Haruv annual report 2020

3. TRAINING THERAPISTS IN THE ARAB SECTOR

STUDY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS | WELFARE & MULTI-DISCIPLINARY Number of Sessions: 19 Number of Participants: 22 Venue: Hebrew University Budget: 15,000 ILS

Treating Sexually Abused Children for Arab Therapists October 2020 – February 2021

Objective: Training therapists to treat sexually abused children Target audience: Arab sector therapists

In addition to training widely, the institute granted centers for victims of sexual assault financial support of 385,000 ILS.

BUILDING PROTECTION COMMITTEES AND TRAINING STAFF

A protection committee is a community committee composed of active volunteers from within the community, of varied professional background – spiritual, legal, therapeutic, educational, medical etc. Members are mostly appointed by a community steering committee, and approved by local council. The protection committee fills two roles: promoting awareness of prevention and community protection, and healthy sex education via workshops, lectures and more; acting as informal address for consultation and report in case of suspected abuse not subject to mandatory reporting, and provide an emotional support network for victims cared for by welfare and legal services in cases of mandatory reporting. Protection committees are accompanied by a social services department social worker. A number of trainings were held throughout the year: • “Summer Protection”: three online lectures were held in June, for 120 protection committee members country wide. • Advanced training for Tzohar Rabbinic organization: two sessions defining the rabbis’ role in creating a protected community were held in June, at Tzohar headquarters in Ramla and Lod for 10 participants. • Protection committee training for Eshkol and Binyamin regional councils: 12 online training sessions were held between October 2020 and January 2021, for over 100 volunteers in several towns and villages.

Overall budget for protection committee training: 56,500 ILS

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