Ety Elisha
Biographic Data
| ID | 5899173 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ety Elisha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ety |
| FAMILY NAME | Elisha |
| SIGNATURE | ELISHA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1536-9295 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The wounded healer paradox
The present study examined the experiences of relapses among professional peer supporters, known as wounded healers, in the field of substance use treatment. Despite extensive research on relapses, little attention has been given to peer professionals in recovery and how they face setbacks in their own recoveries. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, this study examined the perceived factors trigger relapses and the pathways back to rec…
Civil society in action
This study examined YouTurn's program, a volunteer-based mentoring initiative for individuals released after completing their full prison sentences in Israel. Unlike parolees, this group generally lacks structured transitional and healthcare support, risks of adverse health outcomes, and recidivism. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with mentors, staff, and institutional partners involved in the program, the study employed thematic analysis t…
Freedom of expression in Israeli campuses and social media during the war with Hamas
“The Soul Recognizes Itself in Somebody Else”
The present study focuses on perceptions of forgiveness among formerly incarcerated people engaged in peer-support roles, based on their lived experience and referred to as wounded healers. Participants were 26 men and women with a history of addiction, trauma, and incarceration who are employed in formal peer-support positions and in the community. The participants reported achieving personal and social forgiveness through their peer work, expre…
Signifiers of desistance from a positive criminology perspective
Restorative Justice is a framework of mutual dialogue that offers people involved in wrongdoings, a more profound understanding of the harms experienced by the victims of the offense. It does this by applying the notions of responsibility taking and accountability differently from the traditional retributive criminal justice systems: instead of passively enduring a punishment, the prepetrator proactively seeks to remediate the harm caused. The ai…
Ex-Convicts in an Official Role of Peer-Supporters
The present paper focuses on the strengths-based role of the wounded healer, as exemplified by current or released incarcerated people who desist from crime and recover through professional practice of peer support, in the community or in prison. The paper has two purposes. One is to review criminological approaches and models related to peer-based rehabilitation and to encompass them under a single term proposed here— Convict Therapy. The second…
For the first time in My life, My past is an advantage’
As part of the evolution of the strengths-based approach in the criminological field in recent decades, various countries in the world operate peer-based programs in prisons and in the community. These programs utilize the personal knowledge and live experience of convicts and addicted people, that is, wounded healers, to promote recovery and rehabilitation processes. Studies point to the many advantages inherent in such peer work, especially for…
"Inmates in the Role of the "Wounded Healer
Researchers in the field of crime desistance have recently focused on the strength-based role of the "wounded healer" or "professional-ex", as exemplified by former addicts and prisoners who desist from crime and recover through the professional practice of peer mentoring. Studies point to the many benefits inherent in the role of the “wounded healer” for incarcerated people employed in peer-based rehabilitation roles. These benefits can include …
Censorship and Suppression of Covid-19 Heterodoxy
The emergence of COVID-19 has led to numerous controversies over COVID-related knowledge and policy. To counter the perceived threat from doctors and scientists who challenge the official position of governmental and intergovernmental health authorities, some supporters of this orthodoxy have moved to censor those who promote dissenting views. The aim of the present study is to explore the experiences and responses of highly accomplished doctors …
Long Road to Freedom
The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that delay the granting of early release to prisoners who are eligible for early release according to the Israeli law. The study is based on participatory observations of parole board hearings, interviews with parole board members, and content analysis of protocols of parole boards and legal rulings. The main factors identified in delaying release are related to the numerous postponements of he…
Can Yoga Overcome Criminality? The Impact of Yoga on Recidivism in Israeli Prisons
In recent years, yoga practices have been integrated into formal prison rehabilitation programs of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), as part of the informal education system, giving rise to innovative criminological theories such as positive criminology that emphasize the development of offenders’ strengths by facilitating rehabilitation and reintegration processes. The purpose of the present study was to examine the correlation between yoga pract…
The Implementation of Wraparound Model in Israel - An Alternative to Out-of-Home Placement of Delinquent Juveniles
Wraparound model refers to community-based programs designed to rehabilitate youth; characterized by multiple risk factors, through "wrapping" them with a variety of assistance agencies, first and foremost their families. The purpose of the current paper was to describe the way of implementation of the Wraparound model in Israel, named the Ma'atefet1, which is operated by the Juvenile Probation Service (JPS), as an alternative to out-of-home plac…
What do our clients say? Residents’ perceptions of recovery in Retorno – A Jewish therapeutic community
Residents' perceptions of recovery in a therapeutic community (TC) have long been of interest to researchers and addiction practitioners. This study aims to continue this course of research in a TC in Israel. In particular, this study aims to present subjective perceptions of recovery of the clients in Retorno, a Jewish TC, using a qualitative, phenomenological, and retrospective study design. The participants were 21 clients, 11 juveniles, and 1…
Censorship and Suppression of Covid-19 Heterodoxy
The emergence of COVID-19 has led to numerous controversies over COVID-related knowledge and policy. To counter the perceived threat from doctors and scientists who challenge the official position of governmental and intergovernmental health authorities, some supporters of this orthodoxy have moved to censor those who promote dissenting views. The aim of the present study is to explore the experiences and responses of highly accomplished doctors …
What do our clients say? Residents’ perceptions of recovery in Retorno – A Jewish therapeutic community
Residents' perceptions of recovery in a therapeutic community (TC) have long been of interest to researchers and addiction practitioners. This study aims to continue this course of research in a TC in Israel. In particular, this study aims to present subjective perceptions of recovery of the clients in Retorno, a Jewish TC, using a qualitative, phenomenological, and retrospective study design. The participants were 21 clients, 11 juveniles, and 1…
Can Yoga Overcome Criminality? The Impact of Yoga on Recidivism in Israeli Prisons
In recent years, yoga practices have been integrated into formal prison rehabilitation programs of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), as part of the informal education system, giving rise to innovative criminological theories such as positive criminology that emphasize the development of offenders’ strengths by facilitating rehabilitation and reintegration processes. The purpose of the present study was to examine the correlation between yoga pract…
The Implementation of Wraparound Model in Israel - An Alternative to Out-of-Home Placement of Delinquent Juveniles
Wraparound model refers to community-based programs designed to rehabilitate youth; characterized by multiple risk factors, through "wrapping" them with a variety of assistance agencies, first and foremost their families. The purpose of the current paper was to describe the way of implementation of the Wraparound model in Israel, named the Ma'atefet1, which is operated by the Juvenile Probation Service (JPS), as an alternative to out-of-home plac…
Long Road to Freedom
The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that delay the granting of early release to prisoners who are eligible for early release according to the Israeli law. The study is based on participatory observations of parole board hearings, interviews with parole board members, and content analysis of protocols of parole boards and legal rulings. The main factors identified in delaying release are related to the numerous postponements of he…
"Inmates in the Role of the "Wounded Healer
Researchers in the field of crime desistance have recently focused on the strength-based role of the "wounded healer" or "professional-ex", as exemplified by former addicts and prisoners who desist from crime and recover through the professional practice of peer mentoring. Studies point to the many benefits inherent in the role of the “wounded healer” for incarcerated people employed in peer-based rehabilitation roles. These benefits can include …
Censorship and Suppression of Covid-19 Heterodoxy
The emergence of COVID-19 has led to numerous controversies over COVID-related knowledge and policy. To counter the perceived threat from doctors and scientists who challenge the official position of governmental and intergovernmental health authorities, some supporters of this orthodoxy have moved to censor those who promote dissenting views. The aim of the present study is to explore the experiences and responses of highly accomplished doctors …
Ex-Convicts in an Official Role of Peer-Supporters
The present paper focuses on the strengths-based role of the wounded healer, as exemplified by current or released incarcerated people who desist from crime and recover through professional practice of peer support, in the community or in prison. The paper has two purposes. One is to review criminological approaches and models related to peer-based rehabilitation and to encompass them under a single term proposed here— Convict Therapy. The second…
For the first time in My life, My past is an advantage’
As part of the evolution of the strengths-based approach in the criminological field in recent decades, various countries in the world operate peer-based programs in prisons and in the community. These programs utilize the personal knowledge and live experience of convicts and addicted people, that is, wounded healers, to promote recovery and rehabilitation processes. Studies point to the many advantages inherent in such peer work, especially for…
“The Soul Recognizes Itself in Somebody Else”
The present study focuses on perceptions of forgiveness among formerly incarcerated people engaged in peer-support roles, based on their lived experience and referred to as wounded healers. Participants were 26 men and women with a history of addiction, trauma, and incarceration who are employed in formal peer-support positions and in the community. The participants reported achieving personal and social forgiveness through their peer work, expre…
Signifiers of desistance from a positive criminology perspective
Restorative Justice is a framework of mutual dialogue that offers people involved in wrongdoings, a more profound understanding of the harms experienced by the victims of the offense. It does this by applying the notions of responsibility taking and accountability differently from the traditional retributive criminal justice systems: instead of passively enduring a punishment, the prepetrator proactively seeks to remediate the harm caused. The ai…
Civil society in action
This study examined YouTurn's program, a volunteer-based mentoring initiative for individuals released after completing their full prison sentences in Israel. Unlike parolees, this group generally lacks structured transitional and healthcare support, risks of adverse health outcomes, and recidivism. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with mentors, staff, and institutional partners involved in the program, the study employed thematic analysis t…
Freedom of expression in Israeli campuses and social media during the war with Hamas
The wounded healer paradox
The present study examined the experiences of relapses among professional peer supporters, known as wounded healers, in the field of substance use treatment. Despite extensive research on relapses, little attention has been given to peer professionals in recovery and how they face setbacks in their own recoveries. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, this study examined the perceived factors trigger relapses and the pathways back to rec…
Psychology (10 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (9 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Prison (4 works)