Name:Rachel Lev-WieselDate:May 2009

CURRICULUM VITAE

1.Personal Details

Name: Rachel Lev-Wiesel

Date of Birth: 10.8.51

Country of Birth:Israel

Identity Card Number: 50024959

Marital Status: Married, four children

Permanent Home Address: Ramot, Golan Heights, 12948

Home Telephone Number: 972-4-6732627

Office Telephone Number: 972-4-8288045

Electronic Address:

Fax Number: 972-4-6734627

2.Higher Education

Date ofDegree / Degree / Name of Institution
and Department / Period of Study
1997 / Ph.D. / School of Social Work, HebrewUniversity, Jerusalem / 1992-1996
1985 / M.A. / School of Social Work,University of Haifa, Israel / 1982-1984
1975 / B.A. / School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Israel / 1971-1974

3.Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education

Rank/Position / Name of Institution and Department / Dates
Full Professor / School of Social Work, Faculty of Health &
Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa. / 2007
Associate
Professor with Tenure / School of Social Work, Faculty of Health & Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa. / 2006
Associate
Professor with Tenure / School of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity, Beer Sheva. / 2003
Senior Lecturer
With Tenure / School of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity, Beer Sheva. / 2000-2003
Lecturer / School of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity, Beer Sheva. / 1998-2000
Teacher / School of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity, Beer Sheva. / 1996-1998

4.Offices in University Academic Administration

Dates / Offices
2008 - / Head, Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies
2007- / Member, Faculty Members Promotion Committee, Faculty of Social Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa.
2007- / Director, Adler Memorial Foundation
2007-
2006- / Chairperson, Research Committee, Faculty of Social Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa.
Chairperson, Sexual HarassmentPreventionCommitteeUniversity of Haifa.
2006-2009 / Ph.D. Committee, member. School of Social Work, University of Haifa.
2002-2006 / Chairperson and director, the M.A.Art Therapy Program, Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.
2001-2006 / Chairperson of the Undergraduate program, Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.
1998-2001 / Chairperson of the Admission BA committee, Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.
2000-2001 / Art Therapy Graduate Program curriculum development, Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.
1998-1999 / Chairperson of the Field Studies committee, Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.
1996-1998 / Chairperson of the SapirCollege committee, Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.

5.Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University

Membership in organizing committees of scientific conferences

2009 Chairperson, National Conference Art Therapies, "Brain, Creativity and Therapy".

2009Chairperson, Program Committee, National Conference Aminut

"Violence- between reality and media".

2007Chairperson, The First Aminut National Conference.

2003Member in the Scientific committee for the National Conference of Social Work. Social Workers Association.

1998Chairperson, Program Committee, National Conference entitled “Social Work in a Multicultural Society”, BenGurionUniversity.

Editing journals

2005- present / Book Review editor: "Society and Welfare" (in Hebrew)

Activities as Board member, referee and reviewer for professional journals, publishers or research agencies

International Journals

2006 - present / Reviewer: Sex Roles
2005 - present / Reviewer: Reviewer: "Journal of Orthopsychiatry"
2005 - present / Reviewer: "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology"
2004 - present / Reviewer: "Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin"
2003 - present / Reviewer:"Arabs Studies Quarterly"
2003 - present / Editorial Board member:"Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (JMFT)"
2003 - present / Reviewer:"International Journal of Psychology"
2003 - present / External review board: "UCLA for USAID/MERC research project"
2003 - present / Reviewer:"International Journal of Psychology"
2002 - present / Reviewer: “Qualitative Health Research”
Israeli Journals
2005 - present / Book Review Editor: “Society and Welfare”
Guest Editor: "Mikbatz, Journal of the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy"
2003 - present / Reviewer: “Society and Welfare”
2003 / Reviewer: "The Israeli Journal for Psychotherapy(Sichot)"

Public offices and activities related to academic field

Chairperson, Aminut-The Israeli Society of Family Violence and Sexual Assaults. / 2005-2009
Representative, Department of Social Work to “Yachdav”- Children at Risk Organization. / 1999-2006
Chairperson, Research Committees of ViolencePreventionCenter. / 1999-2006
RapeCrisis Center, MASLAN. / 1999-2006
Chief supervisor and chairperson of the research committee, INBAL (IsraelChildSexualAbuseSurvivorsCenter. / 1998- 2006

6.Participation in Scholarly Conferences

a. Active Participation

Subject of Lecture/Discussion/Comments / Place of Conference / Name of Conference / Date
Narratives vs. drawings
Living Under The Shadow Of An Alcoholic Father / Budapest, Hungry / ESCAP International Conference / 2009
Traumatic history: is it a risk factor for high risk pregnancy / OsloNorway / 11th European Conference on Traumatic Stress / 2009
Intergenerational transmission of incest / Portsmouth, NH, US / International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference / 2007
Dissociative identity disorder as reflected in drawing of sexually abused survivors / Portsmouth, NH, US / International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference / 2006
Dissociation as reflected in "draw the traumatic event" drawings of adult survivors of sexual abuse / Tel Aviv
Israel / Imagine: Expression in the Service of Humanity / 2006
Post traumatic growth in Holocaust child survivors, is it possible? / Toronto
Canada / ISTSS Annual Meeting / 2005
Dissociation as reflected in drawings of the traumatic event / Toronto
Canada / ISSD 22nd Annual International Fall Conference / 2005
Alzheimer's disease as reflected in self-figure drawings of diagnosed patients / Utrecht, Holand / 11th Qualitative Health Research Conference / 2005
To be or not to be me: DID as reflected in drawings of sexual abused survivors. / New Orleans / International Conference of the International Stress Studies and Dissociation (ISSD) / 2004
Holocaust survivors - survivors of sexual abuse.
Use of Machover DAP test to detect sexual abuse. / Portsmoth, New Hampshire / The International Family Violence Research Conference / 2004
Battered women, Bedouin vs. Jewish. / Los Angeles / International Conference of Cultural Diversity / 2004
Intergenerational transmission of trauma across three generations. / Tel Aviv / ICQM Conference / 2004
Intergenerational transmission of sexual abuse: Motherhood in the shadow of incest. / San Diego / International Conference Family Violence (FVSAI) / 2003
Allowing clients choose their preferable family art therapy tools. / Bled Slovania / International Conference on Family Therapy Resisting Abuse (IFTA) / 2003
Group Stories Fabric Technique / New York / Think Group in NYC, 24th Annual Symposium / 2002
The husband-wife relationships as reflected in battering husbands’ drawings. / New Orleans / ISTSS 17th Annual meeting / 2001
Group Carpet Technique. / Akron / 23rd Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups / 2001
Lost identity vs. retained identity. A continuum of care from primary prevention to clinical services. / San Antonio / 16th Annual meeting of International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies / 2000
A model for promoting community cohesion in response to conflict. / Jerusalem
Israel / The 14th International Congress of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy / 2000
The impact of individual experiences in the Holocaust on psychological well being and quality of life in child survivors.
Use of Machover DAP test in detecting adult survivors of sexual abuse: A pilot study. / Melbourne, Australia / ISTSS International Conference. An invited symposia / 2000
Communication in groups. Bridging the risks we take. / Budapest, Hungry / 11th European Symposium in Group Analysis / 1999

b. Organization of Conferences or Sessions

Subject of Conference/
Role at Conference/
Comments / Place of
Conference / Name of
Conference / Date
2009Chairperson, National Conference Art Therapies, "Brain, Creativity and Therapy". / 2009Chairperson, Program Committee, National Conference Aminut / "Violence- between reality and media".

7.Colloquim Talks and other Invited Addresses

Presentation/Comments / Place of Lecture / Date
Child Sexual Abuse: Dilemmas and unique issues of the phenomenon / The Royal Institute of Research, Valencia, Spain / 2010
The use of art means for treatment purposes in children who were traumatized / University of TorontoOttawa, Canada / 2008
Sexual abuse survivors treatment / University of TorontoOttawa, Canada / 2007
Art therapy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. / University of Toronto, Canada / 2006
Dissociative identity disorder as reflected in self-figure drawings of childhood sexual abuse survivors / School of Social Work, WesternMichiganUniversity, Kalamazoo, USA. / 2005
Intergenerational transmission of trauma. / School of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada / 2003
Use of Machover DAP test in indicating sexual abuse and violent behavior in adults. / International Conference of Art Therapy, Melborne Australia (special invitation) / 2000
Research Grants

8.Scholarships, Awards and Prizes

Awards

2008The Couragous Award for Significant Social contribution to the field of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse. Ometz: Social Justice Society.

2000-2001Outstanding Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, BenGurionUniversity.

Fellowship

2003-2003Canadian Studies. Enrichment Fellowship, University of Calgary. $3,000.

Competitive Research Grants

2009-2011Child abuse – prevalence, incidence, and disclosure. Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI) & Eisikovits, Z. (PI). Traiana. $325,000.

2008-2008 Medical clowning- its role in reduction of PTS during and following medical examination in children who were sexually abused. Lang, N (PI) & Lev-Wiesel, R (PI). Ministry of Health.$6,757.

2007-2009Forgiveness as a road to reconciliation: The case of Israeli and Palestinian families who experienced loss as outcome of political violence. Al-Krenawi, A. (PI), Eisikovits, Z. (PI), Hallaq, E, (PI) & Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI). Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization. $100,000.

2007Development of collaboration (multicultural sensitivity) between University of Toronto, Western Michigan University & University of Haifa. $3000.

2005-2007 Israeli and Palestinian adolescents: Psychosocial behaviour in the wakeof political violence. Al-Krenawi, A (PI), Lev-Wiesel, R., (PI) Sehwail, M. A., (PI) El-Sarraj, E., (PI) & Slonim-Nevo, V. (PI). The Ford Foundation.$90,000.

2004-2007Childbirth as retraumatization of childhood sexual abuse. Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI). The Israel Science Foundation. $ 91,657.

2004-2005Enhancing adolescents at risk. From Silence to voice. Lev-Wiesel, R

(PI). Keren Ezvonot. $6,818.

2004-2005Social rejection by peers- a traumatic event? Nutman Shwartz, O., & Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI's). The Israeli Trustees. $12,500

2002-2005The Impact of A Sense of Control and Control Modes on Health-Related Quality of Life (Hrqol) Among Breast Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study. Amir, M., Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI's), & Koretz, M. The Israeli Trustees. $18,000

2001-2002 Enhancing potency among adolescents at risk. Lev-Wiesel, R ( PI). Amutat Efshar. $3,700.

2000-2001 Quality of life evaluation among Psoriasis patients. Amir, M., & Lev-Wiesel, R. . (PI's) Ministry of Health $24,000.

2000-2001 Enhancing potency in young Ethiopian children. Lev-Wiesel, R (PI). The Jewish Agency, Joint. $2,380.

1999-2000Lost childhood- the impact of the Holocaust on child survivors of the Holocaust and spouses. Lev-Wiesel, R & Amir, M. (PI's). The Israel Science Foundation. $ 27,657.

1999-2000Career perceptions among poor children. Lev-Wiesel, R ( PI). The Ministry of Welfare and Labor. $ 3,819.

1998-1999Hidden children survivors of Holocaust. Lev-Wiesel, R &.Amir, M. (PI's). Conference of Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany Inc. $ 7,700.

1996-1997The impact of personal and marital resources in coping with forced relocation. Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI) & Shamai, M. Ministry of Social and Labor. $2,500.

2004-2007Development and cultural adaptation of Health and well-being

measurments. Lev-Wiesel, R. & Amir, M. (PI's). MAPI Research

Institute (Adaptation of Health-Promoting Measures). About 70,705 Euro (per year).

2003-2009Development and cultural adaptation of Health and well-being measurments. Lev-Wiesel, R. (PI). MAPI Research Institute (Adaptation of Health-Promoting Measures). About 40,705 Euro (per year).

9.Teaching

a.Courses Taught in Recent Years
Degree
B.A./M.A./
M.Sc/Ph.D. / Type of Course
Lecture/
Seminar/
Workshop / Name of Course / Year
M.A. / Lecture / Holocaust- long-term psychological impact / 2007-2008
M.A. / Lecture / Short-term dynamic therapy in childhood sexual abuse survivors / 2006-2009
M.A. / Lecture / Use of drawings in therapy / 1998- 2009
M.A. / Lecture / Dynamic short-term therapy / 2004- 2005
M.A. / Practicum / Group therapy (practicum) / 2001-2007
B.A. / Lecture / Group work skills / 1997- 2004
B.A. / Lecture / Art techniques / 1996- 1998,
2006
B.A. / Lecture / Community work theory / 1996- 1997
  1. Supervision of Graduate Students

Details of Publication / Date of Completion/
in Progress / Degree / Title of Thesis / Name of Student
In process / Ph.D. / Childhood Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorder, Dissociation, and Psychological Distress: A Mediation Model / Roni Barak
In process / Ph.D. / The Resonating body: Empowering the Therapist through somatic and kinetic self-awareness / Maya Vulkan
In process / Ph.D. / Changing: Adaptation vs. psychopathology, dissociation disorders? / Tali Stolovy
Jan 2008 / Ph.D. / Childbirth as retraumatization to childhood sexual abuse / Shir Daphna Tekoah
In process / Ph.D. / The Invisible Therapist: Theatre as therapy, Therapy as theatre / Natali Torgeman
In process / Ph.D. / Transforming unresolved anger into vulnerable emotions: A change process in psychotherapy (with G. Diamond) / Tal Narkiss
In process / Ph.D. / Forgiving the perpetrator: Sexual abuse adult survivors perception of the perpetrator / Daphna Tener
In process / Ph.D. / Social rejection and child victimization / Rotem Sternberg
2009 / Ph.D. / The interplay between depression
And PTSD structures / Tamar Peleg
In process / Ph.D. / The role of dissociation in self-injurious behavior in female adolescents survivors of sexual abuse / Galit Amir
In process / Ph.D. / Arbeit Macht Frie? Holocaust survivors perception of work / Nava Fein
Details of Publication / Date of Completion/
in Progress / Degree / Title of Thesis / Name of Student
In process / MA / Battering mothers’ perception of themselves and roles / Maya Tal
In process / MA / Comorbidity of abuse: battered women who were sexually abused during childhood. Perception of multiple abuse. / Mirit Miron
In process / MA / Epilepsy as exhibited in self-figure drawings of minors who diagnosed with epilepsy / Maya Alchaich
In process / MA / Movement therapy in multisclerosis’ patients / Rotem Banik
2008 / MA / The impact of plastic surgery on women's physical image and quality of life / Liora Markus
2008 / MA / Postpartum depression among new vs. old immigrants / Iris Tzadok
2009 / MA / Future perception in Ethiopian adolescents in Israel / Hanni Tor
In process / MA / Holocaust survivors – the impact of testimony on symptoms of distress / Miri Peleg
In process / MA / The impact of religion on postpartum depression / Dalia Zivan
In process / MA / Childhood sexual abuse: disclosure of the secret / Gali Katzir
In process / MA / Arabs women's attitudes towards incest / Rim Badrani
2009 / MA / The relationship between unexplained infertility and past traumatic events / Lee Simhy
In process / MA / The relationship between sensory sensitivity and depression / Dafna Palgi
2010 / MA / To be compensated for atrocities experienced during the Holocaust: is it possible? / Eick Uri
2007 / MA / Menaing of life in relation to quality of life among people diagnosed with schizophrenia / Tal Rznitzki
In process / MA / Peer rejection within school- short term psychological effects / Anat Beari
In process / MA / Childhood sexual abuse –the impact on marital satisfaction / Karin Zabari
2006 / MA / Cognitive appraisals: the difference between people who suffer from PTSD and patients diagnosed with depression / Tamar Peleg
2006 / MA / Dissociation as depicted in "the traumatic event" drawing of childhood sexual abuse survivors / Galit Amir
2005 / MA / Basic assumption, ambiguity and posttraumatic growth among Israeli students / Shiri Bar-Hoffman
2005 / MA / The relationship between childhood abuse and drug addiction in adulthood / Liora Zilberman
2005 / MA / Narratives vs. drawings: growing under the shadow of an addicted father / Revital Malamud-Liraz
2004 / MA / The relationship between personal resources and explanations to parent's addiction among children of addicts / Orli Nasymian
2004 / MA / Long-term effects of social rejection during childhood / Rotem Sternberg
2004 / MA / Attitudes toward sexual harassments in high school / Efrat Mor
2003 / MA / Spousal violence: Bedouin vs. Jewish wives / Shir Daphna-Tekoha
2002 / MA / The relationship between sense of place and relocation during adolescence – the case of Sinai relocation / Rinat Galili
2002 / MA / Being a mother to a battering husband / Hamutal Gome
2002 / MA / Long-term effects of “father kills mother” as reflected in adult-children who witnessed the event / Tali Samson
2001 / MA / Potency-Focused Intervention in Preschool Students: Measure Adaptation, Validation and Intervention / Renana Laish
2001 / MA / Fear of rape / Liora Ohaion

10. Miscellaneous

Membership in International and National Associations

2005-present / Family Violence and Sexual Assault Israeli
Society. (Chairperson).
2004-present / International Society of Stress and Dissociation.
1996- present / International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.
1997- present / International Association of Group Psychotherapy.
1998-1999 / Stress and Anxiety Research Society.
1999-2000 / International Society of Political Psychology.
1996-2001 / Israel Association for Family and Marital Therapy.
1974- present / Social Workers Association.

PUBLICATIONS

Note: For joint publications, the order of the listed authors appears according to their relative contribution / the authors have contributed equally unless otherwise specified.

  1. Ph.D. Dissertation

Title: Stress, Personal resources, and the role of the community in coping with political

uncertainty.

Date of the dissertation: 1996

Number of pages: 250

Language: Hebrew

University: HebrewUniversity

Names of supervisors: Professor Z. Ben-Sira & Dr. D. Fridlander

Published in Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.

  1. Scientific Books (Refereed)

AuthoredBooks -Published

(order of authors reflect the relative contribution unless otherwise mentioned)

1. Lev-Wiesel, R. & Weinger, S. Hell within hell. Lanham, MR: American University Press (due May. 2009).

2. Brin A., & Lev-Wiesel, R. (2007). Her multiple face. Nahar: Biniamina (142 pages) (Hebrew).

3.Lev-Wiesel, R. (2005). Survivors and perpetrators' self figure and kinetic family drawings. Kiryat Bialik: Ach (168 pages) (Hebrew).

4. Lev-Wiesel, R. & Kacen, L. (2001). Group Experiential Journey. Kiryat Bialik: Ach (222 pages) (Hebrew).

EditedBooks–Published

6. Lev-Wiesel, R. Cwikel, J., & Barak, N. (Eds.). (2005). Mental health in Israeli women: Guard yourself. Jerusalem: Brookdale (471 pages) (in Hebrew).

7. Kacen, L. & Lev-Wiesel, R. (Eds.). (2002). Group work in a

multicultural society. Tel Aviv: Cherikover (254 pages) (in Hebrew).

  1. Monographs

8. Lev-Wiesel, R. (1996). Theoretical and applied aspects for social workers in regions living under political uncertainty. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Department of Community Work, Jerusalem. (Monograph, 51 pages) (Hebrew).

D.Articles in Refereed Journals

Published

(order of authors reflect the relative contribution unless otherwise specified)

  1. Lev-Wiesel, R., Daphna-Tekoha, S., & Hallack, M. (2009). Childbirth as retraumatization: prenatal and postnatal posttraumatic stress symptomatology among women, survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 877-887.
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R. (2009). Enhancing Potency Among Male Adolescents at Risk to Drug Abuse: An Action Research. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 10.1007/s10560-007-0099-4, 383 – 398.
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R., Chen, R., Daphna-Tekoha, S., & Hod, M. (2009). Past traumatic events: is it a risk factor for high risk pregnancy, delivery complications and postpartum posttraumatic symptoms? Journal of Women Health, 18(1), 119-125.
  1. Ben Yakov, Y., Narkiss, T., Amir, M., & Lev-Wiesel, R. (2009). Quality of life in elders: A focus group. Gerontology, 36(1), 31-44 (Hebrew).
  1. Stolovy, T., Lev-Wiesel, R., & Glakoph, J. (2009). The meaning of life for hospitalized patients with schizophrenia. Journal of Nervous & Mental Health, 197(2), 133-135.
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R., Goldblat, H., Eisikovits, Z., & Admi, H. (2009). The impact of shared war-reality on posttraumatic growth versus vicarious traumatization among practitioners. British Journal of Social Work (BJSW), British Journal of Social Work, 39, 1154–1174. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn021
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R. (2008). Child sexual abuse: a critical review of intervention and treatment modalities. Children and Youth Services Review, 30 (6), 665-673.
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R. (2007). Enhancing potency among male adolescents at risk to drug abuse- an active research. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 23(5), 321-325.
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R., & Zeevi, N. (2007). Mothers and children with down-syndrome relationship as reflected in the mothers' self and child drawings. Art Therapy, 24(3), 134-137.
  1. Galili, R. & Lev-Wiesel, R. (2007). Sense of place among former evacuees from Sinai relocation. Society and Welfare, 27(1), 37-54. (Hebrew).
  1. Lev-Wiesel, R., Al-Krenawi, A., & Sehwail, M. (2007). Psychological symptomatology among Palestinian male and female adolescents living under political violence 2004-2005. A Brief Report. Community Mental Health Journal, 43(1), 49-56.
  1. Al-Krenawi, A., Lev-Wiesel, R., & Sehwail, M. (2007). Psychological symptomatology among Palestinian adolescents living with political violence. A brief report. Child and Adolescence Mental Health, 12, 27-31.
  1. Bar-Hoffman, S., Lev-Wiesel, R., & Amir, M. (2007). Basic assumptions, posttraumatic growth, and ambiguity tolerance in a sample of male Israeli young adults. Traumatology, 13, 4-15.
  1. Nutman-Shwartz, O., Sternberg, R., & Lev-Wiesel, R. (2007). Long-term psychological impact of peer rejection. Alimut, 1(1), 53-74. (Hebrew).
  1. Avni, G., Lev-Wiesel, R. & Buchner, Y. The relationship between childhood

victimization, psychological distress and personal resources in adolescence. Alimut, 1(1), 75-100. (Hebrew).