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About the Authors

(By order of appearance)

Dr. Ronit Shalev:

Senior lecturer at the Educational Counselling course at

The Center for Academic Studies (MLA) and Co-chairperson of the forum

for Grief, Loss and Bereavement. A researcher in the field of bereave-

ment and loss and a Research Associate in the International Center for

the study of Loss, Bereavement and Resilience, in the University of Haifa.

Instructor and guide for managers of Aid Centers for Families of Homicide

Victims on behalf of the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Services’

“Sneh” Program, and a group leader for female relatives of IDF Fallen

Soldiers. Currently completing her Psychotherapy studies - integrating

body, mind and spirit recovery.

Rona Ackerman:

holds a social work certificate from Tel-Aviv University

Stress and Crisis Situations Specialization course, treats loss and

bereavement. Filled a number of positions in the IDF’s Casualty and

Wounded Soldiers Department during her military career service

and subsequently worked as a social worker at the National Center

of Forensic Medicine. Director of “Makom Lenesh(i)ma” (a place for

breathing/the soul) – a Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Services

program providing spiritual guidance for people in situations of sudden

loss and bereavement; and also, director of the “Bishvil Haruach” (For the

Spirit) program designed to introduce the perception and tools of spiritual

guidance into the Ministry of Education system.

Ilan Sharif:

National supervisor on the topic of sudden loss and

bereavement and theCouple’s andFamilyTherapy stations at thePersonal

and Family Well-Being Services in the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and

Social Services (MSW). Doctoral candidate at the Professional School of

Psychology in California.

Iris Socolover-Yacobi:

social worker, program manager in the Families

Unit in Ashalim. Graduate of Social Work studies at the Bar-Ilan University

and certified by the Ben Gurion University in the Negev in Public Policy