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NEW PROGRAMS
FAMILY INSTITUTE PROGRAMS
Postgraduate Programs
Graduates of academic programs at the Family Institute and the Center for Foreign Studies, as well as those with advanced degrees from other institutions, are eligible to apply for the Family Institute’s Postgraduate Clinical Internship Program. This sequence of didactic study and intensive clinical experience, supervised by senior professional staff, advances counseling proficiency and creates opportunities for professional development and collegial networking, culminating in a Certificate in Counseling and Family Therapy.
Individual, group, and live supervision take place under the supportive guidance of Institute faculty, with supplemental use of special observation rooms and video technology. .
Specialized Training
The Family Institute’s advanced Specialty Training Programs are designed for religious therapists with a minimum of three years of supervised clinical experience, seeking to develop expertise in a specialized area of practice. Therapists are provided with a client caseload, ongoing group supervision, office space, didactic mini-courses, and the full use of Institute facilities, including the Dr. Avraham Schwartzbaum Memorial Clinical Library.
Placements are available in three of the Institute’s specialized units:
Adolescents and Families Unit
Child and Family Psychotherapy Unit
Domestic Violence Unit
Master Therapists Observation Seminar
Mini Courses
The Family Institute offers practicing mental health professionals mini-courses in English that build skills and enhance clinical practice, the Institute is committed to offering high level continuing professional education that are stimulating, and clinically-relevant. Courses are open to men and women; separate seating is provided
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Seminars
The Family Institute offers practicing mental health professionals a broad range of Professional Development Seminars.
All seminars are given in English unless otherwise noted, and are held in the Simcha Hall on the campus of Neve Yerushalayim. Seminars take place from 10:30 – 12:30, cost 60 NIS, and are open to men and women with separate seating provided.
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Machon
Machon L'Mishpacha Counseling Center offers a full range of counseling services in Hebrew, English, and other languages for adults, couples, and families, as well as psychological consultations to members of the Orthodox community at low, subsidized fees. In addition, the clinic offers specialized services for children, adolescents, and victims of domestic abuse.
Therapists at the Counseling Center are qualified professionals who are Shomrei Torah U'Mitzvot, working under the clinical supervision of senior professionals as well as the guidance of Halachic authorities.
