Disrupted and Traumatic Bereavement: Grief Processes Following October 7
Dr. Einat Yahna, Dr. Dana Mor, Prof. Sharon Ziv Beyman
The space of bereavement in Israel, and even more so since October 7, is exceptional in its intensity and complexity. A loss that is not only traumatic, but also unfolds over time, accompanied by uncertainty, prolonged waiting, public struggle, and repeated exposure to shocking information. For the families of the murdered, the families of the abductees who died, and entire communities, the grieving processes did not proceed according to a familiar sequence: they were interrupted, paused, fragmented, and often experienced as having no clear beginning or possibility of certainty and closure.
This evening will focus on a discussion about:
You have experienced disruptions in the mourning process, especially since October 7th.
Discussion of the clinical and social implications of disrupted grieving processes.
Discussion of therapeutic responses that have been created and the need to develop language and tools for dealing with these situations.
We would like to ask:
What does grief look like when its basic conditions have been disrupted?
What is necessary to enable support, accompaniment, and rehabilitation in situations of bereavement under exceptional conditions?
The evening will deal with principles and clinical discourse from the experience and clinical work of Dr. Einat Yahana and Dr. Dana Mor in accompanying families dealing with disrupted bereavement in a variety of contexts, with an emphasis on the coping of the families of the deceased and returned abductees, the families of the murdered in Nuba, and other contexts of the events of October 7.
About the speakers:
Dr. Einat Yahana is a rehabilitation psychologist-instructor and clinical neuropsychologist. Senior lecturer at the School of Behavioral Sciences at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic and director of "Namal Mivtachim" at the Mifarashim Institute for Psychotherapy Research and Teaching. For the past two years, she has served as head of the rehabilitation department in the health system of the Abductees' Families Headquarters. She has extensive clinical experience in treating trauma, bereavement, loss and change (Lewinstein Hospital, Sheba, and NYUMC) and a private clinic. She researches adaptation to life-altering events.
Dr. Dana Mor - Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapy Instructor. Member of the Sheach Group - Institute for Relational Psychotherapy. Lecturer at the School of Psychotherapy, 'Sailors' Program, Tel Aviv-Yafo College. Facilitator of bereavement and loss groups for family members of the kidnapped.
About the moderator:
Prof. Sharon Ziv Beiman is a clinical psychologist-instructor, faculty member and director of the "Nafrashim Institute for Psychotherapy Research and Teaching" at the School of Behavioral Sciences at Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College. Editor of the research section of the journal "Sichot". Active in the International Association for the Advancement of Integration in Psychotherapy, the Israeli Forum for Psychoanalysis and Relational Psychotherapy, and the Israeli Group for Research in Psychotherapy.