Lecturer, International Coordinator, Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies Research Interests: Outcome and process research of psychodrama and positive psychology with adolescents at-risk; Professional identity development, supervision and training; Teach-treat boundaries in experiential learning; Mixed methods research. Email: horkibi@univ.haifa.ac.il Publications

Dr. Orkibi is a qualified psychodramatist, researcher, and lecturer at the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies, University of Haifa, where he also serves as the Head of International programs.  He also serves as the Vice-President of the Israeli Association for Psychodrama and is a member of the Israeli Association of Creative and Expressive Therapists (Yahat). His practice involves psychodrama with youth at-risk, teaching, and administration. His research interests includes: psychodrama and positive psychology outcome and change process studies; professional development and training.

Research Projects:
o The Subjective Well-Being of At-Risk Children and Adolescents
o The Relation between Learning a Specialized Field of Study in School & Adolescents’ Subjective Well-being
o The Relation between Developmental Phases (age) and Subjective Well-Being
o Time Perspectives, Self-Control, and Social Support in Relation to the Subjective Well-Being of At-Risk Adolescents
o Professional Collective Self-esteem, Job Characteristics (creativity, flow) and Personal Characteristics (meaning in job, career commitment) in Relation to the Subjective Well-Being of Human Service Professionals