The second year focuses on supervised field experience in a rehabilitation setting and on improving the assessment and therapeutic skills of the students. These courses may be chosen from among the courses offered by the various M.A. programs. Dr. R. Ben-Ari, Mr. H. Gottesdiener, Dr. Y. Hamburger, Prof. Y. Yinon, Prof. S. Fox , Prof. M. Koslowsky , Dr. M. Krausz, Dr. R. Krak, Mr. I. Rogovski, Prof. J. Schwarzwald . The program trains psychologists to apply knowledge from social and organizational psychology in dealing with human aspects relating to work, careers, and behavior in work organizations, and in doing research in these areas. Included in the program are seminars and courses in social and industrial psychology focusing on a wide range of topics.
Several courses stress the learning, development, and experiencing of professional skills.
First, students design, conduct, analyze, and summarize an empirical study. This study is conducted by small teams and supervised by a faculty member. The second is an independent empirical study submitted as an M.A. thesis. This research may be conducted either in a laboratory environment or in an organizational setting. To gain hands-on acquaintance with the psychologist's work in organizations, the organizational practicum places students in various organizations where they are required to conduct a field project on a real organizational issue.