Helping Israel’s population better cope with stress and foster resilience
Program founded: 2002
Since 2005, CMBM has trained over 300 Jewish and Arab-Israeli health, mental health, and education professionals and has established an independent non-profit organization that continues to develop our work.
Program Director: James S. Gordon, MD
Clinical Director: Amy Shinal, LCSW
Program Manager: Lee-Ann Gallarano
In-Country Director: Naftali Halberstadt, PhD
In-Country Faculty: 16 (MD, PhD, MA, LCSW)
Dates & location training programs have been held:
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008: Israel
Health professionals trained to date: 300+
Where we work: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Center, the South, Haifa, the North and East Jerusalem
Participating organizations in our programs: 70+ (list here)
Ongoing training programs and Certification in mind-body medicine through the local Israeli Training Center for Mind-Body Skills (TCMBS) established in 2009
Continued collaboration with the Ministry of Education, where the Center has trained over 100 school psychologists & counselors
Working with the Israeli-Arab population in the North & in East Jerusalem
