School Administration and Heads of Programs

Head of the Bob Shapell School of Social Work

Prof. Einat Peled serves as the current Head of the Bob Shapell School of Social Work. Prof. Peled is an acclaimed social work scholar in the areas of violence against women, sex for pay and trafficking, as well as parenthood. Alongside her academic career, Prof. Peled acted as the chair of Ruach-Nashit, an NGO promoting financial independence for women victims of violence, and she is also a founder of the Israeli Association for the Study of Prostitution, Sex Work and Sex Trafficking.

Program Directors

BSW Program Director – Prof. Yafit Sulimani-Aidan

MSW Program Director – Dr. Hisham abu Raiya

Head of the MSW Track in Human Rights and Policy Practice – Prof. Idit Weiss-Gal
Head of the MSW Integrative Track in Treatment and Intervention – Dr. Galia Weinberg- Kurnik
Head of the MSW Clinical Track in Child and Youth Care – Prof. Liat Hamama
Head of the MSW Clinical Track in Stress and Trauma – Prof. Karni Ginzburg

Director of the MSW Program for non-BSW degree holders – Prof. Guy Shilo

PhD Director – Prof. Ronit Leichtentritt

Academic Head of the Continuing Education Unit – Dr. Lia Levin

Administrative director – Ms. Yael Yosef