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LEA KACEN
Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details
Date and Place of Birth:
January 18, 1947, Israel
Military Service
1965 – 1967 (Officer, Israel Air Force)
President, Levinsky College of Education
Contact Information
Work:
15 Shoshana Persits St. P.O.B. 48130
Tel Aviv 61481
Tel: 972-3-6902403
Fax: 972-3-6901654
Lea.Kacen@levinsky.ac.il
kacen@bgu.ac.il
Nahum Ha’navi 15/4 Tel – Aviv. 6350319.
Tel.: 972-3-6020663
Contact Information
Home:
Mobile:+972-50-540-7166, Fax: +972-3-6022347
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
Education
Director
certificate
2010
IDC
TED
Innovation
Forum –
2010
IDC
Ph.D.
1994
The Hebrew
University of
Jerusalem
Social Work
Prof. Z. Ben-Sira
Prof. A.P. Hare
M.A.
(cum
laude)
1982
The Hebrew
University
of Jerusalem
Social Work
Prof. Z. Ben-Sira
B.A.
1970
The Hebrew
University of
Jerusalem
Social Work
Group Therapy for FirstTime Myocardial
Infarction Patients:
Creating Primacy in the
Group and Reducing
Anxiety Levels
Group Discussions in the
Outpatient Clinic: Effects
on Heart Patient Anxiety
Employment History
2009 - present
President
Levinsky College of Education, Tel-
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Aviv.
2008 – 2009
Head of the research program for
educational college teachers
Mofet Institution
2008 MarchJune
Sabbatical: Visiting Scholar
Massy University, Palmerston North,
New Zealand.
2007 - present
Associate Professor
The Jack J. and Charlotte B. Spitzer
Department of Social Work, BenGurion University of the Negev, Israel
1998 – 2007
Senior Lecturer
2002 – 2003
Sabbatical: Visiting Scholar
The Jack J. and Charlotte B. Spitzer
Department of Social Work, BenGurion University of the Negev, Israel
School of Social Work
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
School of Social Work and The Faculty
of Nursing, The University of
Newcastle, Australia
The Jack J. and Charlotte B. Spitzer
Department of Social Work, BenGurion University of the Negev, Israel
School of Social Work
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
The Jack J. and Charlotte B. Spitzer
Department of Social Work, BenGurion University of the Negev, Israel
The Jack J. and Charlotte B. Spitzer
Department of Social Work, BenGurion University of the Negev, Israel
The Jack J. and Charlotte B. Spitzer
Department of Social Work, BenGurion University of the Negev, Israel
1994 – 1998:
Senior Teacher (Tenured)
1995 – 1996
Sabbatical: Visiting Scholar
1990 – 1994:
Senior Teacher
1988 – 1990:
Teacher
1982 – 1988:
Director, Field Work Division, SW
position (Tenured)
1970 – 1994
Part-time Instructor and Student
Supervisor
Hebrew University
Central School of Social Work
1974 – 1982
Social Worker and Acting Social
Services Director (Tenured)
Soroka University Medical
Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
1971 – 1973
Social Worker (Tenured)
Nitzanim Youth Village,
Ashkelon, Israel
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Professional Activities
(a) Academic Administration
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1) Spitzer Department of Social Work Committees, BGU
2008 – 2009
Department Chair (leaving for the position of Levinsky College
of Education presidency).
2003 – 2008
Chair of the Ph.D. Program
2000 – 2008
Chair of the Spitzer-Salant Building Construction Committee
1999 – 2001
Department Chair
1997 – 1999
Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Program
1994 – 1995
Chair of the Admissions Committee
1983 – 1994
Director of the Field Work Studies Program
2) BGU Academic Committees
2011- present
Chair of the Israeli Council of Qualitative Research (ICQM).
2008 – 2009
BGU Senate Member
1996 – 2008
Founding Director of the Israeli Center for Qualitative Research
on People and Society (ICQR-PS), BGU- Israel
2006 – 2009
Member, Discipline Committee for Academic Staff Members
2004 – 2008
Member, Inter-senate Committee member (ISC). Representing
BGU Senate.
2004 – 2008
Senior Lecturers’ elected representative of the Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences in BGU Senate;
2004 – 2009
Board Member – Population in Conflict Research Center
1998 – 1999
Senior Lecturers’ representative – BGU Senate.
1997– 1998
Senior Lecturers’ representative – Faculties of Humanities and
Social Sciences Committee
1988
Rector’s Committee for Advanced Teaching Facilities
3) Other Academic Committees in Israel
2000
Israel Foundation Trustees Grants Committee
1999 – 2001
Israel National Council of Deans of Social Work Schools
1987, 1990
International Curriculum Development Task Force
1985 – 1993
Chair of the Israeli Inter-University Council of Field Work
Coordinators at Schools of Social Work
1978 – 1980
Beer-Sheva Site Coordinating Committee – Hebrew University
School of Social Work
4) International Academic Committees
2007 - present
Board member of the Board of the Global Institute for
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Humanizing Care Contexts (HCC). University of Uta
2005 – 2008
Member of the directorate of the constitutional committee, The
International Association of Qualitative Inquiry (IAQM),
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
1998 – present
Board Member, International Institute for Qualitative
Methodologies (IIQM), University of Alberta, Canada
1987 – 1995
Director of the Israeli Chapter, American Association of Social
Work with Groups (AASWG)
5) National and International Academic Conferences
*2008-2010
Scientific committee of the Fourth National Inter-Disciplinary,
Conference on Qualitative Methodologies, Israel, Feb. 17-18,
2010. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
* 2007-2008
Scientific committee of the Group Therapy Scientific Congress
on Exclusion, Belonging and Passion. Sapir College. July 13-14.
*2007-2008
Chair, Third National Inter-Disciplinary, Conference on
Qualitative Methodologies, Israel, Feb. 21-22, 2008. Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev.
2007
Scientific committee of the conference on Prevention of Spousal
Violence among Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel. Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev. 17.1.07
2004 – 2006
Chair, Second National Inter-Disciplinary, Conference on
Qualitative Methodologies, Israel, 5-6 June, Dan Panorama
Hotel, Israel.
2006
Scientific Committee, Cultural sensitive discourse with the
Ethiopian community on Research and Treatment. June 26, 2006.
Sapir Academic College.
2006
Member, Scientific Committee, Conference on Research Ethic in
Education, Mofet Institute, April 27.
2002 – 2005
Member, Scientific Committee, Beer-Sheva Annual Congress on
Child Welfare
2005
Member, Annual National Conference of Ayelet – The Israel
Association for Program Evaluation, Jezreel Valley College
2004
Member, Scientific Committee of the Bi-Annual Conference of
Schools of Social Work in Israel – Social Work in the Shadow of
Trauma, University of Haifa
2004
Chair, First Interdisciplinary National Conference on Qualitative
Methodologies, Israel
1999
Co-Chair, National Conference on Group Work and Group
Therapy in Multicultural Societies
1996 – 1998
Member, International Program Committee, Joint World
Congress of the International Federation of Social Workers
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(IFSW) and the international Association of Schools of Social
Work (IASSW), Jerusalem, July 5-9, 1998
1991
Chair, First National Conference of Social Work with Groups
(b) Major Non-University Professional Functions
2006 – 2010
Founder (together with Prof. Lieblich and Prof. Sabar-Ben-Yehoshua) of
the Israeli Association for Qualitative Research.
2006 – present
Member in the board of directors of the Non Profit Organization: MATAV
(Home care taker)
1999 – 2009
Initiator of the establishment of (in cooperation with the Beer-Sheva
Rehabilitation Program Foundation) Maof Self-Help Organization, a
nationwide group for blind and handicapped persons working as
transcribers of recorded interviews for qualitative studies
2001– 2002
Board Member, Israel National Council for the Child
1999 – 2001
Co-Chair (with Asher Grinbaum, President of the Dead Sea Bromine
Group), Intercommunity Strategic Committee – Partnership 2000:
Beersheva–Bnei Shimon – Montreal, the Jewish Agency for Israel
1998 – 2000
Chair, Steering Committee for the Promotion of Negev Women’s Status –
Partnership 2000: Beersheva–Bnei Shimon – Montreal, the Jewish Agency
for Israel
1997 – 1999
Academic Committee, Association for Planning and Development of
Services for At-Risk Children and Youth and Their Families, Ashalim,
JDC-Israel
1995 – 2000
Chair, research committee of the Domestic Violence Treatment and
Prevention Center, Beersheva
1994 – 1995
Member of the steering committee, Cohen House – for mentally challenged
adults in Beersheva
1993 – 1995
Member, Beer- Sheva Steering Committee for Children’s Facility Planning
1993 – 1996
Chair, National Council of Social Workers in Israel –Minister of Labor and
Social Affairs' nomination
1991 – 1996
Member, Henrietta Szold Award Committee for Social Work Excellence
1986 – 1989
Facilitator, Self-Help Group of the Negev Industrial Social Workers;
1985 – 1987
Member Steering Committee, Juvenile Hostel, Beersheva
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(b) Significant Professional Consulting
*2008 – 2009
Consultant to Rupin Academic College: preparing the BSW program for the
Higher Council of Education, (together with Dr. Dorit Segal-Engelchin).
2007
The Council of Higher Education: Evaluating a proposal for Social Work
Program in Israel of a Jordanian College
2007
The Council of Higher Education: Evaluating Tel-Hai College's program of
second degree in Social Work
2006 - 2007
The Council of Higher Education: Evaluating Tzfat College's program of
Social Work
2006 - present
Expert in the inter-ministry committee for building a national domestic
violence prevention program among immigrants from Ethiopia. Nomination
of the Minster of absorption.
2000 – 2005
Ministry of Social Affairs on prevention of spousal violence among
immigrants from Ethiopia
2002 – 2003
Consultant to Sapir Academic College: preparing the BSW program for the
Higher Council of Education, (together with Dr. Orit Nuttman-Schwartz
and Prof. Vered Slonim-Nevo).
2001
Consulting to the Minister of Labor, Mr.Yitzhak Hazan and the Minister of
Social Affairs, Mr. Shlomo Benizri on separation of the Ministry’s Southern
and Jerusalem Regions. Recommendations issued by what was known as
the Kacen Committee were subsequently implemented.
1993 – 1996
Consulting to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ora Namir on social
work professional matters, including enactment of the 1996 Social Work
Law.
(d) Editorial Boards of Scientific and Professional Journals
1999 – present
Qualitative Health Research (QHR), Sage
Editorial Board
2002 – present
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
(IJQM) http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm
Editor
2002 – 2004
Society and Welfare (Hebrew)
Editorial Board
(e) Membership in Professional/Scientific Societies
2006 - present
Israeli Association for Qualitative Research
2005 – present
International Association for Qualitative Inquiry (IAQ)
1983 – present
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, USA
1995 – present
Israel Association for Canadian Studies
1970 – present
Israel Association of Social Workers
1991 – 2000
Israel Group Therapy Association
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1990 – 1995
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International Group Psychotherapy Association
Educational Activities
(a) Courses Taught
Social Work Skill Laboratory
B.A.
BGU
Culturally Sensitive Interviewing
B.A.
BGU
Qualitative Research Methods
M.A.
BGU
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
(interdisciplinary course)
Ph.D.
BGU
Qualitative Project and Intervention
Evaluation
M.A.
BGU
Thesis Seminar
M.A., Ph.D
BGU
Social Work with Groups
B.A.
BGU, Hebrew University
Small Group Leadership Skills
B.A., M.A.
BGU, Hebrew University
Group Work Practicum
M.A.
BGU
Illness and Disabilities
M.A.
Hebrew University
Gender and Social Work
M.A.
BGU
(b) Research Students
Currently supervising 4 doctoral candidates (1 jointly supervised).
(For further details, see Additional Information section, below)
(1) Graduate students – completed M.A. thesis
1.
*2012
Michal Eliezer
Life experience of Soldiers' wives
2.
*2009
Dorit Weshler
Life in the Shadow of an Intellectually
Disabled Parent
3.
*2009
Hagit Grasia- Rodregaz
The meaning of purity customs for
young religious mothers
4.
*2009
Yehonathan Pariente
Sexual harassment among orthodox
religious adolescent in Israel
5.
*2008
Soffer Ruth
Foster Bedouin families
6.
*2008
Marcel Mor – Ronen
Life stories of young women who were
at risk during adolescence
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7.
*2008
Talia Magdassi
Treatment Decision process of BiPolar patients
8.
*2007
Bar Yuval Shani
Courting in Social Work
9.
2007
Limor Gadot
Coping patterns of women who were
repeatedly fired from work
(Jointly supervised with Dr.
Orit Nutman-Schwartz)
10.
2007
Tamar Dreyfus
(Jointly supervised with Prof.
Julie Cwikel – SW)
Breast cancer patients who come to
clinics during the fourth stage of the
disease
Why Now? Women’s decisions to
divorce
11.
2006
Yael Hershkovitz (currently a
faculty Ph.D. fellow under my
supervision).
12.
2005
Merav Rabinovich (currently a Involuntary “Child” or “Adult”:
Kreitman Ph.D. Fellow under Discourse Analysis of
my supervision)
Psychoanalytical and Cognitive
Therapeutic Events
13.
2004
Nirit Bar
“Hearing the Voice You Have Not
Been Taught to Listen to”: Lesbians
Coping with Homophobia and
Stereotypes in a Heterosexual Society
14.
2003
Rivka Rosenberg
15.
2002
Nuzha El Huzeil – El Assad
(Currently a Kreitman Ph.D.
Fellow under my supervision)
Perception of Success in
Rehabilitation of Schizophrenic
Patients
Coping Methods of Bedouin Women
Experiencing Domestic Stress
15.
2001
Nahum Glusschnaider
Characteristics of People Aged 40-50
Who Do Not Leave Failed Kibbutzim
(2) Graduate Students – completed Ph.D. thesis
1. *May 2012
Merav
Rabinovich
Theoretical Integration as Prof. Kacen
a Platform for Integration (Article thesis)
in Psychotherapy Practice:
The Case of Transference,
Classical Conditioning
and Overgeneralization
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2. *June 2011
David Kamir
Ethnography of Community With the Late Prof.
High Schools: Case Study David Gordon
Under Review
3. *Nov. 2010
Galit Carmeli
Parents' experience of
their children's divorce
Jointly supervised
with: Prof Solly
Dreman (Behavioral
Sciences)
4. *Dec. 2010
Erela Galin-Zur
Parenthood of divorced
men
Jointly supervised
with Prof Solly
Dreman (Behavioral
Sciences)
5. *Nov. 2009
Nuzha El-Asad
El-Huzeil
Bedouin women’s identity
– three generations
Prof. Kacen
Miriam Becker
Being the daughter of a
woman with Alzheimer
Syndrome: Burnout and
power, meaning and
reciprocal relationships
Jointly supervised
with Prof. Ayala
Malach-Pines
(business)
From Cochin, India
Toward Moshav Nevatim,
Southern of Israel: A
Story of Multigenerational
Perspective of Adaptation
Prof. Kacen
6. *May 2009
7. *April 2008 Eithan Shahar
Summa Cum
Laude
(Kreitman fellow)
8. Sep. 2007
Einav Segev
Identity development
among young Israeli
women after a
backpacking trip
Jointly supervised
with Dr. Hanoch
Flum (Education)
9. May 2006
June Hare
Life stories of women who
experienced heart attacks
Jointly supervised
with Prof. Cwikel
(SW).
Summa Cum
Laude
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10. Feb. 2006
Yehudith BarOn
Self-Construction of
Pathways to Street
Dwellings
Dr. Kacen
11. Feb. 2006
Chagit Peretz
Intercultural Encounters:
Social Workers Meet
Bedouin Clients Living in
Areas Lacking Official
Recognition
Jointly supervised
with Prof. Alex
Weingrod (Behavioral Sciences)
12. Nov. 2005
Edna Green
Psychotherapeutic
components in school
setting for adolescent
school dropouts
Jointly supervised
with Dr. Julia Mirsky
(SW).
3) Kreitman's and HCE Postdoctoral Fellows
1. *2009 - 2010
Gabriela SpectorMarzel
Elderly and foreign care takers
2. 2005 – 2007
Yohai Hakak
Manhood and families among UltraOrthodox groups: Developing Qualitative
Methods
3. 2001 – 2003
Dr. Michal KrumerNevo
Various Faces of Poverty in the Negev:
Developing Qualitative Methods
c) Membership in review committees of Ph.D. Theses
Since 1998, I reviewed 16 Ph.D. dissertations: 4 for Tel Aviv University, 4 For Haifa
University, 3 for the Hebrew University, and 5 For BGU. For reasons of confidentiality, I
may not disclose additional details.
I served as the chair or a member of several review committees of Ph.D. research proposals
in BGU.
Awards and Fellowships
*2010 Awarded for Special Contribution
to qualitative research in Israel
The Israeli Association for Qualitative
Research and the Israeli Center for
Qualitative research of people in
Society, BGU. 4th Inter-Disciplinary
Conference on Qualitative Research,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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2001
Teacher of the Year
Rector and President, BGU
1996
Teacher of the Year
Student Association, BGU
1993
Milton Rosenbaum Fellowship for
Doctoral Students
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1991
Faculty Field Work Experience
Fellowship
Israel National Council of Deans of
Social Work Schools
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Scientific Publications
a. Authored Books and Monographs
1. Kacen, L. (2006). Alimut ben bnai zugt bekerev Mishpachot yotzo't Ethiopia be'Israel
(Spousal abuse among Immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel). Beersheva, Ben-Gurion
University, The Israel Center for Qualitative Methodologies (ICQM), in cooperation with
JDC-Israel and the Ministry of Social Affairs (125 pages) (Hebrew).
2. Kacen, L., & Bakshy, I. (2004). Ha'samchut ha'chinuchit be'mishpachot shel yotze'ey
Ethiopia be' Israel (Educational authority in families who emigrated from Ethiopia to
Israel). Beersheva, Ben-Gurion University, The Israel Center for Qualitative
Methodologies (ICQM), in cooperation with JDC-Israel (150 pages) (Hebrew).
3. Lev, R., & Kacen, L. (2002) Masa shel Chavayot (Group experimental journey). Kiryat
Bialik: Ach (222 pages) (Hebrew).
4.
Kacen, L., & Wittenberg, T. (2000) Shlav Hashigur- Hitmodedut Hamishpacha im gius
yeladeha latzava (Launching stage – Israeli families coping with induction of children to
the IDF). Professional Knowledge Series, Henrietta Szold Institute, Jerusalem (80 pages)
(Hebrew).
b. Edited Books
1.
*Huess, E., Kacen, L., & Segev-Hirshenson, E., Eds. (2012). "Ma she`anu roi`m
ve` ma she`anu omrim: ha`kesher ben markivim visualim le`ben markivim
verbalim be`mechkar". (What we see and what we say: Connecting between
visual and verbal elements in research).Ben-Gurion University Press. (Hebrew
and English).
2.
*Hakak, Y., Krumer-Nevo, M., & Kacen, L. (Eds.) (2010). "Ha'col Madid? Diyun
Bekorti be'medida ve kimut" (The limits of Quantification; Critical perspectives
on measuring and grading people, their behaviors and achievements. BenGurion University Press. (Hebrew).
*A review of the book by Iris Kalka, The winning numbers, Haaretz, Books
Magazin , 4 May 2011.

Since last promotion.
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3.
*Kacen, L. & Krumer-Nevo, M., (Eds.) (2010). "Nituach Netunim Echutani'em"
(Qualitative data analysis). Beer-Sheva: Ben-Gurion University Press. (Hebrew)
(500 pages).
4.
Shabtay, M., & Kacen, L. (Eds.) (2005). "Mulualem:Nashim Ve'nearot yotzot Ethiopia
be'merchavim, olamot ve'masaot ben-tarbuyot (“Mulualem”:Ethiopian Women and
Girls in Spaces, Worlds and Journeys Between Cultures). Modi'in: Lashon Tzeha
Publications (285 pages) (Hebrew).
A review of the book by Levine-Rozalis, (Ph.D.) was published in Society and Welfare,
26,(2), 239-242, 2006 (Hebrew).
*A review of the book by Orit Nuttman- Schwartz (Ph.D.) was published in the
International Sociology, 23: 714-717, 2008
5.
Kacen, L., & Lev-Wiesel, R. (Guest Eds.) (2004) Mikbatz (Collection) – The Israel
Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 9(1) (111 pages) (Hebrew)
6.
Kacen, L., & Lev, R. (Eds.), (2002). Avoda Kvutzatit be'chevra rav-tarbutit (Group work
in multicultural society), Tel Aviv: Cherikover Publications. (254 pages). (Hebrew)
c. Chapters in Books
1. *Bar-On, T., Kacen, L. (2012). The Role of Methodology in Basic Arts-Based
Qualitative Research (Tafkida shel Ha'metodologia Ha'echutanit be'mechkar
ha'mevusas al Omanut). In E. Huess, L. Kacen, & E. Segev-Hirshenson, (Eds.)
(Accepted). "Ma she`anu roi`m ve` ma she`anu omrim: ha`kesher ben markivim
visualim le`ben markivim verbalim be`mechkar". (What we see and what we say:
Connecting between visual and verbal elements in research).Ben-Gurion University
Press. (Hebrew).
2. *Hakak, Y., Kacen, L., & Krumer-Nevo, M. (2010). Measuring, Quantifying and Grading
as Social phenomenon in Israel. In Y. Hakak, M. Krumer-Nevo, & L. Kacen, (Eds.).
"Ha'col Madid? Diyun Bekorti be'medida ve kimut" ( The limits of Quantification;
Critical perspectives on measuring and grading people, their behaviors and
achievements. (pp. 9-18). Ben-Gurion University Press. (Hebrew).
3. *Kacen, L. (2010). Analysis of Life Stories' titles (Nituach Cotarot Sipurai Hayim). In L.
Kacen & M. Krumer-Nevo (Eds.) Methods of Data Analysis (pp. 299-315). Ben-Gurion
University Press. (Hebrew).
4. *Rabinovich, M. & Kacen, L. (2010b). Qualitative Coding Methodology for Interpersonal
Study. In L. Kacen & M. Krumer-Nevo (Eds.), Data Analysis in Qualitative Research
(pp. 413-435). Beersheva: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Hebrew).
Awarded the 2012 best (2nd place) paper by the scientific committee of the Israeli
Prison service.
5. *Kacen, L. & Krumer-Nevo, M. (2010). Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis. In L.
Kacen, & M. Krumer-Nevo, (Eds.). Qualitative data analysis (1-16). Beer-Sheva: BenGurion University Press . (Hebrew).
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6. *Shahar, E. & Kacen, L. (2008) The adjustment of immigrants from Kutchin, India, who
lives in Nevatim village. Y. Gradus and E. Meir-Glitzenstin (Eds.) Beer-Sheva
Metropolis in the Making (pp. 125-144). Ben-Gurion University Publication (Hebrew).
7. *Segev, E., & Kacen, L. (2008) “Drugs than and now: Perceptions of female backpackers
using drugs.” In H. Bony-Noach, Backpackers and Drugs abuse: A documentary,
Research, Treatment and Prevention Perspective. (Pp. 313-330). Jerusalem: Bialik
Publishing. (Hebrew).
8. Goren T, Elbaz, H., Peres, H., & Kacen, L. (2008) "The silence of the professionals’
voice: Bedouin children at risk and social justice". In Y. Ronen, V. Slonim-Nevo, & A.
Doron, The case for the Child: Towards a New Agenda (Hebrew).
9. Kacen, L., Shahar, E., & Rubinstein, L. (2006) “Through the eyes of Hesed Volunteers”
In J. Mirsky, R. Kaufman, and A. Avgar (Eds.) Social disaster as opportunity. (pp. 93108). Lanham: University Press of America.
10. Kacen, L. (2005). “Participant cooperation issues in qualitative evaluation.” In R. Lustig,
From theory to the field and back (pp. 269-277). Ayelet – The Israel Association for
Program Evaluation (Hebrew).
11. Kacen, L., Soffer, G., & Keidar, L. (2005). “Spousal violence among Ethiopian
immigrants in Israel.” In S. Malka and L. Kacen (eds.) (“Mulualem”:Ethiopian Women
and Girls in Spaces, Worlds and Journeys Between Cultures. Modi'in: Lashon Tzeha
Publications (pp. 111-136) (Hebrew).
12. Lev, R., & Kacen, L. (2002). “Israel as a multicultural society.” In L. Kacen, & R. Lev
(Eds.). Group work in multicultural society, (pp.13-19). Tel Aviv: Cherikover
Publications (Hebrew).
13. Kacen, L., & Lev, R. (2002). “Group work in multicultural society.” In L. Kacen, & R.
Lev (Eds.), Group Work in Multicultural Society, (pp. 155-265). Tel Aviv: Cherikover
Publications (Hebrew).
14. Soffer, G., & Kacen, L. (1993). “Development of trust as a treatment strategy within risk
groups: Ethiopian immigrants in transition in Israel.” In J. M. Anson, E. Todora, G. M.
Kressel and N. Genov (Eds.), Ethnicity and politics in Bulgaria and Israel, Aldershot:
Avebury Publications.
15. Kacen, L., Anson, J., Nir, S., & Livne, N. (1992). “Group work with the Bedouin
population of the Negev.” In J. A. Garland (Ed.). (1992). Group work reaching out:
People, places and power, (pp. 81-94). NY: Haworth Press.
d. Refereed Articles in Scientific Journals
1. *Rabinovich, M. & Kacen, L. (Accepted). Qualitative Coding Methodology for
Interpersonal Study. Psychoanalytic psychology.
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2. *Rabinovich, M. & Kacen, L. (2012). The Transference Phenomenon in View of a
Classical Conditioning Model, American Journal of Psychology. 125(2), 209–223
3. *Rabinovich, M. & Kacen, L. (2011). Wish and overgeneralization model for
psychotherapy integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 21, 43-69.
4. *Kacen, L. (2011). The "Extended self" and "it" in the dynamics of violent
relationships: Learning from personal life stories on social conflicts. Journal of Family
Violence, 26:31–40
5. *Frenkel, M., Lev Ari, S., Engebretson, J., Peterson, N., Maimon, Y., Cohen, L., &
Kacen, L. (2010) Activism among Exceptional Patients with Cancer. Supportive Care
in Cancer. 6-18. Online First™, 29 May 2010
6. *Rabinovich, M., & Kacen, L. (2010a) Advanced relationships between categories
(RBC) analysis as a qualitative research tool. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 66, 698708. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123364878/PDFSTART.
7. *Nuttman-Shwartz, O., Gadot ,L., and Kacen, L. (2009). Recurrent job loss and
mental health among women ,Women and Health. 49(4), 294 — 309
8. *Rabinovich, M., & Kacen, L. (2009). Let`s look at the Elephant: Metasynthesis of
Transference Case Studies for Psychodynamic and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Integration. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. 82, 427–
447.
a. "Reports outline psychotherapy study results from Ben-Gurion University,
Department of Social Work." Biotech Week 9 Dec. 2009: 1996. Academic
OneFile. Web. 16 Jan. 2010.
http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=bengurio
n>.
9. *Kacen, L. & Allassad - Allhuzeel, N. (2008) Nuzha's dream marches on: When two
women's narrative meets. Affilia. 23, 92-95.
10. Madjar, I., & Kacen, L., Ariad, S. & Denham, J. (2007) Telling their stories – telling
our stories: Physicians’ experiences with patients who decide to forgo or stop
treatment for cancer. Qualitative Health Research. 10, 1-14.
11. Kacen, L. (2006). Spousal Abuse among immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel.” The
Journal of Marriage and Family, 68, 1277-1291.
12. Kacen, L., & Chaitin, J. (2006) “The times they are a changing”: Undertaking
qualitative research in ambiguous, conflictual and changing contexts
The Qualitative Report, 11 (2), 209-228. Http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR112/Kacen.pdf
13. Kacen, L., Madjar. I., Denham, J., Ackland, S., & Ariad, S. (2005). “Patients deciding
to forgo or stop active treatment for cancer.” European Journal of Palliative Care,
12(3): 108-111.
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14. Kacen, L., & Bakshy, I. (2005) “Institutional narratives in the discourse between
oncology social workers and cancer patients’ self-help organizations.” Qualitative
Health Research, 15(7), 861-880.
15. Lev-Wiesel, R., Kacen, L., & Epstein, R. (2004). “Husband-wife relationship as
reflected in court-ordered battering husbands’ drawings.” Art Therapy, 21(4): 219-24.
16. Cwikel, J., Rosenstein, B., Kacen, L., & Bornstein, M. (2004) “Project M – Women
living with cancer, A participatory – action evaluation of a demonstration project.”
Journal of Interprofessional Care, 18(4):453-456. http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk
17. Tzafra, D., & Kacen, L. (2004). “‘My brother’s keeper’: A group of young adult
bereaved siblings.” Mikbatz – The Israel Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 9(2), 76-96
(Hebrew).
18. Kacen, L. (2002). “Supercodes reflected in titles battered women accord to their life
stories.” International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 1 (1), Article 3 (English and
Hebrew). http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm
19. Kacen, L. (2000) “The extended self in life stories of battered women and violent
men.” Society and Welfare, 20: 129-158 (Hebrew).
20. Kacen, L. (1999). “Anxiety levels, group characteristics and members’ behavior in the
termination stage of support groups for patients recovering from heart attacks”
Research on Social Work Practice, 9: 656-672.
21. Kacen, L., & Rozovski, U. (1998). Assessing Group Processes: a comparison among
group participants’, direct observers’ and indirect observers’ assessment”. Small
Group Research, 29(2), 179-197.
22. Kacen, L. (1998). “Circles: Intergroup bridging, using Dynamic Circles Exercises
(DCE).” Simulation and Gaming: An International Journal, 29(1): 88-100.
23. Kacen, L. (1998).” Dynamic Circles Exercise: Intergroup bridging (Ready-to-use
description).” Simulation and Gaming: An International Journal, 29(1): 101-104.
24. Kacen, L., & Soffer, G. (1997). “Support groups as social ‘shock absorbers’ in periods
of transition: A case of support groups for parents of soldiers in Israel.” International
Social Work, 40(3): 277-288.
25. Kacen, L., & Soffer, G. (1997). “The dual roles of support groups in transition
situations: Support groups for parents of soldiers in Israel.” Society and Welfare,
17(4): 379-393 (Hebrew).
26. Kacen, L. (1996). “Effectiveness of support groups for patients recovering from their
first coronary attack and patients’ anxiety levels at the end of group activity.” Society
and Welfare, 16(3): 381-400 (Hebrew).
27. Rabinovich, M., & Kacen, L. (1995). “A dynamic ball in a mirror game – metaphor in
therapy.” Sihot (Dialogue) – Israel Journal of Psychotherapy, 10 (1): 20-28 (Hebrew).
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28. Kacen, L. (1994). “A typology for classification and planning of direct group
intervention in social work.” Society and Welfare, 15(1): 43-62 (Hebrew); also
published as “Group planning and classification.” Mikbatz – The Israel Journal of
Group Psychotherapy, 3(1) (1997): 45-72 (Hebrew).
29. Cwikel, J. G., Kacen, L., & Slonim-Nevo, V. (1993). “Stress management
consultation for Israeli social workers during the Gulf War.” Health and Social Work,
18(3): 172-183.
30. Soffer, G., Kacen, L., & Shochat, T. (1993). “The family as a ‘launching pad’: The
implications of first born children’s army service for Israeli families in the 1980s and
1990s.” Society and Welfare, 13(4): 351-365 (Hebrew).
31. Kacen, L., & Soffer, G. (1990). “Coping with contradictory messages in training
group workers.” Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 4(1): 53-66. Correspondence
regarding this paper was published in the same journal 6(1), 1992: 189-194.
32. Ben-Sira, Z., & Kacen, L. (1988). “Chronic illness and coping with stress: Group
discussions and physicians’ affective behavior.” In C. Mulfeeld, H. Oppl, H. WeberFalkensammer and W.R. Wendt (eds.) Gesundheitswesen: Socialarbeit in Sozialen
Netzwerken, Frankfurt: Diesterweg, pp. 69-81 (German).
33. Walfish, S., & Kacen, L. (1980). “Factors affecting heads of families’ coping with
heart attacks.” Society and Welfare, 3(4): 374-393. (Hebrew).
da. Refereed Abstracts in Scientific Journals
1. Kacen, L. & Shahar, E. (2006). " Students' letters as a tool for demonstration and
evaluation of a course of qualitative methodologies", International Journal of
Qualitative Methods, 5(3), 38.
2. Madjar, I. & Kacen, (2006). L. Telling their stories – telling our stories: Physicians’
experiences with patients who decide to forgo or stop treatment for cancer.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(3), 46.
3. Kacen, L., Madjar, I., Denham, J., Ackland, S. and Ariad, S. (2004). “The
patient-other dynamic of the decision to forgo or stop active treatment for cancer.”
Palliative Medicine, 18(4): 363
4. Madjar, I., & Kacen, L. (2004). “Methodological challenges in researching patients’
decisions to forgo or stop active treatment for cancer.” Palliative Medicine, 18(4):
355-356
e. Book Review
1. Shlasky, S. & Alpert, B. (2007). Ways of writing qualitative research. Mofet
Publication. "Dapim": Journal of research in Education. 45, 240-243.
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f.
Scientific Reports
1. *Kacen, L. Evaluation of Orim project 2005-2008. Ashalim. JDC – Israel.
2. Kacen, L. & Sitton, N. (2007). The needs of students of Ethiopian Origin in BenGurion University of the Negev. Submitted to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
3. Kacen, L. & Brihun J. (2007). Understanding violence of Ethiopian man against their
wives. Submitted to the Ministry of Absorption.
4. Krumer-Nevo, M., Shraga, Y., Kacen, L., Alfasi, Y., & Keidar, L. (2006). "Sela"
Program- Aid for Immigrant Adolescent Girls in the "Yedidim" Organization –
Research Evaluation Report.
5. Kacen, L. & Ariad, S. (2006). Cancer Patients’ Refusal of Curative or Palliative
chemotherapy or Radiotherapy: The Decision-Making Process and Its Consequences –
the Israeli Context. The Israeli Cancer Association.
6. Kacen, L., Keidar, L. (2005). Qualitative evaluation of domestic violence prevention
program for the Ethiopian communities in Beer-Sheva. Welfare Ministry and JDC
Israel.
7. Kacen, L. & Bakshy, I. (2000-2002). Educational Authority in Families who
emigrated from Ethiopia to Israel. JDC-Israel and Cleveland Jewish Federations.
8. Kacen, L., & Bakshy, I. (1999). “Overt and covert narratives in discourse between
oncological social workers and cancer patients in self-help groups: A qualitative
evaluation.” Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Israel Center for Qualitative
Methodologies (ICQM).
9. Kacen, L. (1993). “Group therapy for first time myocardial infarction patients:
Creating primacy in the group and reducing anxiety levels.” Doctoral dissertation, The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
10. Kacen, L. (1991). “A social support network creation model for heart patients.”
Field practice report. Council of Schools of Social Work and JDC-Israel.
11. Kacen, L. (1983). “Group Discussions in the outpatient clinic: Effect on Heart
patients’ anxiety.” M.A. thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
g. Non-refereed Professional Articles and Publications
1.
*Kacen, L., Golan, H., & Katzin, O., (2012). Orim: Manual for parents tutoring.
Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of education and Ashalim JDC – Israel.
2.
Kacen, L., Gita, S., Salomon, R., & Cohen, H. (2005). A professional guide for planning
and implementing programs to prevent spousal violence among Ethiopian immigrants.
Jerusalem: Ministry of Welfare and JDC-Israel and The Israeli Center for Qualitative
Methodologies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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3.
Kacen, L. & Shabtay, M. (2005). Men from Ethiopia, Women from Israel. Eretz Acheret
(Different Country), 30, 62-65.
4.
Shahar, E., & Kacen, L. (2001). “The trip that did not become a journey: Israeli youth
traveling to Poland.” Panim (Faces), 16: 95-108 (Hebrew).
5.
Kacen, L. (Ed.) (1996). Group work techniques. Social Work Department,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva.
6.
Kacen, L. (Ed.), (1991). “Social work with groups in Israel - 1991.” Proceedings of
the First National Conference on Social Work with Groups, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev, Beersheva.
h. Legislation
Social Work Law – 1996. (As Chair of the Social Workers’ Council, headed the
legislation drafting and promoted its approval by the Knesset).
i. Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars
*2008 (April 4th) Seminar on Planning a Qualitative Research. Massey University,
Palmerston North. New Zealand.
*2008 (April 11) Seminar on Combining Practice and Research in Social Work. Massey
University, Palmerston North. New Zealand.
* 2008 (Feb. 21st). Qualitative Data Analysis Workshop. The Third National InterDisciplinary, Conference on Qualitative Methodologies, Israel, Feb. 21-22, 2008.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
(a) Invited Plenary Lectures at Conferences/Meetings
*2010 Kacen, L. Analyzing titles of life stories as a way of triangulation. 4th InterDisciplinary conference on Qualitative Methods. Feb. 17-18th , Ben Gurion
University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
2009 Kacen, L. Education for values in heterogeneous society . Achva College. Israel.
2007 Kacen, L. Spousal violence among immigrants from Ethiopia. Conference on
Spousal violence prevention among immigrants from Ethiopia. Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev. January 17th.
2006 Kacen, L. & Levine-Rozalis, M. Inter - Culture discourse in research. Ethics
dilemmas in education research. Mofet Institute, Tel Aviv. April 26
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2004 Kacen, L. Intimate violence among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Ayelet (The
Israel Association for Program Evaluation) Conference, Herzliya, Hotel Tadmor,
November 22.
2004 Kacen, L., & Ariad, S. Cancer patients’ refusal of recommended treatments.
Hematological Nursing Conference, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Beersheva, October 28.
2003 Kacen, L. Qualitative evaluation in social work. School of Social Work, University
of Tasmania, Australia.
2003 Kacen, L. Inter-community discourse: The case of oncological social workers and
oncology self-help groups. School of Social Work and School Of Nursing and
Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Australia.
2002 Kacen, L. Qualitative Research in Israel, 2002. Keynote, Eighth Annual Qualitative
Health Research Conference. Banff, Alberta, Canada. April 4-6.
1996 Kacen, L. The Social Work Law in Israel. School of Social Work, University of
Washington, Seattle, USA.
1995 Kacen, L. Cultural diversity: How it affects our ways of working with groups in
social work, Keynote, Toronto Region Group Workers’ Network.
1995 Kacen, L. The Israel Union of Social Workers: Is it a union or a professional
association? 14th National Conference of the Israeli Social Workers. Jerusalem.
1995 Kacen, L. Alone and together: Group work in a multicultural society. Colloquium,
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.
1990 Kacen, L. Society in Stress: Bedouins in the Negev. National Conference on the
Effects of Urbanization on Negev Bedouins. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Beersheva.
1990
Kacen, L. Involvement of the Spitzer Department of Social Work in its
surrounding area. Keynote, Fifth Council of the Associations of Social Workers
in Israel, Beersheva, June 20-21.

Papers Presented at Conferences/Meetings
*2010 Rabinovich, M. & Kacen, L. Advanced Relationships Between Categories
(RBC) Analysis as a Qualitative Research Tool. 4th Inter-Disciplinary
conference on Qualitative Methods. Feb. 17-18th , Ben Gurion University of
the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
*2010 Kacen, L., Eithan, S., & Amar, L. Teaching Qualitative Research: Process and
Content. 4th Inter-Disciplinary conference on Qualitative Methods. Feb. 1718th , Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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*2010 Rodrigaz-Grasia, H., & Kacen, L. When the inner voice of the researcher
blocks other voices. 4th Inter-Disciplinary conference on Qualitative
Methods. Feb. 17-18th , Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva,
Israel.
*2009 Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century. Mind and Life Institute. Washington
D.C., October 8-9.
*2008 Dryfuss, T., Kacen, L. & Cwikel, J. "I knew what it was…". The Meaning of the
delay in breast cancer diagnosis: Life stories of women diagnosed with advanced
breast cancer. The Third International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social
Science. Monash University Centre, Prato, Tuscany, Italy, 22-25 July 2008
*2008 Rabinovich, M. & Kacen, L. Metasynthesis as a method of integrating various
knowledge systems. The Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
(QI2008): Ethics, Evidence and Social Justice. University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. May 14-17.
*2008 Dryfuss, T., Kacen, L. & Cwikel, J. "I knew what it was…". The Meaning of
the delay in breast cancer diagnosis: Life stories of women diagnosed with
advanced breast cancer. Poster Presentation. The Third National InterDisciplinary, Conference on Qualitative Methodologies, Israel, Feb. 21-22,
2008. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
* 2008 Kacen, L. Oncologists discourse on treatment refusal of cancer patients. 13th annual
conference of The Israel Association of Palliative Care: Is Palliative Cares the right
of everyone? Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel-Aviv, January 23.
* 2007 Kacen, L. Why Israel failed in prevention and treatment of spouse violence among
immigrants from Ethiopia. National convention on the social price of violence.
Haifa Congress Center. Oct.10th 2007.
2007 Kacen, L. Ethical issues in intercultural qualitative research. Third International
Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May
2-5.
2006 Kacen, L. and Shahar, E. " Students' letters as a tool for demonstration and
evaluation of a course of qualitative methodologies", Looking to the future:
Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative Research. 7th International
Interdisciplinary Conference Advances in Qualitative Methods. Queensland,
Australia. July 13-16.
2006 Madjar, I. & Kacen, L. Telling their stories – telling our stories: Physicians’
experiences with patients who decide to forgo or stop treatment for cancer.
Looking to the future: Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative Research. 7th
International Interdisciplinary Conference Advances in Qualitative Methods.
Queensland, Australia. July 13-16.
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2005 Kacen, L. “Evaluating the qualitative analysis process.” First International Congress
of Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 5-7.
2005 Kacen, L. “Institutional narratives in the discourse between oncological social
workers and cancer patients’ self-help organizations.” First International Congress
of Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 5-7.
2005 Kacen, L., Madjar, I. Ariad, S., Ackland, S., Denham, J., & Bellamy, D. “When
cancer patients decline or stop treatment: The patients’ decision-making process
and its consequences.” 11th Qualitative Health Research Conference.” Utrecht
University, Holland. May 11-13.
2005 Kacen, L. “Using titles interviewees gave to their life stories to define the ‘story
line.’” Narrative research seminar: Creation, Interpretation and Criticism. Jordan
Valley College, January 30- February 1.
2005 Kacen, L. “Participant cooperation issues in qualitative evaluation.” Seventh 7th
Annual Conference of the Israel Association for Program Evaluation, Jezreel
Valley College, February 16-17.
2004 Kacen, L., Madjar, I., Denham, J., Ackland, S. and Ariad, S. “The patient-other
dynamic of the decision to forgo or stop active treatment for cancer.” Third Forum
of the European Association for Palliative Care: Palliative Care Research
Methodology, Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy, June 3-6 (The poster received an
award and was chosen for oral presentation at the last session of the conference).
2004 Madjar, I., & Kacen, L. “Methodological challenges in researching patients’
decisions to forgo or stop active treatment for cancer.” Third Forum of the
European Association for Palliative Care: Palliative Care Research Methodology,
Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy, June 3-6.
2004 Kacen, L. “Qualitative data analysis methods (workshop).” First Interdisciplinary
Israeli Conference for Qualitative Methodologies, Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv,
March 22-23.
2004 Kacen, L., Shahar, E., & Bakshy, I. “Participants’ cooperation in program
evaluation.” Advances in Qualitative Methods, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2002 Kacen, L. “Group work and qualitative research.” Annual Conference of the
AASWG, Brookline, NY, October.
2001 Kacen, L. “Metacode reflections in titles interviewees give their life stories.”
Second Conference on Advances in Qualitative Methods, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, February 22-24.
2000 Kacen, L., & Bakshy, I. “Overt and covert narratives in discourse between
oncological social workers and cancer patients in self-help groups.” Sixth Annual
Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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1999 Kacen, L., & Bakshy, I. Overt and Covert Narratives in discourse between
Oncology social workers and cancer patient in self help groups. 15th Annual
meeting o the National Association of Social Workers, Tel-Aviv.
1998
Kacen, L. “The affective and cognitive sense of support in therapeutic groups for
first episode heart attacks.” 14th Annual Symposium on the Empirical Foundations
of Group Work. Miami, Florida, October 14-15.
1998
Kacen, L. “Circles: Intergroup bridging using Dynamic Circles Exercises (DCE).”
20th Annual Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work
with Groups, Miami, Florida, October 15-18.
1998
Kacen, L. “‘Violence and it…!’ Life stories of women and men involved in
intimate violence.” Joint World Congress of the International Federation of Social
Workers – IFSW and the International Association of Schools of Social Work
(IASSW), Jerusalem, July 5-9.
1998
Kacen, L. “‘Violence and it…!’ Life stories of women and men involved in
intimate violence.” Fourth Qualitative Health Research Conference, University of
British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC, Canada. February 19-21.
1997
Kacen, L. “Circles: Intergroup bridging using Dynamic Circles Exercises (DCE).”
Workshop, European Groupwork Symposium, Cork, Ireland, July 17-19.
1996
Kacen, L. “The final stage of support groups for patients recovering from heart
attacks: Quantitative and qualitative findings.” 12th annual symposium for the
Empirical Foundations of Group Work. Ann Arbor, MI, October 23-24.
1995 Kacen, L., & Soffer, G. “The role of support groups in the soldier – family – army
triple bond in Israel.” 14th National Conference of the Israel Association of Social
Workers.
1994
Kacen, L. “Correlation between group primacy and anxiety level: A study of post
MI patients’ therapy groups.” Tenth Annual Symposium on the Empirical
Foundations of Group Work, Madison, WI, May 20-22.
1994
Kacen, L. “Characteristics of therapy groups and their contribution to alleviation
of anxiety in patients recovering from myocardial infarction.” National
Conference on Group Therapy, Tel Aviv, March 16-18.
1993
Kacen, L. “Group Primacy and anxiety state level: A study of post-MI patients’
therapy groups.” 15th Annual Symposium of the Association for the Advancement
of Social Work with Groups, New York, October 21-24.
1993
Kacen, L., & Soffer, G. “Support groups for soldiers’ parents: A new phenomenon
in Israel.” 15th Annual Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of
Social Work with Groups, New York, October 21-24.
1992
Kacen, L. “Therapy groups for patients recovering from myocardial infarction:
Correlation of group primacy, sense of belonging and sense of social support with
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stress relief.” Eighth Annual Symposium on Empirical Group Work Practice,
Madison, Wisconsin, May 22-24.

1991
Kacen, L. “Social work with groups in Israel over the past decade.” 13th Annual
Symposium of the Committee for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.
Akron, Ohio.
1989
Ackerman, F., & Kacen, L. “Theory and practice: A closer fit.” Biennial
International Seminar on Theoretical Concepts of Social Work and Their
Curricular Implications. Bled, Yugoslavia, November 2-4.
1987
Alon, D., Segal, D., & Kacen, L. “The process of relationship establishment with
imprisoned clients.” Ninth Annual Symposium of the Committee for the
Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Boston.
1987
Kacen, L., Anson, J., Nir, S., & Livne, N. “Group work with the Bedouin
population of the Negev.” Ninth Annual Symposium of the Committee for the
Advancement of Social Work with Groups. Boston.
1986
Ziv, E., & Kacen, L. “Apprenticeship as a new teaching model in social work
practice.” National Conference of the Israel Association of Social Workers,
Jerusalem, April 14-15 (Hebrew).
1986
Kacen, L. “Groups for self-help and mutual aid in the undergraduate social work
curriculum.” Seminar on Self-Help and Community Development, Los Angeles,
February 18-19.
1985
Kacen, L., & Walfish, S. “Is non-turnover among general hospital social workers a
desired situation?” First Health Social Work Conference in Israel, University of
Haifa.
1985
Kacen, L., & Ziv, E. “A structured professional apprenticeship model as
preparation for the social work profession.” National Conference of Schools of
Social Work in Israel, Haifa. (Hebrew)
1979
Kacen, L., Birenbaum, H., & Cristal, N. “Using a cardiac clinic waiting room for
group therapy.” Seventh Asian-Pacific Congress of Cardiology, Bangkok.
Research Grants
Year
Submitted by
Foundation
Subject
*2009 - 2010
Tandenter, H. &
Kacen, L.
Goldman
Foundation
Natural History of
OSA
Amount
(USD)
4,000
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8,100
*2008 - 2009
Kacen, L. & SegalEngalchin, D.
Academic College
Rupin
Social needs'
assessment in EmekHefer area.
*2007 - 2009
Kacen, L.
Ashalim – JDC,
Israel
evaluation of Orim
project
32,000
*2007 - 2008
Kacen, L.
Ministry of
Absorption:
Scientist from
Ethiopian origin
Spouse Violence
among Ethiopian
Immigrants: 2
generations
40,000
2006 - 2007
Krumer-Nevo, M.,.
Shraga, Y., & Kacen,
L
Yedidim NGO
"Sela" Students for
immigrant adolescents
girls: An evaluation
study.
10,500
2006 - 2007
Kacen, L.
Ministry of
Absorption:
Scientist from
Ethiopian origin
Spouse Violence
among Ethiopian
Immigrants: 2
generations
40,000
2006
Kacen, L.
BGU President's
Foundation for
Ethiopian Students
Survey of the
Ethiopians' students
needs in BGU
2006
Krumer-Nevo, M.,
Kacen, L. & Shraga, Y.
Yedidim NGO
Students for
adolescents in danger
6,956
2005
Kacen, L., & Ariad, S.
Israel Cancer
Association (ICA)
Cancer Patients’
Refusal of Curative or
Palliative
Chemotherapy or
Radiotherapy
2,273
2004 - 2005
Kacen, L.
JDC and the
Ministry of Social
Affairs
Qualitative evaluation
of program for
prevention of spousal
violence among new
immigrants from
Ethiopia
23,300
2003 - 2004
Kacen, L.
JDC and the
Ministry of Labor
and Social Affairs
Evaluation of program
for prevention of
violence among
families of Ethiopian
origin in Israel
2,225
2000 - 2001
Kacen, L., Bar-On, D.,
Gidron, B., & Cwikel,
Israel Science
Foundation
Basic equipment for
qualitative research
956
166,000
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J.
laboratory
2000
Cwikel, J., & Kacen,
L.
ICA
Project M – Mothers
with cancer share their
stories
8,900
2000 - 2002
Kacen, L.
JDC- Brookdale
Institute
Long-term evaluation
of PACT Project
23,000
1998 - 1999
Kacen, L.
Patients Fighting
Cancer (PFC)
Oncological social
workers’ attitudes and
behavior towards
cancer patients’
self-help group
4,670
1991
Kacen, L.
JDC-Israel
Effectiveness of
support groups for
heart patients:
Scholarship
15,000
1995
Kacen, L.
Multicultural group
work
Canadian Studies
Faculty Enrichment
Award
3,200
1985
Kacen, L.
Goldfarb Grant
Educational
observation tour
1,500

(a)
Present Academic Activities
Research in Progress
*Kacen, L. Spousal violence among two generations of Ethiopian immigrants Expected
date of completion: 2009.
*Tandeter, H. & Kacen, L. A Qualitative Study on the Natural History of OSA: Implications
on Screening, Early Detection, and Health Costs.
*Frenkel, M., Lev-Ari, S., Kacen, L. The Exceptional Patient in Cancer Care. A bi-national
qualitative research. (USA – Israel).
1.
Books and Articles to be Published
a. In Preparation
Authored Books:
1. Kacen, L. Tamar and Lea – Biographies of mother and daughter in the context of Israeli
history (working title).
Prof. Lea Kacen: CV – May 2012
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Papers in Preparation
1. Kacen, L. & Madjar, I. Phenomenology & Authenticity in the lives of cancer patients
who decide to forgo or stop medically recommended treatment.
2. Madjar, I., & Kacen, L. Methodological challenges in researching patients’ decisions
to forgo or stop active treatment for cancer.
3. Madjar, I. & Kacen, L., & International collaboration in qualitative research.
4. Kacen, L. & Madjar, I. Distancing as a mechanism enabling "others" to support
patients making medical decisions
5. Kacen, L. & Shahar, E. Students' letters as a tool for demonstration and evaluation of
a course of qualitative methodologies
Additional Information
(a) Reviewer for Refereed Journals and Competitive Foundations
Efshar (Possible) – Social Welfare Journal (Hebrew)
Guf Yeda (Body of Knowledge) – Nursing Research Journal (Hebrew)
ICA –Israel Cancer Association (proposal review)
International Journal of Qualitative Methodology (IJQM)
Israel Foundations Trustees
Journal of Marriage and Family
Megamot (Tendencies) – Social Sciences Journal, Szold Institute (Hebrew)
Mikbatz (Colletions) – Journal of the Israel Group Therapy Society (Hebrew)
Qualitative Health Research (OHR)
Society and Welfare – (Hebrew)
(b) Research Student Supervision
Current Doctoral Candidates
1
Yael Hershkovitz
Gender differences in divorce decision
making process:
(Faculty scholarship)
Proposal approved
Prof. Lea Kacen: CV – May 2012
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2
Sharon Dryfuss
Mothers' coping with their sons
(Faculty scholarship)
recruitment: comparison between religious Proposal approved
mothers from Gaza strip settlements and
from settlements inside The "green "
border. Before and after the
disengagement.
3
Gila Haran
Semiotics analysis of Lesbien's Children
narratives
With Prof. Yishai Tubin
Proposal approved
4
Hagit Grasia-Rodrigez
Narratives of Family Purity Law among
National Orthodox Jewish Women:
A Multi Generational Study.
Proposal approved