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General Psychological Strategies for Relating, Coping & Succeeding At Making

ALIYAH

 

Written by: Simcha Sheldon, M.A., Ph.D.

Copyright: All rights reserved 2011

 

1. Relate to yourself in a caring and healthy way.
2. Be and Stay Healthy – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
3. Identify and give to your body, mind, heart, and soul what it needs for Aliyah.
4. Create States of Positive Motivation.
5. Engage In Self-acknowledgment on a Daily Basis.
6. Maintain Self Confidence. Self Worth, and Self Esteem – for yourself and your family.
7. Be Patient and Focused.
8. Maintain a healthy state of awareness so that you know how you and your family are doing, thinking, feeling, and coping.
9. Do A lot of Reality Checking – (see list attached separately)
10. Create and maintain an environment in your home that is loving, protected, and the way you want it to be.
11. Find the appropriate, compatible, and ‘supportive to your needs’ community to live in.
12. Understand & relate positively with the changing roles & expectations of family members.
13. Keep your marriage loving, healthy, and strong and give support to your spouse.
14. Provide effective & supportive parenting – Do Not be embarrassed about getting assistance.
15. Understand your children’s experiences, feelings, challenges, concerns and needs.
16. Make Good Decisions Regarding Language to be Spoken at Home.
17. Find the appropriate school for your kids.
18. Find a Bet Knesset that is appropriate for you and your family.
19. Find the appropriate friends for yourself and your family in Israel.
20. Utilize service providers and stores that treat you the way you want to be treated.
21. Manage & reduce stress & anxiety, avoiding depression, & creating well-being.
22. Set up good Support Systems – emotional, logistical, personal & professional.
23. Keep contact with sources of friendship and support from “the old country.”
24. Participate in activities that are personally rewarding and strengthen your self-esteem.
25. Participate in activities that are fun, nurturing, recreational, and give you peace of mind.
26. Relate Healthfully to Loneliness and other Psycho-emotional difficulties.
27. Relate and Respond Properly to Negative Feedback from others regarding Aliyah.
28. Define for Yourself Why You Made Aliyah and what you want your Aliyah to be.
29. Make a Flexible Plan of your Aliyah, Klitah and Acquiring Your New Israeli Identity.
30. Create Appropriate Goals and Expectations.
31. Create Systems of Organization.
32. Manage Time Effectively and in a Healthy Way.
33. Learn to Communicate Well – Take An Ulpan – Engage in Language Activities.
34. Integrate into Israeli society – Feel a part of the scene & feel at home as a new Israeli.
35. Understand & Deal Positively with Cultural Differences.
36. Making positive changes in personal & professional, identity.
37. Know how to identify and respond positively to indicators that something is wrong.
38. Explore new experiences.
39. Remember Aliyah is a great zchut and blessing – Enjoy It!

 

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