Training Programs

The Jerusalem Hills Training Center and its various programs were created to share the vast knowledge and experience accumulated in the Jerusalem Hills Children’s Home with other institutions and other children with similar psychological difficulties.

The Training Center offers a variety of study programs, courses, and seminars for professionals in the field of institutional care.

THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY

Our 3-year accredited academic program – Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents – emphasizes understanding the processes of a child’s emotional development, provides psychoanalytic knowledge on the development of the child and the adolescent, and addresses the essence of play therapy and the application of psychoanalytic theories in the treatment room.

The program is taught by senior Jerusalem Hills professionals: clinical psychologists, psychoanalysts, and social workers who are experienced in treating children and adolescents. The participants receive a certification of psychotherapy with children and adolescents from Jerusalem Hills in coordination with the Israel Psychotherapy Association. 

THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE ULTRA-ORTHODOX POPULATION

Started in 2022, this program is a three-year course geared toward the ultra-Orthodox population in Israel. The program was created due to the growing need for experienced therapists within the ultra-Orthodox community and a need for additional training in handling the challenges facing children in the modern world. The course takes place once a week in separate groups for men and women.  

PNIMA: THE SCHOOL FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE AND THERAPEUTIC LEADERSHIP

With the experience and success of our residential therapeutic center, Jerusalem Hills opened Pnima to help spread our therapeutic approach to other professionals in the field. The courses are divided among counselors, department heads, social workers, and institutional managers. The vision of Pnima is to create leadership roles that specialize in therapeutic institutional care. They meet once a month for a full day of training which includes a lecture, reading a relevant article, and group discussions all while learning from each other in open conversation in a professional forum.

MAAMAKIM: IN-DEPTH CLASSES FOR PROFESSIONALS

Maamakim offers courses for experienced therapists who wish to deepen their knowledge of different psychoanalytical methods. It is a year-long program that takes place both in-person and via Zoom led by top psychoanalysts from Israel and around the world. All participants must hold at least a second degree in psychology.