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Table 2 Number and percentage of courses offered in medical schools and graduate programs in psychology and social work in Israel addressing primary prevention, both indirect and direct 1 (Academic year 2011–1012)

From: Primary mental health prevention themes in published research and academic programs in Israel

 

Universal primary prevention

Selective primary prevention

Indicated primary prevention

Graduate programs in psychology

University I 2

Adult clinical psychology program

0 courses

n: 1 course

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 20

 

Direct – 0

 
  

Indirect/related – 1

 
  

Example:

 
  

Indirect/related: Trauma – coping and consequences

 

Child clinical psychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 24

   

Rehabilitation psychology

0 courses

n: 1 course

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 25

 

Direct – 0

 
  

Indirect/related – 1

 
  

Example:

 
  

Indirect/related: The consequences of disability

University II

Adult clinical psychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 23

   

Child clinical psychology

0 courses

n: 2 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 21

 

Direct – 0

 
  

Indirect/ related – 2

 
  

Example:

 
  

Indirect/related: Resilience of children under conditions of deprivation, trauma and violence

 

University III

Clinical psychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N =24

   

Neuro-rehabilitation psychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 23

   

University IV

Adult clinical psychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 17

   

University V

Clinical psychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 22

   

Clinical-educational psychology

n: 3 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 21

Direct – 0

  
 

Indirect/related – 3

  
 

Example:

  
 

Indirect/related: The educational psychologist's work

  

Neuropsychology

0 courses

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 21

   

Developmental psychology

n: 1 course

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N =19

Direct – 0

  
 

Indirect/related – 1

  
 

Example:

  
 

Indirect/related: Parenting and attachment

  

Graduate Programs in Social Work

University I

0 courses

n: 2 courses

n: 1 course

Reviewed courses: N =38

 

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

  

Indirect/related – 2

Indirect/related – 1

  

Example:

Example:

  

Indirect/related: Violence in the family

Indirect/related: Children at risk and out of home placement

University II

n: 9 courses (8.6%)

n: 8 courses

0 courses

 

Direct – 1

Direct – 2

 

Reviewed courses: N =104

Indirect/related – 8 (7.7%)

Indirect/related – 6 (5.8%)

 
 

Example:

Example:

 
 

Direct: Stress and suicide –

Direct: The theoretical basis for

 
 

treatment, prevention and education

interventions in traumatic situations

 
 

Indirect/related: Women's health: Psychological, behavioral and social aspects

Indirect/related: Children in trauma situations

 

University III

n: 5 courses (6%):

n: 5 courses (6%):

n: 2 courses

  

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

Reviewed courses: N =84

Direct – 2

Indirect/related – 5 (5.9%)

Indirect/related – 2

 

Indirect/related – 3

  
 

Example:

Example:

Example:

 

Direct: Parenting helps in preventing abuse of psychoactive substances

Indirect/related: Populations involved in risk behaviors

Indirect/related: Out of home placement of children and youth at risk

 

Indirect/related: Stigma in the mental health field: Implications for the individual, the family and the community

  

University IV

n: 1 course

n: 2 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N = 42

Direct – 0

Direct – 0

 
 

Indirect/related – 1

Indirect/related – 2

 
 

Example:

Example:

 
 

Indirect/related: Drug policy

Indirect/related: Psychological processes in migration

 

Medical School

University II

n: 1 course

  

Reviewed courses: N =95

Direct – 0

  
 

Indirect/related – 1

0 courses

0 courses

 

Example:

  
 

Indirect/related: Epidemiology and preventive care

  

University III

n: 1 course

0 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N =108

Direct – 0

  
 

Indirect/ related – 1

  
 

Example:

  
 

Indirect/related: Growth and development

  

University VI

0 courses

n: 2 courses

0 courses

Reviewed courses: N =168

 

Direct – 0

 
  

Indirect/related – 2

 
  

Example:

 
  

Indirect/related: Loss and grief

 
  1. 1Direct primary prevention refers to interventions that can be applied directly (e.g., prevention programs for mental health problems); indirect/related primary prevention refers to studies providing information on modifiable factors that could be used ultimately in primary prevention interventions.2 Romanic numbers stand for name of a specified university.