Haruv Institute - Annual Report 2017

The Haruv Institute, established by the Schusterman Foundation - Israel, is the leading body in Israel for training and research in the field of maltreated children. The goal of the Institute is to train professionals, professional aides, investigators, parents and children, addressing every aspect of the detection, treatment and rehabilitation of maltreated children, and the prevention of this phenomenon. The uniqueness of the Institute lies in its multi-disciplinary and comprehensive activities, which help promote this goal from every aspect – the medical, legal, psychological, educational and social. The Institute works towards coalescing a professional and public congregation, characterized by a broad general education and suitable skills and training, to advance the well-being and welfare of maltreated children. Towards that goal, it works to improve the tools at its disposal through the following means: · Renewing and compiling cutting-edge professional knowledge disseminating it in Israel and throughout the world. Developing innovative study programs implemented to train field workers coming from a variety of professions. · Conducting study programs and courses, both short and long-term, for different target groups. The programs are all customized to the specific needs of each group. · Organizing conventions, study days and seminars with the participation of prominent experts from Israel and abroad. These events are held throughout Israel, for various target groups, with emphasis placed on the peripheral communities, to help expand their knowledge and acquired information. · Producing and disseminating information and professional publications on the abuse and neglect of children – publishing data sheets, pamphlets and articles that review and gather relevant topical information; conceptualizing and documenting clinical field research; translating up-to-date information into Hebrew. The Institute publishes the magazine Nekudat Mifgash (Meeting Point), which gathers the latest information from both the academia and the field, making it accessible to professionals. It aims to create a common language and increase the collaboration and coordination between all relevant professional bodies. In addition, the Institute has an active Facebook page, targeting professionals, to update their awareness of professional information and the Institute’s activities in the field of maltreated children. Additionally, the Institute’s website offers a database that includes data files, lectures on video and information for parents and professionals about the various forms of maltreatment. · Training young researchers – the Institute has a scholarship program for post-doctoral studies abroad. The program’s graduates join the Haruv staff, become faculty members at universities and colleges and expand the circle of researchers in Israel in the field of child abuse and neglect. Additionally, the Institute hosts workshops for Ph.D. students from all over the world and helps conduct international university courses for students of advanced studies. · Exchanging professional knowledge between Israel and other countries, and developing its leading international role by expanding its activities and presence and disseminating up-to-date innovative information in the field. This includes the activities of a branch of the Haruv Institute in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, and exchanging delegations of academicians and policy-makers from different countries.

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