10th January, 2011 - News and Progress
of the Group Psychotherapy Doctoral
Program -Third Israeli cohort opened:
24th September 2010 - A f2f workshop in
Jerusalem for the first Israeli cohort with Dr.
Yael Dayan about qualitative reserach
methods.
18th October 2010 - Skype conference call
about breast cancer support group between
the two Israeli cohorts (16 students), their
senior tutor (Dr. Haim Weinberg) and Dr. Cass
Capel from the USA. In addition, the students
watched a video of a live support group led by
Dr. Capel.
4th December 2010: A f2f workshop in Tel Aviv
for the first and second Israeli cohorts with Dr.
Elliot Zeisel from the USA about modern group
analysis.
14th December 2010 - Official Opening of the
Third Israeli cohort (8 students): First Skype
conference call.
28-30 December 2010 - First f2f process group
workshop in Tel Aviv for the Third Israeli cohort
with Dr. Haim Weinberg. Pictures from the
31 December 2010 - 2 January 2011 - f2f
workshop in Israel about attachment theory for
the first Israeli cohort with Dr. Haim Weinberg.
2-4 January 2011- f2f process group
workshop in Tel Aviv for the second Israeli
cohort with Dr. Haim Weinberg. Pictures from
8-9 January 2011 - f2f workshop in Israel
about the cognitive base of behavior for the
third Israeli cohort with Dr. Bill Bergquist.
8 January 2011 - A cocktail party was held in
Israel for all the Israel students studying in the program, together with their instructors, the president
of the university Dr. Bill Bergquist and the director of the international programs Dr. Haim Weinberg.
10-11 January 2011 - f2f workshop in Israel about the nature of psychological inquiry for the
first+second Israeli cohort with Dr. Bill Bergquist. Pictures from the workshop can be found here.
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10th July, 2010 - News and Progress of the Group Psychotherapy Doctoral Program - more
f2f workshops:
13th January 2010 - Three students participated in the Large Group study day in Beit Berl.
16th February & 9th March 2010 - Skype conference calls about the application of self-psychology to
groups between the two Israeli cohorts (16 students), their senior tutor (Dr. Haim Weinberg) and Dr.
Walter Stone from the USA.
26th February 2010 - Another f2f workshop with Dr. Raz Even on Psychopharmacology for the 1st
Israeli group (8 students).
28th February 2010 - f2f workshop for the 1st Israeli group (8 students) with Dr. Robi Friedman on
selection of patients to groups.
Summer 2010 workshops:
5-7 July: f2f workshop with Dr. Haim Weinberg for the 1st cohort (8 students) on their thesis
proposals.
8-9 July: f2f workshop with Dr. Gila Ofer for the 1st cohort on Group Analysis. Pictures from this
12-14 July: f2f workshop with Dr. Haim Weinberg for the 2nd cohort (8 students) to enhance the group
cohesion.
18-19 July: f2f workshop with Dr. Benni Wagner for both cohorts (16 students) on children's groups.
20-21 July: f2f workshop with Dr. Jacinto Inbar for the 2nd cohort on the cognitive behavioral approach
in group.
22-23 July: f2f workshop for the 2nd Israeli cohort with Dr. Robi Friedman on relational
psychopathologies.
15-17 July: 2 of the students presented workshops at the Besod Siach conference in Israel
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8th December 2009 - News and Progress of the Group Psychotherapy Doctoral Program:
21st September: A Skype conference call about psychodrama between the first Israeli group (8
students), their senior tutor (Dr. Haim Weinberg) and Dr. Jorge Burmeister – President of IAGP
(International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes).
9th-10th October: Another f2f workshop in Israel for the 1st Israeli cohort (8 students) with their
senior tutor, Dr. Haim Weinberg, about Yalom-type groups, and the dissertations. Pictures from the
11th October: f2f workshop in Israel about Neuropsychology for the 1st Israeli group (8 students) with
Dr. Raz Even.
15th-18th October: Two of the students participated in the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy
experiential conference. Haifa, Israel.
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November 2009 - Opening of the second.
group of the group psychotherapy doctoral program. Five of the students are from Israel;
three are from USA.
6th November: Dr. Bill Bergquist, the President of the Professional School of Psychology visits Israel,
meets with prospective students and leads a workshop with the 1st Israeli group.
20th-21st November: Three of the students of the 2nd cohort participated in the EGPS (Eastern Group
Psychotherapy Society) conference in New York City, USA.
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23rd September, 2009 - Students participate in international conference; new group about to
commence
Two of our students participated and presented at the congress of the International Association for
Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes in Rome, Italy in August 2009.
A second group comprising six students starts the program in October 2009. Three of the students live
in the US; three live in Israel.
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15th July, 2009 - Update on pthe first Israeli student group, by Senior Tutor, Dr. Haim
Weinberg
More face to face workshops
The first group of Israli students had a f2f workshop with Dr. Robi Friedman on psychopathology and
relational pathologies in groups on 30th-31st July in Haifa, and a workshop with Dr. Jacinto Inbar on
the cognitive behavioral approach in group on 4th August in Jerusalem.
Skype Conference Call
On 1st July, we had a Skype conference call between 7 of the students and the senior tutor (Haim
Weinberg) about psychoeducational groups. The participants of the call were in the UK, the
Netherlands, California-USA and Israel. The quality of the call was surprisingly good and students said
they benefited from the discussion despite some stimuli overload.
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7th April, 2009 - Update on progress of the first student group, by Senior Tutor, Dr. Haim
Weinberg
First group of Israeli of students started!
The first group of 8 Israeli students began their online group psychotherapy doctorate program in Fall
2008. This group of students comprises 2 clinical psychologists, 2 social workers, 2 art therapists and 2
counselors/educators, all of them holding a Master degree. Dr. Haim Weinberg, the program senior
tutor, was appointed the personal tutor of each of these students due to his background as an Israeli
and building on the fact that it would be easy for the students to communicate and write assignments
in Hebrew. By the beginning of 2009, each of the students was having a weekly meeting via Skype
(TM) meeting with Haim to discuss reading materials, assignments and progress. An internet forum
has also been launched for the students to discuss both administrative and group process issues. The
students decided to start the program with the course "social bases of behavior". We discussed issues
of aggression, leadership, prejudgments and more, and connected them to group therapy (e.g. reading
Morris Nitsun's article about 'the anti group'. Reading papers about scapegoating in groups). Towards
the end of this course we've read and discussed issues about the Large Group and the Social
unconscious.
Face-to-face workshop of the first Israeli group
Between February 26-28, 2009, we held an intensive workshop in Jerusalem for the 1st Israeli group
studying the program. Dr. Haim Weinberg came to Israel to lead this workshop. He met individually
with each student before the workshop to establish working relations. The purpose of the workshop
was to integrate theory and experience and learn about group process from personal experience. On
the 1st day the members became more acquainted and connected to one another on a deeper level,
thus creating a cohesive group. On the 2nd day we focused on the meaning of academic studies and
the doctorate program for each of the students. On the 3rd day we discussed how the theoretical
material affected them and their work so far. Some parts of the workshop were led by the students.
Participation in Group Analytic Conference in Ein Gedi
Six out of the eight students of the 1st Israeli group participated in the international conference "kNOw
hard feelings" between March 5-7, 2009, organized by the Israeli Institute of Group Analysis in Ein
Gedi. The 3 day conference included lectures, small groups and a large Group sessions (co-led by Haim
Weinberg, the senior tutor of the course). The group of students created a very cohesive and
supportive group. They integrated some of the material they had studied with the experience in the
conference. Later, discussions about the Large Group experience continued on their forum.
Meeting with Dr. Morris Nitsun
During the Ein Gedi conference, on March 6th, 2009, the students met with Dr Nitsun to discuss the
issue of the anti-group. Dr. Morris Nitsum wrote a famous book about this issue which is an essential
part of the group analytic studies. He generously agreed to meet with the Israeli students during the
conference, talk about this concept and answer their questions.
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
On February 28, 2011, a contract was signed
between the Professional School of Psychology
and The Centre for Mind and Culture in
Singapore, to establish a doctoral program in
clinical psychology with a focus on group
psychotherapy in Singapore. Pictures from the
The third Israeli cohort started the program in
November 2010. Read about it on this page.
A reception party was held in Israel for all the
Israeli students (currently 23) in the program and
their instructors, together with the President of
the University, Dr. Bill Bergquist, and the director
of International programs, Dr. Haim Weinberg,
Our second group of students started the
program in November 2009. Read about it on this
page.
Dr. Bill Bergquist the President of the Professional
School of Psychology, visited Israel and met with
students in November 2009. Pictures from the
Our first group of Hebrew-speaking students
started the program in the Fall of 2008. You can
read about their progress on this page.
We are now urgently seeking sponsorship to
enable a group of Arabic students to start the
program.
