faculty member

The founder and the Head of the Stress, Trauma and Resilience Studies in the department in of Social Work, Tel-Hai College, Israel.
Academic background: Master in public health and Ph.D. in social work. 
Research and practice activities are in the field of resilience empowerment as well as trauma symptoms reduction mainly during the acute stage of the trauma (ASR-ASD).
 Dr. Farchi expertise is in emergency mental health interventions, Psychological First Aid (PFA), Psychological inoculation and other PFA protocols.
Publications: Dr. Farchi published has been to more then 30 conferences, published several innovative articles and book chapters – mostly on interventions during the acute phase.
Dr. Farchi developed and published on 2011 the SIX C's model: Guidelines for immediate interventions during the acute phase. This model has been adopted by the IDF and has been implemented to the use of the IDF solders under the name of "MAGEN" project. Until 2016 all the IDF solders are planed to go through the MAGEN training and acquire the skills for helping their friends during any crisis.

A. Empowering resilience and reduction of trauma symptoms

B. Psychological Inoculation:

C. Acute Stress Reaction (ASR) interventions and symptoms mapping.

D. First responders education.

E. The trauma of sexual harassment and rape victims

 1996-2000 Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Social work in health services (B.A)

1996 +    Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Intervention Methods (B.A)

2000-2003  Haifa University, School of Social Work, Children at risk (B.A)

2000-2004 Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Guided academic reading (B.A)

2000-2004 Zfat  College, Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Basic principles in social work (B.A)

2000-2006 Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Introduction to Social Work Profession (B.A)

2001-2005 Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Acute crises intervention (B.A)

 2001-2007 Tel-Hai College, School of Nutrition Science, Patient interview (B.A)

2008-2009  Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Using academic data bases  (M.A.)

 2005 Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work (STSP*),  Coping with Post trauma (Seminar)  (B.A)

2006 +  Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work (STSP*),  Introduction to Stress & Trauma (B.A)

 2006 +  Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work (STSP*),  Emergency & crisis intervention  (B.A)

2009 +  Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, CBT based interventions  (B.A. + M.A)

 2010 +  Tel-Hai College, School of Social Work, Acute Stress & emergency mental health interventions  (M.A.)

2008   "Mashabim"  PTSD prevention research        20,000 Shekels

Teaching Excellency: 95th Percentile in student's scores

 Haifa University, School of social work

2001

 Teaching Excellency: 97th Percentile in student's scores

 Haifa University, School of social work

2002

 Teaching Excellency: Obligatory courses

Tel Hai college, School of social work

2003

 Teaching Excellency: Obligatory courses

 Tel Hai college, School of social work

2006

Singular contribution to Sderot & "Otef Aza" community in reducing short & long term stress & trauma symptoms

Tel Hai College

2008

Initiation & leadership of the stress & trauma studies program (STSP).

Tel Hai college, School of social work

2009

Initiation & charring  the  first Israeli conference on first responders mental health interventions "From helpless to active coping"

Tel Hai college, School of social work

2010

15.7.2 Governments

Description

Governments

Year

Remarkable contribution to the victims of the tsunami in empowering their resilience  and coping abilities.   

  Sri Lanka embassy, Israel.

2005

 Remarkable contribution to the victims of the civil war in  empowering their resilience  and coping abilities.   

   Georgian embassy, Israel.

2007

 Remarkable contribution to the victims of the earthquake  in  empowering their resilience  and coping abilities.

 Dominican republic embassy, in the name of the Haitian's government

2010

Using medical checkup for screening & identifying children at risk at the pre-acute stages.   

 ISPCAN International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect  1999

1

Biopsychosocial profiles of abused children

 ISPCAN

2004

2

 1. Rauma-Trauma: Nonverbal intervention model among the tsunami refugees in Sri Lanka.

2 . Helping the helpers: Group intervention among teams & professionals after the tsunami

 Israeli Society for group  therapy

2005

3

Rauma – Trauma – Non-verbal approach in helping the children who were victims of the tsunami.

Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

 (ASTSS)

2005

4

Psychological Preparation and Debriefing of Israeli Defense Personnel: The Gaza settlement evacuations.

ASTSS

Convention

2005

5

Rauma – Trauma – Non-verbal approach in helping the children who were victims of the tsunami.

International  Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

 (ISTSS)

2006

6

Rauma – Trauma – Non-verbal approach in helping the children who were victims of the tsunami.

 Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR)

2006

7

Rauma – Trauma – Non-verbal approach in helping the children who were victims of the tsunami.

 International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)

2007

8

The Relationship  Between Coping Resources and PTSD: A Test of the BASIC-PH Model in the Context of War

 STAR

2008

9

Effects of "psychological inoculation" on the mental health of Israelis under missile attacks: A randomized –control trial.

STAR

2009

10

 Emergency & disaster mental health intervention training: stress & trauma studies program (STSP)

I.P.R.E.D

2010

11

 Stress & Trauma Studies Program (STSP) : New approach for first responders' education

 Tel Hai College

2010

12

Effects of Psychological inoculation on anxiety and expectations concerning the H1N1 flue: an internet intervention study 

STRESS

2010

13

Stress & Trauma Studies Program (STSP): Theoretical & Practical Emergency Mental Health interventions for B.A Social Work Students.

Shared Strategies

For Homeland Security

(Invited symposiums) 

2010

14

Innovative mental health intervention methods during crises and emergencies

15

Empowerment Model for Community Disaster (EMCD

 USC Fourth Conference on International Social Work.

March, 2011

16

Communities in crises - symposium

17

Stress & Trauma Studies Program (STSP): Theoretical & Practical Emergency Mental Health interventions for B.A Social Work Students

The World 17th Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine   WCDEM

Jun, 2011

18

Innovative mental health intervention methods during crises and emergencies

19

Empowerment Model for Community Disaster (EMCD)

20

The Relationship Between Coping Resources and PTSD: A Test Of The BASIC-PH Model In The Context Of War

Trauma through the Life Cycle from a Strengths-Based Perspective

December, 2011

21

"Empowerment Model for Community Disaster (EMCD).

22

From A Helpless Victim To A Coping Survivor: Innovative Mental Health Intervention Methods During Crises And Emergencies (Workshop)

23

Emergency & disaster mental health intervention training: stress & trauma studies program (STSP)

I.P.R.E.D II

January, 2012

24

Innovative emergency mental health   interventions during crisis and emergencies

Scientifically-based early interventions for reducing the ASR and preventing PTSD- Symposium

XIII ESTSS Conference

Bologna,

June, 2013

25

The Six-C's Model – Guidelines for the Emergency Mental Health Providers

26

From Helpless to a Coping Survivor: Innovative Mental Health Intervention Methods During Crisis and Emergencies

I.P.R.E.D III

January, 2014

27

Implementation of the Six C's frame work during operation" Pillar of Defense"

I.P.R.E.D III

January, 2014

28

Reduction of acute stress reactions (ASR) in emergency room patients via stress

management or memory structuring

I.P.R.E.D III

January, 2014

29