Aliza specializes in the field of mental and social care for soldiers and other members of the security forces and their families. She currently manages the Israeli Medical Association’s “Mifna” program for the psychological treatment of doctors. She was called up immediately at the beginning of the current war for reserve service and has held a number of key positions in the mental health system in the IDF since October 7. In the past, she was the head of the social work and victims branch in the Prime Minister’s Office. In this position she received a certificate of professional excellence from Israel’s President.
For 26 years Aliza has served her country and she retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. During her long service, she held a variety of positions: as the commander of the unit for treating combat reactions in the IDF, including the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic warfighters and victims of wars and other military operations. She was one of the founders and served as the commander of the “Career Service Institute” for the treatment of officers (commissioned and non-commissioned), personnel, and their families.
As part of her reserve service, she is a member of the steering team for the project “Back to the Future,” which supports combat soldiers integrating back into life outside of combat. There she leads retreats for combat soldiers designed to allow them to succeed in the transition from intense combat to life outside a combat zone. Aliza is in the stages of writing her doctorate on captivity and physical torture – a psychoanalytic study inspired by the psychology of the self and the study of discourse. Aliza has an MA in social work.
