Dr. Baruch Kushnir
Dr. Baruch Kushnir is considered the major authority on the treatment of encopresis, enuresis, and potty-training in Israel. He has been running a network of fifteen clinics that specialize in these subjects since 1982. By 2019, a total of about 40,000 children have been treated in his clinics. In tandem with therapeutic work, Dr. Kushnir and also his staff conduct research in collaboration with universities in Israel and the also US. In addition, in 2008 he produced his animated movie “The Magic Bowl” that’s helped thousands of children to move ahead from diapers.
Academic qualifications
- 1970—B.A. Psychology and Sociology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
- 1972—M.Sc. Industrial Psychology, Hull University, UK.
- 1975—Ph.D. Medical Psychology, Hull University, UK.
- 1977—M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, Leeds University, UK.
Publications and productions:
- 1991, Bed Wetting—Family Guide, Dr. Baruch Kushnir, Daria Publishing (in Hebrew).
- 2007, Potty-Training Course, Israeli Television. — The Parents’ Channel. A three-chapter comprehensive program that relates to numerous potty-training issues.
- 2007, Potty-Training Course, Israeli Television. —1The Parents’ Channel. A three-chapter comprehensive program that relates to numerous potty-training issues.
- 2008, The Magic Bowl. Animated potty-training musical (in English and Hebrew on DVD and in the mobile App Store and Play Store).
- 2011, The Magic Bowl—Potty Training Made Easy: A Parent’s Guide, Price World Publishing (included with the book is the DVD of The Magic Bowl movie).
- 2011, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children. Therapeutic Principles, Mor, N, Mayers, Y, Marom, S., Gilboa, Schechtman, E, (editors). The chapter on Bed Wetting, Causes and Treatment by Dr. Jonathan Kushnir and Dr. Baruch Kushnir.
- Cohen-Zrubavel, V, Kushnir, B, Kushnir, J, Sadeh, A. Sleep and sleepiness in children with nocturnal enuresis, Sleep, 2001, 34(2):191–194. 20.
- Kushnir, J, Kushnir, B, Sadeh, A Children treated for Nocturnal Enuresis.
- Characteristics and trends over a 15-year period. Child and Youth Care Forum, 2013, 42(2), 119–129.
- Kushnir, J, Cohen-Zrubavel, V, Kushnir, B Night diapers use and sleep in children with
- Enuresis. Sleep Medicine, 2013, 14(10), 1013–1016.
Our team
All members of our support team are psychologists with a doctorate or graduate degrees in psychology. Above all, they are specially trained in the field of bed wetting and sphincter control problems. Above all they work closely with Dr. Baruch Kushnir.
Dr. Jonathan Kushnir
Vice general manager – Bed wetting Expert
A clinical psychologist. acquired his Doctoral degree in Psychology at Tel Aviv University. Also he completed his postdoctoral studies at the Center for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents at the University of Houston, USA.
Dalit Noga Lavi
Customer relations manager and pre-treatment consultant.
Holds a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of Haifa.
Maayan Gerecht
Bed wetting Expert
Specializing in Clinical Psychology. acquired a master's degree in Clinical Child Psychology from Bar Ilan University also a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Humanities from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Noa Ben Aharon
Bed wetting Expert
Specializes in Clinical Psychology. Holds a master's degree in Clinical-Research Psychology of Child and Adult sity. Also a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education from Tel Aviv University.
Yael Plotkin
Bed wetting Expert
Specializing in Clinical Psychology. acquired a master's degree in Clinical-Research Psychology of Child and Adult from Tel Aviv University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Rishon Lezion College of Management.
Omer Amit
Bed wetting Expert
Specializing in Clinical Psychology.acquired a master's degree in Clinical-Research Psychology of Child and Adult from Tel Aviv University, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education from Tel Aviv University.
Adi Rozen
Bed wetting Expert
Specializes in Clinical Psychology. Holds a Master's degree in Clinical-Research Psychology of Child. Also The Adult at Tel Aviv University, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology-Anthropology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.