Haruv Institute - Annual Report 2017

STUDY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ׀ LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL FIELDS

Certifying Legal Guardians – Northern Region Goal: The goals of this program are: building a professional infrastructure that will train professionals with specialization in representing minors in Israeli courts; providing a unique multi-disciplinary tool chest for lawyers (old and new) from the legal aid department who represent minors; establishing a pool of lawyers who specialize in the field of representing children and adolescents; implementing the professional guidelines of the legal aid department into the field of representation of minors. Target Population: Attorneys from the Legal Aid Department, Northern Region .

Number of Sessions: 13

Participants: 45

Location: Haifa

Budget: NIS 125,000

Training Attorneys to Escort Child Victims of Sexual Abuse through Judicial Procedures Goal: Providing designated, comprehensive and multidisciplinary training for attorneys representing minors for the Legal Aid Department through civil procedures, and establishing a representation network and pool of attorneys with unique expertise in representing minors in Israel. Target Population: Attorneys from the Legal Aid, who completed the course for legal guardianship certification.

Number of Sessions: 4

Participants: 35

Location: Tel-Aviv University + MSR Jerusalem

Budget: NIS 70,000

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