Dr. Natan Cohen

It all began with Dr. Natan Cohen, sponsor of a whirlwind week of HSA training: a Course Director Training Course (CDTC) followed by an Instructor Training Course (ITC) held from November 28 through December 4, 2005.Since then the on-going process of formalizing the structure of HSA Israel continues to establish its presence under the leadership of Dr. Cohen, President of HSA Israel.The rigors of leadership, however, don't faze Natan who serves as Deputy Director of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center and Founder of the Child Development Center, an extensive and impressive facility within the hospital.Dr. Cohen refers to himself as a "Developmental Pediatrician," meaning he specializes in child development.With that in mind, Natan contacted HSA International, curious to know how scuba diving might benefit young people who are cognitively impaired.He made up his mind and organized the first HSA Course Director Training Course (CDTC) in Israel.The CDTC requires 3 days of intense lectures that train the Course Director candidates how to use the manuals, lectures and water work to develop empathy and instructor teaching skills in their future HSA ITCs.For each of 3 evenings, the 4 HSA Course Director candidates, including Natan, met in the Cohen's' home for highly verbal, even thought-provoking interactions between Gatacre and themselves that lasted long into the night.
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Each of the new Course Directors (Dov Bensman, Larry Tenenbaum, Sani Sanilevich and Dr. Natan Cohen) would co-teach the ITC to 8 underwater professionals at Meduza Israeli Sea Center.
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Contacts: Dr. Natan Cohen natush@netvision.net.il