פניגר שאל רינת, ד”ר
Background
I am a lecturer and a researcher at the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies, the University of Haifa, Israel, and a research fellow at the Center for the Study of Child Development. I hold a master’s in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and an MsC in Drama Therapy. My main research interests are connecting attachment theory to clinical therapeutic work; developmental psychopathology; and the role of play, drama and movement in psychotherapy. In addition to my research work I have been working clinically mostly with adults with mental health problems and people with intellectual disability.
Research
1. Attachment-based drama therapy: intervention and assessment
2. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on us: teachers, children, arts therapists
3. At-risk parent –children relationship
4. Using the mirror-game to explore non-verbal communication
5. The socio-emotional world of people with intellectual disability
6. Medical clowns in educational setting
Pablications
Sela, T.,Livni, T., & Feniger-Schaal, R. (2019). The point of no return: A drama therapy group intervention for parents of children with ADHD. Drama Therapy Review, 5(2), 235-249. doi: 10.1386/dtr_00004_1
Feniger-Schaal, R. & Orkibi., (2019) Integrative systematic review of dramatherapy. Psychology of the Aesthetic Creativity and Arts.13 p. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aca0000257
Orkibi, H., & Feniger-Schaal, R. (2019). Integrative systematic review of psychodrama psychotherapy research: Trends and methodological implications. PloS one, 14(2).
Feniger-Schaal, R, & Oppenheim D & Kore-Karie N. (2019) Parenting children with Intellectual Disability: Linking maternal insightfulness to sensitivity. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 63, 1285–1289.
Feniger-Schaal, R. & Citron, A (2018), Intervention of medical (therapeutic) clowns in kindergarten for children with Intellectual disability: a case study. International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 1-13.
Feniger-Schaal, R., Hart Y., Lotan, N., Koren-Karie, N, & Noy, L., (2018), The body speaks: Using the mirror game to link attachment and non-verbal behavior. Frontier in Psychology, 9, 1560.
Feniger-Schaal, R, & Joels, T. (2018) Attachment quality of children with ID and its link to maternal sensitivity and structuring. Research in Developmental Disabilities76, 56–64.
Feniger-Schaal, R. (2017). A Dramatherapy Case Study with a Young Man Who Has Dual Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems. In: N. Mazza (Ed.), Expressive Therapies: Major themes in mental health. Psychology Press Routledge UK.
Feniger-Schaal, R. Koren-Karie, N. (2017). Acting like a child: Dramatherapy for parents. In: G. Schuchner, and D. Ferrandis (Eds.), Dramatherapy: theory and practice. Letra Viva. Buenos Aires.
Feniger-Schaal, R., (2017) On the edge: From the margins to the mainstream. Applied arts & Health 8(2), 267-274.
Feniger-Schaal, R, & Lotan, N.)2017) the embodiment of attachment: Directional and Shaping movement in the mirror game. The Arts in Psychotherapy 53, 55-63.
Feniger-Schaal, R. (2016). A Dramatherapy Case Study with a Young Man Who Has Dual Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 50, 40-45
Feniger-Schaal, R. (2016). A Dramatherapy Case Study with a Young Man Who Has Dual Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 50, 40-45.
Feniger-Schaal R, Noy L., Hart Y., Koren-Karie, N, Mayo A. E, & Alon U. (2015) Would you like to play together? Attachment and the mirror game. Attachment and Human Development.18, 33-45
Hart Y, Noy L, Feniger-Schaal R, Mayo AE, Alon U (2014) Individuality and Togetherness in Joint Improvised Motion. PLoS ONE 9(2): e87213. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087213. 8 p.
Feniger-Schaal, R. Koren-Karie, N. Bareket, M. (2013) Dramatherapy focusing on maternal insightfulness: A preliminary report. The Arts in Psychotherapy 40(2), 185-191.
Feniger-Schaal, R. & Oppenheim, D., (2013). Resolution of the diagnosis and maternal sensitivity among mothers of children with Intellectual Disability. Research in Developmental Disabilities.34, 306-313.
Feniger-Schaal, R. Oppenheim, D. Koren-Karie, N & Yirmiya, N. (2012) Parenting and Intellectual Disability: An Attachment Perspective. In J. A. Burack., R. M. Hodapp, and E. Zigler (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Development. Oxford University Press (p.334-348).
Feniger-Schaal, R. (2003) Children’ response to war as represented in their narratives. Dramatherapy. 25, 8-14. (published by Routledge).
