Lab Staff
Haya Grinvald
PhD student
Yael Lavie-Pitaro
PhD student
Sophi Chapani-Itkin
PhD student
Ofra Pollak-Rozansky
MScOT student
Shir Unterman
MScOT student
Sara Nadzhavsky
MScOT student
Hallel Aharon
MScOT student
Carmit Peretz
MScOT student
Galia Barnowitz
MScOT student
Alumni (Master students)
Shlomit Segal-Freiman, Tair Shabbat, Shira Vidislavski, Sopi Itkin, Hadas Ben Tzur, Risa Mor, Tovi Shmueli Aizner, Avia Alfi, Devorah Dayan, Chani Zyger, Ayala Shterenshus, Maria Padoha, Rana Tartir, Fathmah Freed Alhag, Adi Shaham, Sapir Weintraub
Laboratory interests
- Participation
- Environmental factors
- Culture
- Quality of life
- Community
- Various populations
- Medical education and clinical studies
Areas of research
Participation, quality of life, and environmental factors in diverse populations including individuals with and without disabilities (e.g., ASD, ADHD, Epilepsy and various health and social conditions) across lifespan (children, youth, adults and older adults) within various environments (school, home and community).
Interventions:
- Participation and environmental-focused interventions
- Health-management and social participation of older adults with chronic diseases
Participation evaluation tools
- Development of the Structured Preschool Participation Observation (SPO), including an updated version for children with ASD (SPO-ASD), within educational settings.
- Psychometric properties of the CASP questionnaire among children and youth with TBI.
- Translation and examination of tools used to describe children's strengths and their parents' concerns regarding their functioning, participation, and health, based on the ICF framework of the WHO, in collaboration with CanChild (Canada).
Environmental factors, with a focus on socio-cultural factors (cultural competence, values and perceptions).
Cultural adaptations of assessment tools (e.g. PIC-ME) and
intervention protocols ((e.g., Cog-fun, mother and child play intervention, PREP) in occupational therapy for diverse populations, including minorities such as ultra-orthodox, Arabic and immigrants).
Developing occupational therapy services in the community, medical education and clinical studies.
References:
Lavie-Pitaro, Y., Weintraub, N., &
Golos, A. (2025). Adolescent participation characteristics: Development and initial psychometric properties of the adolescents participation questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 32(1), 2487467.
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Shaham, A., Zaguri-Vittenberg, S., &
Golos, A. (2025). Participation patterns and quality of life of children with autism in inclusive education. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1–18.
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Golos, A., Tartir, R., Fadwa Abo-Halka, M., & Tekuzener, E. (2025). Quality of Early Intervention Program Services in Mother-Child Health Care Centers for At-Risk Population: Multiple Perspectives. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 1-17.
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Golos, A., Weintraub Paz, S., & Zaguri-Vittenberg, S. (2025). Home and Community Participation Patterns, Quality of Life and Family Routines among Preschool Children with ADHD. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.
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Khourieh, H., Fogel-Grinvald, H., &
Golos, A. (2025). Participation and quality of life among older adults: Comparison study of ethnic majority and minority groups. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79, 7902180120.
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Fogel-Grinvald, H., Maeir, A., &
Golos, A. (2025). Older adults' engagement in meaningful activities and quality of life during COVID-19: A Mixed-methods study. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79, 7901205060.
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Zaguri-Vittenberg, S.,
Golos, A., & Budman, J. (2024). Participation in health-promoting activities of mothers of young children post-man-made disaster caused by terrorist attack. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication.
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Tal-Saban , M., Biran, S., Fogel-Grinvald, H., &
Golos, A. (2024). The Effect of a Mindfulness Course on Self-Compassion Among Occupational Therapy Students. Mindfulness, 15, 2622-2631.
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Rosenberg, L., Zecharia, S., Gilboa, Y., &
Golos, A. (2024). Preparing Adults with Cerebral Palsy to Move from Assisted to Independent Living. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/00084174241274743" target="_blank" title="to the article">Link.
Rosenberg, L., Zecharia, S., Gilboa, Y., &
Golos, A. (2024). Managing the move from assisted to independent living: an inclusive qualitative study among adults with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–8.
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Golos, A., Vidislavski, S., & Anaby, D. (2023). Participation Patterns of Israeli Children with and without Autism, and the Impact of Environment. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 1-18
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Golos, A., Budman, J. R., Shterenshus, A., & Traub Bar-Ilan, R. (2023). The Pictorial Interview of Children's Metacognition and Executive Functions (PIC-ME): Cultural Adaptation for Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Populations. Occupational Therapy International. 4832354, 1-12.
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Golos, A., Zyger, C., Lavie-Pitaro, Y., & Anaby, D. (2023). Improving Participation among youth with disabilities within their unique socio-cultural context during COVID-19 pandemic: Initial evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 1338.
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Sinvani, R. T.,
Golos, A., Ben Zagmi, S., & Gilboa, Y. (2023). The relationship between young children's graphomotor skills and their environment: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 1338.
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Golos, A., Ben-Zur, H., & Itkin Chapani, S. (2022). Participation in preschool activities of children with autistic spectrum disorder and comparison to typically developing children. Research in Developmental Disabilities; 127: :104252.
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Golos, A., Chapani Itkin, S., & Ben-Zur, H. (2021). The Structured Preschool Participation Observation (SPO) for Children with ASD: Adaptation, Initial Psychometric Properties, and Children's Participation. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 42(2):198-214.
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Golos, A., Mor, R., Fisher, O., & Finkelstein, A. (2021). Clinicians' views on the need for cultural adaptation of intervention for children with ADHD from the Ultra-Orthodox community. Occupational Therapy International, 21, 1-13.
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Shabat, Y., Fogel-Grinvlad, H., Anaby, D., &
Golos, A. (2021). Participation characteristics of children and youth, aged 6-14, with and without ADHD, and the impact of environmental factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(2), 537.
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Golos, A., & Freiman, S. (2021). Pilot study of a play-based intervention enrichment program using board games for mothers and children from a culturally challenged immigrant group. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, &Early Intervention, 15(1):14-30.
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Stahl, E., &
Golos, A. (2021). Supervision of occupational therapy students in youth mental health wards. The Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy. 30(1): H42-H57. (In Hebrew).
Golos, A., & Tekuzener, E. (2021). Student and supervisor perspectives on the effectiveness of community-based placements for occupational therapy students. BMC Medical Education. 21:73, 2-12.
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Golos, A., & Weintraub, N. (2020). Culture and gender differences in children's frequency of participation in preschool daily activities. The Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy. 29(3): H56-H72.
Golos, A., & Weintraub, N. (2020). The psychometric properties of the Structured Preschool Participation Observation (SPO). Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 40(5):582-94.
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Golos, A., & Tekuzener, E. (2019). Perceptions, expectations and satisfaction levels of occupational therapy students prior to and after practice placement and comparison of practice placement models. BMC Medical Education. 19(1):324.
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Golos, A., Revach, A., & Cohen, T. (2019). Cultural competence in occupational therapy. The Jerusalem Intercultural Center. 1-8. (In Hebrew)
Golos, A., & Bedell, G. (2017). Responsiveness and discriminant validity of the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP) across three years for children and youth with traumatic brain injury. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 21(7):431-8.
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Golos, A., & Bedell, G. (2016). Psychometric properties of the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP) across a 3- year period for children and youth with traumatic brain injury. NeuroRehabilitation. 38:311-319.
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Golos, A., & Weintraub, N. (2015). The Structured Preschool Participation Observation (SPO). The Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy. 24(2-3):H59-H72. (In Hebrew)
Golos, A., Sarid, M., Weill, M., Yochman, A., & Weintraub, N. (2014). The influence of environmental factors on the development of Ultra-Orthodox preschool boys in Israel. Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy. 23(1), H326-H342. (In Hebrew).
Golos, A., Sarid, M., Weill, M., & Weintraub, N. (2013). The Influence of Early Intervention Length on the Participation of Low Socio-Economic At-Risk Preschool Boys: A Two Group Control Study. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention. 6:188–202.
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