Doron Einat, Tobis Sławomir, Tuval-Mashiach Rivka, Domaradzki Jan
, Binyamina, Israel.
Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
J Relig Health. 2025 Mar 31. doi: 10.1007/s10943-025-02298-3.
Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredi) are a culturally distinct and tightly-knit community. Since their lifestyle, which rests on the strict interpretation of religious sources, sets them as a cultural minority within the dominant secular culture of modern Israeli society, addressing mental health within this group requires tailored approaches that consider the community's values and lifestyle, as well as the distinct social and political dynamics between secular therapists and Haredi clients. However, while Haredi's unique position often becomes a source of tension in Israeli politics and society, it also affects therapeutic encounters between ultra-orthodox clients and secular therapists, as this unique dynamic between religious and secular cultures can lead to ambivalent attitudes toward each other. This study was designed to examine the unique experiences of secular therapists in providing mental health treatment to the ultra-orthodox sector in Israel in the current social-political situation. Twenty-one qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with secular psychologists and art therapists regarding their experiences with working with ultra-religious clients identified three main themes: (1) a feeling of an outsider, (2) colliding viewpoints, and (3) sameness. While interpretative phenomenological approach was used, the interviews were analysed using thematic analysis based on Colaizzi's approach. These themes highlight the ambivalent experience and illuminate this captivating intersection of therapy, religion, and society. Public workplaces should consider enabling intercultural therapies, acknowledging their benefits and challenges.
以色列的极端正统派犹太人（哈雷迪人）是一个文化独特且紧密团结的群体。由于他们基于对宗教典籍的严格阐释的生活方式，使其在现代以色列社会占主导地位的世俗文化中成为一个文化少数群体，因此在这个群体中解决心理健康问题需要采用量身定制的方法，要考虑到该群体的价值观和生活方式，以及世俗治疗师与哈雷迪客户之间独特的社会和政治动态。然而，尽管哈雷迪人的独特地位常常成为以色列政治和社会紧张局势的根源，但它也影响着极端正统派客户与世俗治疗师之间的治疗互动，因为宗教文化与世俗文化之间的这种独特动态可能导致双方产生矛盾的态度。本研究旨在考察在当前社会政治形势下，世俗治疗师为以色列极端正统派提供心理健康治疗时的独特经历。对世俗心理学家和艺术治疗师进行了21次定性半结构化访谈，询问他们与极端宗教客户合作的经历，确定了三个主要主题：（1）局外人的感觉，（2）观点冲突，（3）相同之处。虽然采用了解释性现象学方法，但访谈是基于科莱齐的方法使用主题分析进行分析的。这些主题突出了矛盾的经历，并阐明了治疗、宗教和社会这个引人入胜的交叉点。公共工作场所应考虑推动跨文化治疗，认识到其益处和挑战。
