Gill Hoter Ishay (Sup.Prof David Roe)
Background
Gili is an occupational therapist, holds a bachelor and Master’s degree in occupational therapy from Tel Aviv university. Giliis a lecturer at the National School of MH Rehabilitation at Ono Academic College. She teaches, trains and supervises recovery oriented cognitive interventions for persons coping with mental illness (CSW-cognitive skills for work). She is part of the clinicalteam at the school of occupational therapy at Ono Academic College.
Current Research
Needs and characteristics of youth and young adults mental health -evaluating Headspace intervention as case study
Youth and young adults are most vulnerable for developing mental illness, and present the highest prevalence of mental illness outbreaks. However, that agegroup shows the lowest service use patterns.
In addition to that, mental health services in Israel today lack a suited model designed to answer the needs of young people (12-25) reporting emotional distress or a reduction in mental health. The “Headspace” program designed to bridge this gap by offering psychological services and general health services to young people was developed in Australia, and has been implemented since January 2015 in Israel. The study will characterize the needs of this population of young people receiving rehabilitation services, evaluate the cultural adaptations of the “headspace- Israel” program and assessits outcomes for clients and their families and.
Interests
SMI, Psychiatric Symptomatology, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, young adults, cognitive rehabilitation, intimacy & couple relations in recovery process.
Recent Conferences
Hoter ishay, G. (2014). Intimacy and couple relation in young adults experiencing psychiatric disability. the 9th HOMESH conference – rehabilitation: of the contract, beliefs and fulfillment.
Hoter Ishay, G. (2013). group intervention in sexuality and couple relation for young adults dealing with mental disability.”Group occupational Therapy – how and what for?” confrence, Tel Aviv University.
Hoter Ishay, G. (2013). Group intervention in Occupational Therapy in sexuality and couple relation for young adults dealing with Mental disabilities – The 20th conference of Occupational Therapists in Israel, Haifa.
Hoter ishay, G. (2012) Group coupling and Sexuality for Mental Disabled young adults. Conference Doing it! Talk of intimacy, sexuality and coupling among the disabled”, Ben Gurion University
Ben ari, E., Hoter Ishay, G. (2012). Developing Cognitive Self-management Skills for Persons Living with Multiple Sclerosis – The 63th Israeli conference of Occupational Therapy, Tel aviv
Ben ari, E., Hoter Ishay, G. (2012). Developing Cognitive Self-management Skills for Persons Living with Multiple Sclerosis. Congress of occupational therapy COTEC, Sweden.
Ben ari, E., Hoter Ishay, G. (2012) Development of a cognitive rehabilitation group therapy for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis-RIMS, Hamburg, Germany.
Hoter Ishay, G.(2010) Learning and coaching PBT: transition from student to therapist – a personal view. 18th Israeli Occupational Therapy Conference.
