Haruv Institute - Annual Report - A Snapshot 2017

STUDY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS I EDUCATION

STUDY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

This year Haruv organized several programs in the field of education:

1. Regional workshops: Sexuality in the Pornographic Era-in partnership with The Youth Futures Program – Six sessions were held for 50 children’s mentors from each region (300 in total). The goal of this program was to impart knowledge to mentors working with at-risk children, along with tools and a comfort zone, when discussing sexuality in general, and the impact and harm of the internet in particular. 2. One-Day Seminar for music teachers of the Musical Scales Project, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: “All a child needs is one responsible adult who believes in him”. The teachers of the Musical Scales Project teach children-at-risk both individually and in groups (orchestra). As a significant adult with significant and long-term contact with the students, it is essential that he or she have professional tools to understand the emotional processes each student undergoes, resulting from his or her personal family background and hardships. This one-day seminar provided to 120 music teachers further knowledge and understanding that accompanies the teachers’ essential, constructive role and their contribution to their students by focusing on each student’s strengths and talents. 3. Advanced Program on Principles of Trauma-Related Parent-Child Psychotherapy – in- depth study sessions in partnership with the educational-psychological service at Holon. The goal is to continue in-depth study of unique trauma-related issues in treating parents and children, following the basic training given in 2016, with topics such as: Theory and clinical practice; The gap between the child’s needs and the parent’s willingness to discuss the trauma; Development of morality in children exposed to domestic violence; and supervisory sessions. Thirty-two psychologists from the Educational-Psychological Service participated in the nine session program.

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