From Silencing to Action — From Paralysis to Hope
From Silencing to Action — From Paralysis to Hope
Study Day - On the Role of Mental Health Professionals in Times of Dehumanisation, Destruction, and Violation of Humanity
Thursday, 25.6.2026 | Tel Aviv | 8:30–16:00
Days of destruction, annihilation, and dehumanisation confront mental health professionals with a question that can no longer be avoided: what is our role when professional discourse itself is drawn into silence? This study day is dedicated to a critical examination of our place — not only as therapists within the consulting room, but as professionals who bear responsibility for what happens outside it as well.
On this day, we seek to move from paralysis to hope, and from silence to action.
What We Will Discuss
The day addresses silence and its meaning, and the fact that silence is not neutral. We will proceed to psychoanalytic and philosophical perspectives on guilt, denial, and the cost of avoiding knowledge, and to the tension between professional paralysis and psychological movement and action.
In the afternoon we will engage with ethical and political identity in clinical discourse, with therapeutic work in wartime, and with practical tools — from a film screening and discussion to professional activism. We will close with a clear call: we have been silent long enough.
Key Speakers and Facilitators
- Dr Effy Ziv — Psychoanalyst and cultural researcher
- Prof. Ronny Miron — A metaphysical perspective on the human condition
- Nimer Saeed — Clinical psychologist and organisational consultant
- Hunaida Assaf — Psychotherapist and group therapist
- Waseem Biromi — Clinical psychologist
- Activists' Panel — A clinical perspective on human rights work
Also featured: a screening of the film They Were and Are No More (Oscar nominee) and a discussion with its creators, along with additional sessions on supervision, activism, and human rights.
Details and Registration
The event is intended for mental health and welfare professionals. The full programme is attached below.
Places are limited — register promptly (no charge for the day).
"Healing begins when we name the injustice, rather than silence it." — Dr Samah Jabr
