עד היום פרסמה יצחקי מעל 100 מאמרים שפורסמו באנגלית ובעברית. מחקריה של יצחקי משלבים תרומה לידע בעבודה סוציאלית והמלצות לשדה. תחומי המחקר של יצחקי מתמקדים בקהילות גאוגרפיות וקהילות פונקציונליות. בקהילות גאוגרפיות חקרה יצחקי בנושאי התנדבות, מנהיגות בקהילה, הגירה ורב-תרבותיות, שיפור שירותים מוניציפליים תוך מעורבות של תושבים, קיבוצים בהפרטה, משאבים קהילתיים ואישיים והקשר שלהם לטרור, טראומה, טראומה משנית ועוד. בתחומי הקהילות הפונקציונליות חקרה יצחקי את אוכלוסיית הלהט"ב בקהילה החרדית, ילדים בסיכון בקהילה, בני נוער- אלימות, הסתגלות, בשלות אמוציונלית, מעורבות בקהילה, מערכות תמיכה, צעירים חסרי עורף משפחתי, צעירים בסיכון באוכלוסייה החרדית ובאוכלוסייה הערבית, נשים ותופעות חברתיות ועוד. יצחקי זכתה במענקי מחקר רבים מקרנות, ארגונים ומשרדי ממשלה.
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Itzhaky, H. (1993). Role stress and job satisfaction in non-professional female human service workers in Israel. Social Development Issues, 15, 38-49.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Aloni R. (1993). Didactic techniques for the utilization of resistance as a positive force in social work supervision. Society and Welfare, 13, 403-418.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; York, A.S. (1994). Different types of client participation and the effect on community social work intervention. Journal of Social Service Research, 19, 85-98.
Itzhaky, H. (1994). The effect of supervising nonprofessionals on the role of the community worker. Research on Social Work Practice, 4, 464-481.
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Itzhaky, H. (1995). Can social work intervention increase organization effectiveness? International Social Work, 38 (3), 277-286
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Schwartz, C. (1995). A role analysis of a unique organizati
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Itzhaky, H. (1995). Effects of organizational and role components on job satisfaction: A study of nonprofessional female workers. Social Work Administration, 19(3), 1-17.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; York, A. S. (1996). Neighborhood committee roles and the sense of community. Journal of Community Practice, 3 (1), 71-87.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Aloni, R. (1996). The use of deductive techniques for developing mechanism of coping with resistance in supervision. Clinical Supervisor, 14 (1), 65-77.
Itzhaky, H., &amp; Ribner, D. (1996). The relationship of values to work place satisfaction among emigres from a totalitarian regime. Social Development Issues, 18, 95-103.
Itzhaky, H., &amp; Itzhaky, T. (1996). The therapy supervision dialectic. Clinical Journal of Social Work, 2 (1), 77-88.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Grooper, M. (1997). An exploratory profile of the anti-drug auth
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Itzhaky, H. (1997). Successful adaptation of immigrants from the former Soviet Union to project renewal neighborhoods. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 3, 25-43.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Lazar, A. (1997). Field instructor's position in the organization and their function with students. Clinical Supervisor, 16(2), 153-167.
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Itzhaky, H. &amp; York, A.S. Differences in participation and copying techniques between male and female migrants in a transient community. Applied Community Studies (in press).
Itzhaky, H., Harzano-Lati, M. (1998). The dialogical between supervisors and supervisees in social work, Society and Welfare,18 (3), 407-419. (hebrew)
Itzhaky, H. (1998).. Adaptation of Israeli immigrants to local communities. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 23(1) ,3-12.
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tudent social work supervision. Australian Journal of Social Work, 51(3), 25-31.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Aviad, A. (1998). Supervision - How supervision and role stress in social work affect burnout. Areta, 22(2), 29-44.
Itzhaky, H. &amp; Atzmon, R. (1999). The role of the supervisor in training social workers treating HIV infected persons in a hospital. Social Work in Health Care, 29(1), 57-73
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Itzhaky, H. (1999). Gender, work variables and satisfaction among non-professional immigrant workers. Social Work and Social Science Review, 18. 11- 25.
Itzhaky, H. (1999). Community –level drug- prevention workers: A field examination of their functioning. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 8(3), 21-35.