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Training School for Therapists
In February 2001 Mifne Center held the first training course of its kind in Israel for the purpose of providing follow-up treatment to families across the country who had been in treatment at the Center.
Studies take place at the Mifne Center in Rosh Pinna.
There is an option for a short term training course for foreign professionals.
Course 2005
Course Objective
To train individuals with a degree in the social sciences how to use the Mifne method in order to work as therapists with families across the country who have completed the residential segment at the Center.
The course has two parts:
- PART I - Knowledge and experience
Focus on three topics simultaneously: Theory, Observation, and experience. - PART II - Practice
Focus on supervised hands-on practice.
Certification
Graduates of the course receive a diploma from the School for Social Work, Bar Ilan University. The course is recognized by the Ministry of Education as in-service training.
The Mifne Center is recognized as an institute for continuing education.
The Program
Theory
- Childhood development
- Early childhood psychology
- Developmental disorders and the autism spectrum
- Understanding the concepts "normal" and "pathological"
- Diagnosis and evaluation
- Nutrition and eating disorders
- "Give and take" in family relationships
- Issues in adult psychopathology
- Psychodynamic principles of crisis intervention
- Introduction to research, basics of data collection
Observation and Data Analysis
- General observation and assessment
- Improving observation skills
- Data analysis
- Identifying behavioral codes
- Group therapy
- Feedback theory
- Contact and communication
- Language development
Hands-On Processes
- Contact and body language
- Communicating through movement
- Communicating through art
- Treatment intervention
- Accepting responsibility
- Limits and restrictions
- Resistance
- "Give and take" between therapist and family
- The theory of dialog
- The therapist's personality
- Practicum
Practical work takes place for the most part in the homes of the families located in all regions of the country.
LOCATION: Mifne Center, Restoration Site, Rosh Pinna, Israel
Successful graduates will be offered assistance and direction in finding work.
| For further information: Please contact the Mifne Center online or by phone: +972-4-6931021, +972-4-6802002 |
