Department of Psychiatry

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Center

Tel: 972-2-6777002

Fax: 972-2-6777938

E-mail: freedman_sara@lycos.com

EDUCATION

2000 – present    PhD Candidate, Psychology

Dept of Psychology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Thesis: The Role of Cognitive Appraisal in the Development of PTSD.

2001 May             Advanced Training, CBT

Two week training with Prof. Foa, The Center for the Treatment  & Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania, in the treatment of PTSD & OCD.

1990 – 1992         M.Sc. Clinical Psychology

                             Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, United Kingdom.

                             Licensed to work as Chartered Clinical Psychologist, U.K.

1996 – 1998         BSW

                             Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1987 – 1990         B.Sc.  Human Psychology

                             Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom

                             Upper second class degree, with Honors

CLINICAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2001 – present      Dept. of Psychiatry, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

Supervisor, CBT Center

Responsibilities include supervising psychology and psychiatry residents in CBT; liaising with out-patient clinic; providing cognitive behavior therapy, primarily for individuals with PTSD following terrorist attacks, and obsessive compulsive disorder.

CBT Training Course

Overall running of training course in CBT, including teaching theoretical courses, and supervising trainees.

1998/9                   Dept. of Psychiatry, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

Teacher, seminar on Cognitive Behavior Therapy For Psychology and Psychiatry Residents

1994 - present       Private practice

Individual therapy for anxiety disorders and depression; group therapy (CBT) for panic disorder.

1994/1995             Talbieh Hospital, Jerusalem

Teacher, seminar on Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Psychiatry Residents.

1992/1993    Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals, London, UK

                     Clinical psychologist, out patient and in patient departments. Clinical responsibilities included intake assessments, providing individual cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders, depression (out-patients) and PTSD and self -injury following CSA (in-patients).

1990/1992   Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals, London, UK

Trainee clinical psychologist – British Psychological Society approved training. Two years of internship that included one year of adult mental health, focusing on CBT in primary care, in and out patients. Patients treated included PTSD, OCD, and depression.  In addition, training in assessing neuropsychological functioning in adults; assessing and treating children with mental handicap; assessment and treatment in children’s out-patient department.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1994 - present  Center for Traumatic Stress, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem,  Researcher,  Research in PTSD. Responsibilities include all stages of planning and executing large scale prospective study: recruiting subjects to research; interviewing them (SCID & CAPS); writing up of results; statistical analysis; writing academic papers.

1992 – 1993      Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. Conducted study on PTSD in crime victims interviewed subjects, statistical analysis, writing up of results.

Adhoc Reviewer

Acta Psychologica Scandinavia

Sichot

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Languages:

English - mother tongue

Hebrew - fluent