Study Programs For Professionals From The Ultra-Orthodox Sector
Programs 2018
Training the Educational Staff at the Talmud Torah centers in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh
Goal: To increase awareness of the subject of sexual abuse and increase the detection and identification of children in Talmud Torah schools that were maltreated.
Target Population: Educational staffs at the Talmud Torah schools in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh.
Number of Sessions: 4-10 in each school
Number of Participants: Approximately 200
Location: Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh
Training Psychologists of the Psychological-Educational Services, Elad
In collaboration with: The Elad Municipality
Goal: To train psychologists from the Psychological-Educational Service in treating sexually abused children in the ultra-Orthodox community.
Target Population: Educational psychologists in Elad, Shomron and Emannuel
Number of Sessions: 20
Number of Participants: 25
Location: Shoham
Training Program for Congregational Rabbis in Beit Shemesh
Goal: To increase awareness of the subject of sexual abuse, and the role of the rabbi’s intervention in the community on this subject.
Target Population: The rabbis of the Beit Shemesh congregations
Number of Sessions: 3
Number of Participants: 20
Location: Beit Shemesh
Training Program for Youth Counselors in the ultra-Orthodox Communities in Jerusalem
Goal: To provide tools for detecting and identifying maltreated children and youth
Target Population: Youth counselors in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods
Number of Sessions: 4
Number of Participants: 20
Location: Jerusalem
Programs 2017
Psychological-Educational Services, Elad
Goal: Training psychologists in treating children victims of sexual abuse
Target Population: Educational psychologists
Number of Sessions: 19
Participants: 26
Location: Shoham
Training Educational Staff in Talmud Torah centers
In partnership with: The B’nai Brak Municipality
Goal: Increasing awareness of sexual abuse in ultra-Orthodox society and methods of coping within the educational frameworks
Target Population: Educational staffs in the Talmud Torah schools – educators, supervisors, principals
Number of Sessions: 20
Participants: 80
Location: B’nai Brak, Elad, Beit-Shemesh
Training Parenting Counselors
Goal: Increasing awareness and training on the subject of child abuse: detecting, identifying and coping within the educational system and the community
Target Population: Parenting counselors, educators and advisors
Number of Sessions: 12
Participants: 20
Location: Y.N.R Center
Training Ultra-Orthodox Female Therapists, Cohort 6
Goal: Imparting knowledge on treating child victims of sexual abuse
Target Population: Ultra-Orthodox therapists
Number of Sessions: 20
Participants: 36
Location: Haruv Children’s Campus
Enrichment Activities for Female and Male Ultra-Orthodox Graduates of the Training Program on Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse
Goal: Advanced training for ultra-Orthodox graduates of Haruv, in order to create a congregation of therapists that continues to learn and remain updated.
Target Population: Male and female graduates of the programs
Number of Sessions: 2, 3
Participants: 30, 25
Location: Training Center, B’nai Brak
Training for Rabbis on Child Victims of Abuse and Neglect
Goal: Training municipal rabbis to address the issue vis-à-vis the community
Target Population: Municipal rabbis
Number of Sessions: 4
Participants: 25
Location: The Rabbinate of Jerusalem
Detecting, Identifying and Addressing Sexual Abuse in Educational Frameworks
Goal: Providing tools to cope with the phenomenon of sexual abuse in ultra-Orthodox institutions
Target Population: Ultra-Orthodox male and female counselors (3 programs)
Number of Sessions: 6
Participants: About 20 in each program
Location: Jerusalem, Rehovot and Petakh-Tikva