About

Our Vision:

To provide outstanding professional mental health and educational services to the youth of Beit Shemesh.

Our Mission:

Our vision is that all youth in Beit Shemesh should have the tools and state of mind to lead productive and mentally/emotionally healthy lives as they become fully functioning adults.

Our
Guiding
Principles:

Relationship with Client and Family

It is important to build a safe, boundaried, therapuetic relationship

Planning

Projects are managed with a clear and professional workplan.

Measurement and Evaluation

Measurement tools are as integrated as possible.

Specialized Staff

Staff include educational and mental health and also lay professionals

Multi-faceted Solutions

There is no one size fits all solution. We invest in developing new treatment

Integration within Community

It is important to network with schools, professionals, municipality programs

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Our
Mission

To provide outstanding professional mental health and educational services to the youth of Beit Shemesh.

Our
Vision

Our vision is that all youth in Beit Shemesh should have the tools and state of mind to lead productive and mentally/emotionally healthy lives as they become fully functioning adults.

Case   Management

Mentoring

  • Community Mentoring
  • In-School Mentoring

Educational
Services

  • Learning Center
  • Educational Guidance
  • Evaluations and Referrals

Teens

  • Teen Drop-In Center
  • Groups & Workshops
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Girls High School Program

Therapy Clinic

  • Adolescents
  • Parents
  • Referrals
  • Group Therapy & Social Skills

Our   Team

Rabbi Amatsia Spigler

CEO

Rabbi Dovid Sipper

Executive Director

Yossi Wachtel

Director of Teen Services

Joy Epstein

Director of couples and family therapy services

Shalom Iskowitz

Director of Educational and Mentoring Services

Dr. Caroline Peyser

Clinical Supervisor of Therapy Services

Rivka Gross

Office Manager

Malky Cohn

Finance Manager

Adi Kahn

Director of Therapy Services

Our Board

Mr. Yosef Jason, Chairman | Mr. Avrohom Wellins | Mr. Darren Shaw | Dr. Fred Naider | Mr. Nesanel Goode

Rabbinic Advisory Board

Rabbi David Bagno | Rabbi Elimelech Kornfeld | Rabbi Daniel Myers

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