Gidi Rubinstein

Curriculum Vitae

Postal address:
23 Dubnov St.
Tel-Aviv, 64-369.

E-Mail: gidirubi@netvision.net.il
Tel.  972-3-6969697
Fax.  972-3-6962593

Research Interests:
Personality (mainly the Big Five and Authoritarianism), Gender Roles, Pshcyopathology, Pshcytherapy

BORN:

August 17, 1955
Haifa, Israel

EDUCATION:

1976-1979   University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel (Undergraduate Studies)

1981-1983   Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel (Undergraduate Studies)

1985-1987   Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv (Graduate Studies)

1989-1991   Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv (Doctoral Studies)

DEGREES:

B.A. - 1979 - University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Majors: Sociology and Anthropology, Political Science

B.A. - 1983 - Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Major: Social Work ("WITH SUCCESS")

M.A. - 1987 - Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Major: Social Work: Supervision and Mental Health ("WITH DISTINCTION")
Title of M.A. Thesis: The Line between Supervision and Psychotherapy and Authenticity Level of the Supervisee and of the Client (Thesis Grade: 97) Supervised by Prof. S. Spiro, and Prof. S Seruk

Ph.D. - 1991 - Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Title of Ph.D. Dissertation Authoritarianism and Ideology of Practitioners and Students of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Social Work, and their Influence on Therapeutic Attitudes Supervised by Prof. B. Beit-Hallahmi, and Prof. S. Spiro

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1983-1998 - Clinical Social Worker at "Kfar-Ganim"
                     Sanatorium (psychiatric hospital), Petah-Tikva, Israel

1983-         - Psychotherapist, Private Practice

1986-1990 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tel-Aviv University

1992-1994 - Lecturer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

1994-1995 - Lecturer, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

1996-1997 - Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan,
                    Israel Ashkelon College, Ashkelon, Israel

1997 -         - Senior Lecturer, Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel

2006 -         - Adjunct, Psychotherapy Program, School of Continuing Medical
                     Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:

1989-1990 - Pulver Fund.

1990-1991 - Dissertation-writing scholarship awarded by ISRAEL FOUNDATIONS TRUSTEES

1992-1993 - A research grant awarded by the Warburg Fund of the Joint Israel.

1994-1995 - A research grant of the research fund awarded by the School of Social Work, University of Haifa.

    PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Rubinstein, G. (1988). The line between supervision and therapy and the authenticity level of the supervisee and of the client. Society and Welfare, 9, 64-76. (Hebrew).

  2. Sharon, D., & Rubinstein, G. (1989). Therapeutic aspects of supervision and the dilemmas they involve. Society and Welfare, 9, 360-371.(Hebrew).

  3. Rubinstein, G. (1990). Individuality vs. adjustment: Authenticity according to different therapeutic approaches. Dialogue: Israel Journal of Psychotherapy, 4, 86-95.(Hebrew).

  4. Rubinstein, G. (1990). The line between supervision and therapy: A second look. Dialogue: Israel Journal of Psychotherapy, 5, 38-44.(Hebrew).

  5. Rubinstein, G. (1992). Supervision and psychotherapy: Toward redefining the differences. The Clinical Supervisor, 10, 97-116.

  6. Rubinstein, G. (1992). Cooperation of psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers in research. Society and Research , 12, 276-299. (Hebrew).

  7. Rubinstein, G. (1993). The application of Kubler-Ross's mourning elaboration model to separation from the client: An obstacle to the evaluation of intervention outcome? Society and Welfare, 13, 107-116.

  8. Rubinstein, G. (1994). Political attitudes and religiosity levels of Israeli psychotherapy practitioners and students. Megamot , 35, 76-95. (Hebrew).

  9. Rubinstein, G. (1994). Unmarried mothers out of choice: What have they chosen? Society and Welfare , 14, 365-370. (Hebrew).

  10. Rubinsrtein, G. (1994). Political attitudes and religiosity levels of Israeli psychotherapy practitioners and students. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 48,441-454.

  11. Rubinstein, G. (1994). Attitudes of Israeli psychotherapists toward gay clients. Megamot, 36, 38-48.(Hebrew).

  12. Rubinstein, G. (1994). Expressions of existential philosophy in different therapeutic schools. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 24, 131-148.

  13. Rubinstein, G. (1994). Cooperation pattern of Israeli mental health practitioners. The Journal of Social Psychology, 134, 275-285.

  14. Rubinstein, G. (1995). Authoritarianism in Israeli society. The Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 237-249.

  15. Rubinstein, G. (1995). Sex roles reversal and its influence upon clinical judgment of a male client. Psychologia: Israel Journal of Psychology , 5, 46-55.(Hebrew).

  16. Rubinstein, G. (1995). The decision to remove homosexuality from the DSM: Twenty years later. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 49, 416-427.

  17. Rubinstein, G. (1995). Right-wing authoritarianism, political affiliation, religiosity, and their relation to psychological androgyny. Sex Roles, 33, 569-586.

  18. Rubinstein, G. (1995). The relation between social attitudes and therapeutic authoritarianism. Megamot, 37, 435-453.(Hebrew).

  19. Rubinstein, G. (1996). Two peoples in one land: A validation study of Altemeyer's right-wing authoritarianism scale in the Palestinian and Jewish societies in Israel. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 27, 216-230.

  20. Rubinstein, G. (1996). The authoritarian personality and its relation to psychological androgyny. Psychologia: Israel Journal of Psychology,5, 180-189.(Hebrew).

    21. Since last appointment:

  21. Rubinstein, G. (1997). Aversive conditioning as l'enfant terrible of psychotherapy: scientific findings on therapists' preferences and tolerance. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 27, 105-118.

  22. Rubinstein, G. (1997). Authoritarianism, political ideology, and religiosity among students of different faculties. The Journal of Social Psychology, 137, 559-567.

  23. Rubinstein, G. (1999). Attitudes of Israeli gay students toward other minorities: An exploratory study. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 36, 272-281.

  24. Rubinstein, G. (2001). Sex-role reversal and clinical judgment of mental health. The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 27, 9-20. Read online version here

  25. Rubinstein, G. (2001). Subjective Well-Being and Self-Consciousness. Consciousness and Experiential Psychology, 5, 3-5.

  26. Rubinstein, G. (2002). Authoritarianism among Jewish Students in Israel and Palestinian students in the West Bank. Megamot. 41, 557-574.

  27. Rubinstein, G. (2002). "The Soviet man" and the authoritarian personality: A comparison of authoritarianism levels of immigrants of the seventies and the nineties from the Former Soviet Union. State and Society, 2, 67-84. (Hebrew).

  28. Rubinstein, G. (2003). Authoritarianism and its relation to creativity: A comparative study among students of design, behavioral sciences and law. Personality and Individual Differences, 34, 695-705.

  29. Rubinstein, G. (2003). Does psychoanalysis really mean oppression? Harnessing psychodynamic approaches to affirmative therapy with gay men. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 57, 206-13  Read online version here

  30. Rubinstein, G. (2003). Macho Man: Narcissism, homophobia, agency, communion, and authoritarianism: A comparative study among Israeli bodybuilders and a control Group. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 4, 100-110. (an APA journal).

  31. Rubinstein, G. (2004). Locus of control and helplessness: Gender differences among bereaved parents. Death Studies. 28, 211-224.  Read online version here

  32. Rubinstein, G. (2005). Differences in authoritarianism between immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and native-born Israelis. In R. F. Farnen, H. Dekker, C. De Landtsheer, H. Sunker, & D. B. German (Eds.), Democratization, Europeanization, and Globalization Trends (pp. 295-308). Germany, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

  33. Rubinstein, G. (2005). Knowledge creation. Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Vol. II (pp. 409-415). San-Diego: Academic Press, Elsevier Inc.

  34. Rubinstein, G. (2005). The Big Five among male and female students of different faculties. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 1495-1503.

  35. Rubinstein, G. (2005). Characteristics of participants in the "Forum", psychotherapy clients, and control subjects: A comparative study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 78, 481-492. (a journal of the British Psychological Society)  Read online version here

  36. Rubinstein, G. (2006). The Big Five and self-esteem among overweight dieting and non-dieting women. Eating Behaviors, 7, 355-361. Read online version here

  37. Rubinstein, G. (2006). Authoritarianism among border police officers, career soldiers, and airport security guards at the Israeli border. The Journal of Social Psychology, 146, 751-761. Read online version here

  38. Rubinstein, G., & Strul, S. (2007). The Five Factor Model (FFM) among Four Groups of Male and Female Professionals. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 931-937. Read online version here

  39. Rubinstein, G. (2007). Two behavioral indicators of dependency and the five-factor model of personality. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 80,333-342   Read online version here

    WORKS IN PROGRESS:

  1. The "Big Five" and their relation to psychopathology.

  2. Gender roles among male and female trainees in Israeli gyms.

  3. Procrastination and its relation to the Big Five.

    PAPERS DELIVERED AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES:

  1. Rubinstein, G. (1999, August). Attitudes of Israeli Gay Students toward other Minorities. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

  2. Rubinstein, G. (1999, August). Authoritarianism: An Ideology or a Personality Profile? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

  3. Rubinstein, G. (1999, August). Attitudes of Israeli Gay Students toward other Minorities. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

  4. Rubinstein, G. (1999, August). Authoritarianism: An Ideology or a Personality Profile? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

  5. Rubinstein, G. (1999, August). Authoritarianism: A Personality Trait or an Ideology? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

  6. Rubinstein, G. (1999, September). Insight: The Way to Happiness? Paper presented at the meeting of the British Psychological Society, Oxford, UK.

  7. Rubinstein, G. (2000, August). Four Personality Discriminants between Parents of Schizophrenics and a Control Group. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.

  8. Rubinstein, G. (2000, August). Authoritarianism in the Israeli Campus and the Palestinian Campus. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

  9. Rubinstein, G. (2000, August). Authoritarianism and Career Choice. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

  10. Rubinstein, G. (2000, August). Authoritarianism and Gender Roles. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

  11. Rubinstein, G. (2000, September). The Bright Side isn't that Bright. Paper presented at the meeting of the British Psychological Society. Oxford, UK.

  12. Rubinstein, G. (2001, August). Professional Tolerance of Psychotherapists from different Theoretical Orientations. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San-Francisco, CA.

  13. Rubinstein, G. (2001, August). Sex-role reversal and clinical judgment of mental health.Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San-Francisco, CA.

  14. Rubinstein, G. (2001, September). Authoritarianism and Creativity: A Comparative Study. Paper presented at the meeting of the British Psychological Society. Durham,UK.

  15. Rubinstein, G. (2002, August). Gender Construction among Israeli Male Bodybuilders. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  16. Rubinstein, G. (2002, August). The Soviet Man and the Authoritarian Personality. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  17. Rubinstein, G. (2002, August). Authoritarianism, Creativity, and Career Choice. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  18. Rubinstein, G. (2003, August). Does Psychoanalysis Really Mean Oppression? Psychodynamic Therapy with Gay Men. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada (whole 50-min. session devoted to this talk).

  19. Rubinstein, G. (2003, August). Locus of Control and Helplessness: Gender Differences among Bereaved Parents. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

  20. Rubinstein, G. (2006, August). Authoritarianism among Border Policemen, Career Soldiers, and Airport Security Guards. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

  21. Rubinstein, G. (2006, August). Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

BOOKS REVIEWS:

Rubinstein, G. (1995). Review of L.A. Kurdek, Social services for gay and lesbian couples, 1994, and Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 1994. Society and Welfare, 16, 118-120.(Hebrew).

Rubinstein, G. (January 24, 1996). Review of L. Fruto, Take responsibility on your life, 1995, Ha'aretz, Books, p. 11. (Hebrew).

Rubinstein, G. (March 26, 1997). Review of V. Fiefer, Positive thinking, 1996, Ha'aretz, Books, p. 13. (Hebrew).

Rubinstein, G. (in press). Review of M.E. Vargo, Acts of disclosure, 1998, Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

Rubinstein, G. (in press). Review of R.E. Owens, Queer kids, 1998, Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

Rubinstein, G. (in press). Review of J. Price, Navigating differences, 1999, Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

Rubinstein, G. (in press). Review of B. Held, Stop Smiling, Start Kvetching, 2001, Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

Ha'aretz - Sefarim.

Yediot Achronot.

Makor Rishon.

REVIEWING PAPERS SUMBITTED FOR PUBLICATION IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Personality and Individual Differences.

Political Psychology.

Mifgash - Journal of Social-Educational Work.

Sex Roles - A Journal of Research.

Israel Journal of Psychiatry.

Megamot.

Society and Welfare.

MEMBERSHIP IN EDITORIAL BOARDS OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Mifgash - Journal of Social-Educational Work.

COLLOQUIA AND GUEST LECTURES:

  • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

  • Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

  • University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

  • Ministry of Education, Tel-Aviv, Israel

  • Mental Health Department, Israel Defense Forces, Tel-Hashomer, Israel

    • Departmental Activity in Netanya Academic College

    2004 -           Academic Adviser

    2004 -           Supervising students in the program for excellence

    1997-2003    Chair, Students Committee

    2000-2003    Chair, Departmental Seminar Committee

    2000-2003    Chair, Conferences Committee

    2002 -           Organizer and Chair, Conference on Masculinity and Femininity in Israel

    Activity outside Netanya Academic College

    1999-            Manager, Psychotherapy Forum, Doctors: Israel's Premier Medical Portal
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    2002-            Chair, Admissions Committee, The "Psychology on the Net" Association