Ileana
3/16/2013 09:36 EST
Hi,
I am a clinical psychologist from Australia, moving to Israel around May, June 2013. I have a clinical doctorate and PhD in clinical psychology and 7 years clinical experience but I don't speak Hebrew, only moderate Arabic and I'm wondering if it will be possible to find work as a psychologist in Israel? Does anyone know whether expats (non-Jew) are accepted in health care settings like hospitals, clinics easily over there?
Be so grateful for your feedback.
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gracehealy
3/16/2013 16:13 EST
To be honest, from my experience of living there I think you will find it difficult. What is your work visa for Israel going to be based on? From what you say, doesn't sound like you're making aliyah so are you moving there under a company sponsorship or what? If you dont' have a visa you can only get a 3 month tourist visa on entry and you'll have to leave before the 3 months is up.
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Ileana
3/19/2013 07:41 EST
Can I ask what you find most difficult there? Its always good to know others experience. Did you try working there? My partner is Israeli, so I was hoping to get an extension of my visa based on the relationship but also I'm not sure if they allow expats to work privately in Israel. I am looking into it all now, but great to have your feedback.
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gracehealy
3/19/2013 09:08 EST
Sorry I can't really help you with the information you need. I don't know if it's possible to get 'partner' visas based on a boyfriend/girlfriend that is israeli? I don't know anything about that process. I worked there, but I was brought over there by an american multinational and they sorted out my work visa. There was no issues with me or any of the many other expats in my company getting visas, the company we worked for employed a law firm and that law firm sorted out our israeli work visas for a fixed duration (e.g. 1-2 years). Your success in getting employment shall rest on how successful you are in getting an israeli visa through your partner I would guess? I think a company would be slow to sponsor you for a work visa if you walk in off the street looking for a job and don't speak Hebrew and you are not from Israel. However if you can approach a company/employment agency stating that you already have your visa (through your partner) then I imagine your chances of getting at least some sort of a job would increase (maybe still not your perfect job). However unless you are working for an american multinational or other company where english is the business language, it could be difficult for you to get a job without hebrew. To change the subjetc, what I found difficult was everything being closed for Shabbat (from sunset Fri to sunset Sat) this also applied during mid-week jewish holidays. Not being able to buy bread/pasta/breakfast cereal/beer during Pessach was another annoying thing, so too was most restaurants in Jerusalem closing for Pessach, being told you're not allowed to drive/fly/trvavel on Yom Kippur, not being allowed to do this and that on this and that day, not being able to get ham on pizzas or ham sandwiches, the fact that the clocks change for winter time later than they do in the rest of the world because the religious want to shorten the time they have to fast on their holy days etc...if you're used to living in a state where church and state are 2 separte things, these things are a little hard to stomach. Also the drivers over there are crazy. Driving is very stressful. Having said that, you basically have to drive because as you know there was a bomb on a bus in Tel Aviv as recently as last Nov/Dec so public transport isn't a safe option. There is a history of bombs on buses in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv over the last 15-20 years.
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anglolist
7/3/2013 01:07 EST
If you look here you will find a list of English speaking psychologists. I suggest you email them and ask them for their opinions. http://anglo-list.com/index.php?option=com_aclassf&Itemid=192&ct=med5&
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anglolist
7/3/2013 01:16 EST
I understand that you had some difficulty with your integration. However what you describe is not unique to Israel. I believe there are many countries in the world where religious observances dictate certain types of behaviour. As far as terrorism is concerned, that it a world wide problem. A large percentage of the population do not have private transport and rely on an extensive and efficient public transport infrastructure to commute and travel and tour the country. I believe Italian drivers have a bad reputation too. I am not trying to attack you here, that is certainly not the purpose of this forum. However it is important in any relocation to accept that there will be religious and cultural difference. Try to embrace the differences rather than fight against them and if you are the type of person who finds it difficult to accept change, then relocation is probably not the greatest idea.
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