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participants to go through a process of revealing and processing
emotions, helped by the dynamics created at the workshop.
We hold two types of workshops:
Concentrated one-day workshop
Three-day workshop.
3. Therapy groups
In a therapy group for children, processes are accelerated in
comparison with individual treatment (Barratt & Segal, 1996). The
reason for this is the mutual effects participants have on each
other, making it easier for them to express behaviors, thoughts,
ideas and fantasies.
Beit Issie Shapiro conducts time-limited therapy groups for
siblings of children with disabilities. Groups meet for 12 sessions
of 90 minutes each. A group consists of 5-8 brothers and sisters.
Each session includes an activity initiated by the therapists. The
activity functions as an axis around which the children can bring
up contents from their internal world, as they reflect off the group
mirror. The group relates to each member in a dual fashion. On
one hand, as an individual in his/her own right who is separate
from their sibling with disabilities, and on the other hand, as a
sibling of a child with disabilities. The difference is raised through
the group dynamic and interaction.
4. Individual therapy
Individual therapy focuses on the siblings’ internal world – their
emotions, thoughts and subjective perceptions of the reality in
which they live. Individual therapy is conducted through “face to
face” meetings to enable the sibling to express his feelings and
cope with his emotions optimally. Therapy can help in dealing with
issues such as: self-image, handling stressful situations,
difficulties in emotional control, problems in social functioning,
going through developmental stages and transitions, parent-child
relationships and dealing with various crises.