About the course

Group interventions are an important means of promoting recovery processes among patients and family members (Hadas-Grundman et al., 2021). Rehabilitation women* conduct a variety of group interventions, from task-oriented groups to psychodynamically oriented train groups (Yamin et al., 2022). The expectation and desire to conduct various groups in the world of rehabilitation in the community require knowledge of group processes and facilitation skills. The course offers a variety of tools that rehabilitation women can use in this area.

Course objectives

The goal of the course is to provide practical tools in the field of group facilitation in the world of rehabilitation, which are characterized by a wide range of types and styles. The course will integrate theoretical knowledge in the field of groups and practice, with an emphasis on practical tools that are adapted to the challenges that exist in the world of groups in rehabilitation, such as: using projective tools in facilitation, dealing with challenging events, tools from the world of psychodrama, and psychoeducational tools. In addition, we will learn how, through the ability to identify conscious and unconscious processes that emerge in a group, various components of recovery can be promoted: a sense of competence, meaning, identity, self-worth, hope, and various elements of functioning among its participants, and we will be exposed to the variety of groups that exist in the world of rehabilitation. In the training groups that take place at the end of each school day, we will be exposed to dilemmas from the field of group facilitation of course participants, and we will see how the principles learned in the course are expressed in practice. The group training will also include experience in peer supervision and receiving feedback on the supervision.  

Course structure:

15 weekly meetings of 6 academic hours, with a training workshop in two groups taking place in the last two hours.

Participants: Approximately 30 professional women with at least a bachelor's degree in one of the various disciplines: social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, art therapists, psychotherapists, etc., who work in rehabilitation/therapeutic settings in the community and lead rehabilitation or guidance groups in their actual work.

Course requirements:

• Mandatory attendance in 90% of classes and in the training group
• Active participation in lessons, discussions, the tutorial group, and classroom exercises
• Presenting a dilemma in the training workshop and developing it in a written assignment.
• Submitting a final paper

Admission conditions

• Has experience working in the field of mental health rehabilitation for at least one year.
• Currently (or up until three months ago, or will be leading a group that will open during the course) a group in the field of mental health rehabilitation in the community.
• It is important to emphasize that professional women who are not actually involved in facilitating groups will not be accepted to the course!

*The text is written in the feminine but refers to both genders.