Yael Hochman
Biographic Data
| ID | 160928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yael Hochman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yael |
| FAMILY NAME | Hochman |
| SIGNATURE | HOCHMAN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapir College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1352-8069 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From involuntary dependence to resilient agency: First wartime responses and evacuation experiences of people with disabilities in Israel
Human-made disasters such as terrorism and war deepen structural inequalities and disproportionately affect people with disabilities, who are often overlooked by designers of ableist infrastructures and emergency systems. Grounded in the social and affirmative models of disability, this study explores the experiences and coping strategies of Israeli people with disabilities evacuated from the Gaza border after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.…
Pursue or abstain? Career choices of social work graduates
The transition of social work graduates into the workplace has drawn considerable scholarly attention. Still, we know relatively little about graduating students’ decision whether to pursue a career in social work post-graduation. This study examined the intentions of social work graduates in Israel toward working in the social work profession based on reflective written assignments submitted by third-year BSW students (n = 23). Thematic analysis…
Recurrent evacuation in a shared continuous wartime situation: The parental perspective
The findings can guide clinicians and policymakers in providing trauma-informed targeted support to parents in war-related shared CTS. Such support should facilitate transitions in three critical phases: intensified hostilities, evacuation, and returning home. By recognizing the distinct challenges faced by families during these phases, interventions can be tailored to strengthen family bonds, mitigate trauma, and enhance resilience. (PsycInfo Da…
The Implications of Wartime Evacuation for Israeli Families With Young Children: A Social Worker's Perspective
The current study examines the perceptions of Israeli social workers during the Israel–Hamas war regarding evacuated families with young children, the interventions they implemented and their experiences of working with these families within a shared traumatic reality. The study adds to the limited literature on the wartime implications and interventions for families with young children during prolonged evacuation. Eleven social workers were inte…
The evolving role and interventions of social workers with families with young children evacuated in wartime
The involvement of social workers in disaster management has been gaining increasing attention in recent years. However, despite their critical role as frontline service providers in disaster management, the field of disaster social work still lacks a coherent framework. Recent findings emphasize the need for a comprehensive approach that distinguishes between the various stages of disaster management, enabling a clearer understanding of social w…
Twice invisible: The role and interventions of social workers with people with disabilities in wartime
Social workers are crucial in meeting the needs of people with disabilities (PWD) during wartime. However, there is no formal definition of their roles in emergencies, particularly relating to PWD, a gap that highlights the dual invisibility of both social workers and PWD. This qualitative study addresses this gap by analyzing the roles and interventions of social workers working with PWD during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Two online focus grou…
From the classroom to the field and back: A pedagogical kit teaching social work students to complete psychosocial assessments
Despite the complexity inherent in undertaking and teaching psychosocial assessments, and although assessments are viewed as a critical component of helping relationships and a core skill in social work, the literature lacks in attention to how assessment is taught. The present article addresses this gap and introduces a pedagogical kit teaching students to undertake psychosocial assessments. It is based on the authors’ experience in a Bachelor o…
A fish out of water’: Employees’ perceptions of working from home during Covid-19
My Journey to Become a Social Worker: Defining Moments of Professional Identity Formation
Whilst a main task of social work education is to develop the student's professional identity, the literature on social workers’ identity formation is limited. Drawing on twenty-one reflective written assignments, this qualitative study examined defining moments as perceived by third-year Israeli social work students—moments seen as most influential in their process of professional identity formation. The crafting of a social worker identity was …
Teaching Note—The Hidden Key: Opening the Door to Self-Disclosure in Social Work Education
Although self-disclosure is of great importance in the profession, there is scarce writing and discussion on this topic in social work education, and specifically on developing new pedagogical methods of implementing it in the classroom. Within the framework of a Working With Individuals in Their Environment course, we have developed pedagogical methods to help students to engage in self-disclosure as part of the process of developing their profe…
‘Do you know the impostor syndrome?’ Professional identity among early-career social workers
Despite the growing interest in the experience of early-career social workers, the literature on the formation of their professional identity in the transition to workplace is limited. The aim of the present qualitative research is to explore how social workers perceive the formation of their professional identity in their first years of practice and what the significance of their professional identity as social workers is in their overall early-…
Keeping silent to keep the peace’: Changes in grandmother's access to their grandchildren following the loss of the son/father
Relations between grandmothers and their grandchildren following the loss of the son/father have not been studied to date. The present article focuses on this experience, as reflected in the stories of grandmothers (bereaved mothers) and spouses (widows) after the loss, and explores the perception of grandparenthood following the loss of the son/husband. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten grandmothers (bereaved mothers) and…
Bereaved mothers and widows’ grief and their unfolding relationships: Implications for social work
The literature on coping with loss has examined parental loss and widowhood largely independently, pointing to the enduring and developing grief along the lifecycle. Little is known about the relationship between bereaved mothers and widows as it develops over time. This qualitative study explored how bereaved mothers and widows perceived and described the unfolding relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, following the loss of a…
Thrown into the Water: Early-career Social Workers’ Job Challenges and Time Management Coping Strategies
The present study examined the early-career experiences of Israeli social workers in their first years in the profession. The study also sought to examine the participants’ coping with the challenges posed by entering social work. Using a qualitative methodology, two focus groups of eleven social workers with eighteen months of work experience were conducted. The participants were asked about their professional role and workplace experiences. The…
Widow and Bereaved Mother Relations After Loss of Husband or Son: A Double Perspective
Objective To explore the perception of the relationships between widows and bereaved mothers after the loss of their husband or son from a double perspective. Background Despite the centrality of the husband and son in making the connection between the mother‐in‐law and the daughter‐in‐law, there are almost no studies on the implications of the absence of the husband and son, after he is deceased, on this relationship. Method Twenty semistructure…
Cooperation or Tension? Dyadic Coping in Cystic Fibrosis
Following a rise in the life expectancy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, many adults with CF form couple relationships. Yet, dyadic coping has not been previously examined in people with CF. This study examined how adults with CF and their partners cope as a couple with the illness, and what meanings each partner and the couple as a unit attribute to the experience. Seventeen adult CF patients and their partners participated in separate semi‐str…
Shared Destiny: The Dynamics of Relationships in Families of Patients With Brain Injury
This qualitative research focused on the relationships between family members of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). The aim was to explore the dynamics between caregivers of the family member with a brain injury during rehabilitation hospitalization, and the relationships between them and the rest of the extended family. Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted with family members. In each family, the spouse of the patient and anot…
Writing About the Body and the Body of Writing: The Girl’s Body in Israeli Teenage Girls’ Blogs
This qualitative study focuses on blogs written by Israeli girls, aged 14 to 18, concerning their body and the developmental process of identity construction. Using a sociocultural approach, the study examined the ways in which the girls write about their bodies, what issues they raise in their blogs concerning their body and identity, and what blog writing about the body offers to them in the process of identity construction. A combination of th…
Shared Destiny: The Dynamics of Relationships in Families of Patients With Brain Injury
This qualitative research focused on the relationships between family members of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). The aim was to explore the dynamics between caregivers of the family member with a brain injury during rehabilitation hospitalization, and the relationships between them and the rest of the extended family. Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted with family members. In each family, the spouse of the patient and anot…
Thrown into the Water: Early-career Social Workers’ Job Challenges and Time Management Coping Strategies
The present study examined the early-career experiences of Israeli social workers in their first years in the profession. The study also sought to examine the participants’ coping with the challenges posed by entering social work. Using a qualitative methodology, two focus groups of eleven social workers with eighteen months of work experience were conducted. The participants were asked about their professional role and workplace experiences. The…
Writing About the Body and the Body of Writing: The Girl’s Body in Israeli Teenage Girls’ Blogs
This qualitative study focuses on blogs written by Israeli girls, aged 14 to 18, concerning their body and the developmental process of identity construction. Using a sociocultural approach, the study examined the ways in which the girls write about their bodies, what issues they raise in their blogs concerning their body and identity, and what blog writing about the body offers to them in the process of identity construction. A combination of th…
Writing About the Body and the Body of Writing: The Girl’s Body in Israeli Teenage Girls’ Blogs
This qualitative study focuses on blogs written by Israeli girls, aged 14 to 18, concerning their body and the developmental process of identity construction. Using a sociocultural approach, the study examined the ways in which the girls write about their bodies, what issues they raise in their blogs concerning their body and identity, and what blog writing about the body offers to them in the process of identity construction. A combination of th…
Shared Destiny: The Dynamics of Relationships in Families of Patients With Brain Injury
This qualitative research focused on the relationships between family members of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). The aim was to explore the dynamics between caregivers of the family member with a brain injury during rehabilitation hospitalization, and the relationships between them and the rest of the extended family. Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted with family members. In each family, the spouse of the patient and anot…
Widow and Bereaved Mother Relations After Loss of Husband or Son: A Double Perspective
Objective To explore the perception of the relationships between widows and bereaved mothers after the loss of their husband or son from a double perspective. Background Despite the centrality of the husband and son in making the connection between the mother‐in‐law and the daughter‐in‐law, there are almost no studies on the implications of the absence of the husband and son, after he is deceased, on this relationship. Method Twenty semistructure…
Cooperation or Tension? Dyadic Coping in Cystic Fibrosis
Following a rise in the life expectancy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, many adults with CF form couple relationships. Yet, dyadic coping has not been previously examined in people with CF. This study examined how adults with CF and their partners cope as a couple with the illness, and what meanings each partner and the couple as a unit attribute to the experience. Seventeen adult CF patients and their partners participated in separate semi‐str…
Bereaved mothers and widows’ grief and their unfolding relationships: Implications for social work
The literature on coping with loss has examined parental loss and widowhood largely independently, pointing to the enduring and developing grief along the lifecycle. Little is known about the relationship between bereaved mothers and widows as it develops over time. This qualitative study explored how bereaved mothers and widows perceived and described the unfolding relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, following the loss of a…
Thrown into the Water: Early-career Social Workers’ Job Challenges and Time Management Coping Strategies
The present study examined the early-career experiences of Israeli social workers in their first years in the profession. The study also sought to examine the participants’ coping with the challenges posed by entering social work. Using a qualitative methodology, two focus groups of eleven social workers with eighteen months of work experience were conducted. The participants were asked about their professional role and workplace experiences. The…
Teaching Note—The Hidden Key: Opening the Door to Self-Disclosure in Social Work Education
Although self-disclosure is of great importance in the profession, there is scarce writing and discussion on this topic in social work education, and specifically on developing new pedagogical methods of implementing it in the classroom. Within the framework of a Working With Individuals in Their Environment course, we have developed pedagogical methods to help students to engage in self-disclosure as part of the process of developing their profe…
‘Do you know the impostor syndrome?’ Professional identity among early-career social workers
Despite the growing interest in the experience of early-career social workers, the literature on the formation of their professional identity in the transition to workplace is limited. The aim of the present qualitative research is to explore how social workers perceive the formation of their professional identity in their first years of practice and what the significance of their professional identity as social workers is in their overall early-…
Keeping silent to keep the peace’: Changes in grandmother's access to their grandchildren following the loss of the son/father
Relations between grandmothers and their grandchildren following the loss of the son/father have not been studied to date. The present article focuses on this experience, as reflected in the stories of grandmothers (bereaved mothers) and spouses (widows) after the loss, and explores the perception of grandparenthood following the loss of the son/husband. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten grandmothers (bereaved mothers) and…
From the classroom to the field and back: A pedagogical kit teaching social work students to complete psychosocial assessments
Despite the complexity inherent in undertaking and teaching psychosocial assessments, and although assessments are viewed as a critical component of helping relationships and a core skill in social work, the literature lacks in attention to how assessment is taught. The present article addresses this gap and introduces a pedagogical kit teaching students to undertake psychosocial assessments. It is based on the authors’ experience in a Bachelor o…
A fish out of water’: Employees’ perceptions of working from home during Covid-19
My Journey to Become a Social Worker: Defining Moments of Professional Identity Formation
Whilst a main task of social work education is to develop the student's professional identity, the literature on social workers’ identity formation is limited. Drawing on twenty-one reflective written assignments, this qualitative study examined defining moments as perceived by third-year Israeli social work students—moments seen as most influential in their process of professional identity formation. The crafting of a social worker identity was …
Pursue or abstain? Career choices of social work graduates
The transition of social work graduates into the workplace has drawn considerable scholarly attention. Still, we know relatively little about graduating students’ decision whether to pursue a career in social work post-graduation. This study examined the intentions of social work graduates in Israel toward working in the social work profession based on reflective written assignments submitted by third-year BSW students (n = 23). Thematic analysis…
Recurrent evacuation in a shared continuous wartime situation: The parental perspective
The findings can guide clinicians and policymakers in providing trauma-informed targeted support to parents in war-related shared CTS. Such support should facilitate transitions in three critical phases: intensified hostilities, evacuation, and returning home. By recognizing the distinct challenges faced by families during these phases, interventions can be tailored to strengthen family bonds, mitigate trauma, and enhance resilience. (PsycInfo Da…
The Implications of Wartime Evacuation for Israeli Families With Young Children: A Social Worker's Perspective
The current study examines the perceptions of Israeli social workers during the Israel–Hamas war regarding evacuated families with young children, the interventions they implemented and their experiences of working with these families within a shared traumatic reality. The study adds to the limited literature on the wartime implications and interventions for families with young children during prolonged evacuation. Eleven social workers were inte…
The evolving role and interventions of social workers with families with young children evacuated in wartime
The involvement of social workers in disaster management has been gaining increasing attention in recent years. However, despite their critical role as frontline service providers in disaster management, the field of disaster social work still lacks a coherent framework. Recent findings emphasize the need for a comprehensive approach that distinguishes between the various stages of disaster management, enabling a clearer understanding of social w…
Twice invisible: The role and interventions of social workers with people with disabilities in wartime
Social workers are crucial in meeting the needs of people with disabilities (PWD) during wartime. However, there is no formal definition of their roles in emergencies, particularly relating to PWD, a gap that highlights the dual invisibility of both social workers and PWD. This qualitative study addresses this gap by analyzing the roles and interventions of social workers working with PWD during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Two online focus grou…
From involuntary dependence to resilient agency: First wartime responses and evacuation experiences of people with disabilities in Israel
Human-made disasters such as terrorism and war deepen structural inequalities and disproportionately affect people with disabilities, who are often overlooked by designers of ableist infrastructures and emergency systems. Grounded in the social and affirmative models of disability, this study explores the experiences and coping strategies of Israeli people with disabilities evacuated from the Gaza border after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.…
Psychology (15 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Qualitative research (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Work (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)