To register for the "Keshet" course for optimal family communication – click here

Is one of your family members struggling with mental health issues?

How many times have you reacted too emotionally or from a position of weakness to a family member and regretted it?

Join a course that will improve your communication with the struggling family member.

What will you get in the KSHAT course?

·       Practical tools for everyday life: We will learn to deal with the challenges and events that occur within the walls of the home, and turn tense moments into opportunities for growth.

·       Building a bridge of communication: We will acquire a new language that will enable true listening, reduce friction, and strengthen the bond and closeness between family members.

·       Strengthening family resilience: We will strengthen your sense of personal capability and that of your loved ones, so that you can face life's challenges together.

·       Supportive environment: Joining a group that understands you, providing a safe space for sharing and mutual learning.

The course is intended for parents and family members of someone dealing with mental difficulties.

The Keshet course is based on the dynamic cognitive approach that believes that every person has the ability to change, provided they have an enabling environment, support, choice, and learning as needed. Keshet is based on the teachings of Prof. Feuerstein and his student Prof. Naomi Hadas Lidor with the team: Dr. Pnina
Weiss, Dr. Dorit Redlich, Andrea Rapaport and others .

Course details:

Keshet course includes 15 sessions –
3 academic hours per session, and includes up to 20 participants – parents, siblings, spouses and other relatives of those dealing with a mental disability .

Each session includes theoretical learning and practice in everyday life events .

The course takes place face-to-face, on Mondays , once a week, at the Ono Academic Center between 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM.

Opening date : 27.4.2026

Registration with peace of mind :

To make it easier for you, registration is carried out in two steps:

1. Now pay only 100 NIS as a registration fee (included in the full course price – 1,400 NIS).
2. The remaining payment (1,300 NIS) will be collected only after the course is confirmed to start. (The course is largely subsidized by the Ministry of Health)
   

   If the course does not open, your registration fee will be refunded in full .

Course staff :

The course team includes an occupational therapist, a social worker, and a peer facilitator with knowledge from experience. The team has extensive work experience. The team is in direct and personal contact with the learners throughout the course to implement the tools learned .

Course requirements :

Attend all meetings and submit short exercises .

For more information, please contact the Rehabilitation School Secretariat – 03-7382218 

Or to the course coordinator, Andrea Rapaport – 052-2040277

To register for the "Keshet" course for optimal family communication – click here