Bi National School of Psychotherapy (BSPT), including participants in the training, staff and clinical supervisors were hosted by the municipality of Kafr Qara’, an Arab town in Israel 35 km southeast of Haifa., and located in the Wadi Ara region, northwest of the Green Line. Such a study tour provided […]
