Michal Itzick
Biographic Data
| ID | 760170 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michal Itzick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michal |
| FAMILY NAME | Itzick |
| SIGNATURE | ITZICK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ariel University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Psycho-social Professionals’ Perceptions of Sibling Sexual Abuse
Personal and environmental factors associated with self-reported resilience among social workers
Resilience is a very significant issue in the context of social work practice and therefore receives a great deal of research interest. However, certain factors and combinations of factors that could explain the variability in resilience among social workers have not yet received proper research attention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the contribution of several personal factors (gender and length of work experience) and environment…
The Effect of Gender and Stigma on the Self-Reported Likelihood of Seeking Social Workers’ Help by Social Workers versus Non Social Workers
The current study examines the likelihood of seeking social workers’ help by social workers compared with non-social workers, taking into consideration their gender and the prevalence of stigma attached to seeking social workers' help. Data collection utilised structured questionnaires administered to a sample of 802 participants, of whom 355 were social workers and 447 non-social workers. The findings indicate that social workers, regardless of …
Relationships in the lives of Israeli women coping with drug addiction
This qualitative study explores the experience of relationships in the lives of Israeli women coping with drug addiction, following detoxification. The theoretical foundation of the study is the relational theory of women and drug addiction. The aim of the current study is to use an integrated, ecosystemic framework that contextualizes the women's experiences in relationships. The study is designed according to interpretative phenomenological ana…
Women’s Experience of Drug Abuse Treatment in a Mixed-Gender Therapeutic Community
This qualitative study explores the experience of treatment in a mixed-gender therapeutic community (TC) by Israeli women coping with drug addiction. The vast majority of studies reveal that the techniques used in TCs are designed based on men’s needs. This study focuses on the meanings assigned by women to their experiences within the TC in light of the intersectionality theory and the social construction of gender. The study is based on an inte…
Understanding subjective well-being among social workers in Israel
Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study assesses the association between selected demographic factors (relationship status, years of work experience) and psycho-social factors (self-rated health, burnout, loneliness, and sense of coherence), and the subjective well-being of social workers. The data were collected through structured questionnaires ( n = 394). The findings suggest that relationship status, self-rated health, burno…
Work-related factors associated with psychological distress among social workers
The current study assesses the association between several work-related factors and psychological distress among social workers (SWs) in Israel. The data were collected through structured questionnaires, administered to a sample of 494 SWs. The findings suggest that most of the examined work-related factors (namely, years of professional experience, personal work-related subjection to violence, burnout, compassion fatigue, and sense of coherence)…
Intention to Leave the Profession
This study aimed to compare specific work related-factors (personal factor: length of work experience; structural factors: personal subjection to violence and fear of being subjected to violence; and psychological factors: professional quality of life—compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue) between welfare social workers (SWs) (n = 200) and health care and community SWs (n = 173). Furthermore, since the issue of turnover among S…
Work-related factors associated with psychological distress among social workers
The current study assesses the association between several work-related factors and psychological distress among social workers (SWs) in Israel. The data were collected through structured questionnaires, administered to a sample of 494 SWs. The findings suggest that most of the examined work-related factors (namely, years of professional experience, personal work-related subjection to violence, burnout, compassion fatigue, and sense of coherence)…
Intention to Leave the Profession
This study aimed to compare specific work related-factors (personal factor: length of work experience; structural factors: personal subjection to violence and fear of being subjected to violence; and psychological factors: professional quality of life—compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue) between welfare social workers (SWs) (n = 200) and health care and community SWs (n = 173). Furthermore, since the issue of turnover among S…
Understanding subjective well-being among social workers in Israel
Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study assesses the association between selected demographic factors (relationship status, years of work experience) and psycho-social factors (self-rated health, burnout, loneliness, and sense of coherence), and the subjective well-being of social workers. The data were collected through structured questionnaires ( n = 394). The findings suggest that relationship status, self-rated health, burno…
Personal and environmental factors associated with self-reported resilience among social workers
Resilience is a very significant issue in the context of social work practice and therefore receives a great deal of research interest. However, certain factors and combinations of factors that could explain the variability in resilience among social workers have not yet received proper research attention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the contribution of several personal factors (gender and length of work experience) and environment…
The Effect of Gender and Stigma on the Self-Reported Likelihood of Seeking Social Workers’ Help by Social Workers versus Non Social Workers
The current study examines the likelihood of seeking social workers’ help by social workers compared with non-social workers, taking into consideration their gender and the prevalence of stigma attached to seeking social workers' help. Data collection utilised structured questionnaires administered to a sample of 802 participants, of whom 355 were social workers and 447 non-social workers. The findings indicate that social workers, regardless of …
Relationships in the lives of Israeli women coping with drug addiction
This qualitative study explores the experience of relationships in the lives of Israeli women coping with drug addiction, following detoxification. The theoretical foundation of the study is the relational theory of women and drug addiction. The aim of the current study is to use an integrated, ecosystemic framework that contextualizes the women's experiences in relationships. The study is designed according to interpretative phenomenological ana…
Women’s Experience of Drug Abuse Treatment in a Mixed-Gender Therapeutic Community
This qualitative study explores the experience of treatment in a mixed-gender therapeutic community (TC) by Israeli women coping with drug addiction. The vast majority of studies reveal that the techniques used in TCs are designed based on men’s needs. This study focuses on the meanings assigned by women to their experiences within the TC in light of the intersectionality theory and the social construction of gender. The study is based on an inte…
Work-related factors associated with psychological distress among social workers
The current study assesses the association between several work-related factors and psychological distress among social workers (SWs) in Israel. The data were collected through structured questionnaires, administered to a sample of 494 SWs. The findings suggest that most of the examined work-related factors (namely, years of professional experience, personal work-related subjection to violence, burnout, compassion fatigue, and sense of coherence)…
Intention to Leave the Profession
This study aimed to compare specific work related-factors (personal factor: length of work experience; structural factors: personal subjection to violence and fear of being subjected to violence; and psychological factors: professional quality of life—compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue) between welfare social workers (SWs) (n = 200) and health care and community SWs (n = 173). Furthermore, since the issue of turnover among S…
Women’s Experience of Drug Abuse Treatment in a Mixed-Gender Therapeutic Community
This qualitative study explores the experience of treatment in a mixed-gender therapeutic community (TC) by Israeli women coping with drug addiction. The vast majority of studies reveal that the techniques used in TCs are designed based on men’s needs. This study focuses on the meanings assigned by women to their experiences within the TC in light of the intersectionality theory and the social construction of gender. The study is based on an inte…
Understanding subjective well-being among social workers in Israel
Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study assesses the association between selected demographic factors (relationship status, years of work experience) and psycho-social factors (self-rated health, burnout, loneliness, and sense of coherence), and the subjective well-being of social workers. The data were collected through structured questionnaires ( n = 394). The findings suggest that relationship status, self-rated health, burno…
Relationships in the lives of Israeli women coping with drug addiction
This qualitative study explores the experience of relationships in the lives of Israeli women coping with drug addiction, following detoxification. The theoretical foundation of the study is the relational theory of women and drug addiction. The aim of the current study is to use an integrated, ecosystemic framework that contextualizes the women's experiences in relationships. The study is designed according to interpretative phenomenological ana…
The Effect of Gender and Stigma on the Self-Reported Likelihood of Seeking Social Workers’ Help by Social Workers versus Non Social Workers
The current study examines the likelihood of seeking social workers’ help by social workers compared with non-social workers, taking into consideration their gender and the prevalence of stigma attached to seeking social workers' help. Data collection utilised structured questionnaires administered to a sample of 802 participants, of whom 355 were social workers and 447 non-social workers. The findings indicate that social workers, regardless of …
Personal and environmental factors associated with self-reported resilience among social workers
Resilience is a very significant issue in the context of social work practice and therefore receives a great deal of research interest. However, certain factors and combinations of factors that could explain the variability in resilience among social workers have not yet received proper research attention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the contribution of several personal factors (gender and length of work experience) and environment…
Psycho-social Professionals’ Perceptions of Sibling Sexual Abuse
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works)