May 2008
Shlomo Ariel , Ph.D
Licensed Expert and Supervisor of Clinical
Psychology by The Israeli Ministry of Health
Certified
Expert and Supervisor of Couples and Family Therapy by the Israeli Association
of Marital and Family Therapy
Certified
Expert, supervisor and Professor of Child and Play Therapy, by the
International Board of Examiners of Certified Child and Play Therapists
A
member of the Board of Directors of the International Family Therapy Association
and Coordinator of its Task Force for Certification and Training (2005-7)
M.A., Clinical Psychology,
Post-Doctoral
Fellowship, Clinical Psychology,
Ph.D, Linguistics,
Director, The
Israeli Play Therapy Institute
Co-Director,
The Israeli Integrative
Past
Director of the Multi-Systemic Child Therapy Training Program for Social
Workers, sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Social Welfare
Current
President of the Israeli Play Therapy Association
Past
president of the Israeli Association of Psychotherapy Integration, the Israeli
branch of the international Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy
Integration
Areas of specialization: Psychotherapy integration, culturally competent
psychotherapy, individual, family and group play therapy, play research
Dr. Ariel also writes stories, poems and plays for children. He is a songwriter
and a blues harmonica player.
He
has initiated and has been a member of various blues and R&B bands: Tel
Aviv
Professional training - Dr. Ariel has conducted training programs, courses and workshops
in his areas of specialization for professionals and para-professionals
in various universities and insitutes in Israel, The
Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Russia and the USA. See for instance
http://www.ptti.org/s241.htm
http://www.ptti.org/s240.htm
http://www.radix.net/~cbps/balt.html
Lay training - Dr. Ariel also offers workshops for various publics that do not
belong to the mental health and helping professions, in areas such as
interpersonal communication, culturally sensitive communication,
materialization of dreams, songwriting, African , African American and Celtic
music
Dr.
Ariel's professional publications (a partial list):
Ariel, S. 2006 The science and art of integrative play therapy.
USA
Ariel, S. 2005. Family play therapy. In Schaefer,
Charles, Judy McCormick and Akiko Ohnogi, Eds. The
International Handbook of Play Therapy.
Ariel, S. 2002. Children's Imaginative Play - A Visit to Wonderland.
Ariel, S. and Peled, Odeda. 2000. Group therapeutic work with children
and Adolescents. [Hebrew Text] Mikbatz, Journal of
the Israeli Association of Group Therapy
Ariel, S. 1999. Culturally Competent Family Therapy.
Ariel, S. 1999. A Model for Culturally Sensitive
Organizational Counseling. [Hebrew Text] . Mashabei Enosh [Human Resources, Managing People and Buisness],
Ariel,S. 1997. Strategic Family Play Therapy. A Chapter in Play Therapy , Theory and Practice: A Comparative Casebook. New York : Wiley.
Ariel,S. 1996. Resorying Family
Therapy. [An overview of my work in family therapy].
Contemporary Family Therapy .Special Issue: Family Therapy in Israel.
Ariel,S. 1994. Strategic Family Play Therapy.
(2nd edition) Chichester:Wiley
(a Spanish edition of this book was published by Limusa, Mexico, in 2002)
Ariel, S.1992 .Semiotic Analysis of Children's Play: A Method for Investigating
Social Development. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Invitational Issue: Talk in the
Study of Socialization and Development. Catherine Garvey,Guest Editor. January 1992, Vol.38, no.1.
Ariel,S., Carel,C. and Tyano,S. 1985. Make-believe Play Techniques in Family Therapy. Journal of
Marital and Family Therapy
Ariel,S.1985. Eye-to-Eye: Methods for Observing and
Transcribing Human Behavior. The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel.
Ariel,S., Carel C. and Tyano,S. 1984. A formal Explication of the Concept "Family Homeostasis".
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Ariel,S.1984. Locutions and Illocutions in
Make-believe Play. Journal of Pragmatics
Ariel,S.1979. Psychopathology and Culture.
Unpublished Manuscript. New Haven, Ct.: Department of Psychology,Yale University.
Ariel,S., Sever,I.and Kam, M. 1978. Play in
the Desert and Play in the Town: On Play Activities of Bedouin Arab Children.
In Play and Culture, Helen B,Schwartzman,ed.
N.Y. Leisure Press
Ariel's
Non-Academic Hebrew Publications
1997. An Adapatation
of Andersen's The Ugly Duckling, with songs. Performed in Tel Aviv , Israel, by Orna Porat's Children's Theater, Director: Ruth Kanner.
1976 .Play Songs for Preschoolers. Tel Aviv: Massadah.
1983. Miloni. A Hebrew Dictionary for First Graders.Tel Aviv: Institute of Educational Technology.
1984. Miloni LaTorah.A
Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew. Tel Aviv: Institute of Educational
Technology.
1985. Keepy in the Nursery School. Stories
for Young Children. Tel Aviv: Institute of Educational Technology.
1985. Hayot (animals) , a
review play (songs and short vignettes) for children.
See reviews of Shlomo
Ariel's Books
The Integrative Psychotherapy Center and the Israeli Play Therapy Institute,
18 Harari Street, Ramat Gan, Israel, Tel.972-3-6781189, fax 972-3-6761851
Contact
Dr. Ariel