Haruv annual report 2020

STUDY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS | EDUCATION Number of Sessions: 8 Number of Participants: 30 Venue: Mazkeret Batya and online

Childhood Trauma and its Implications: Study Program for Caretakers at Matya Maagan January – May 2020 Partners: Pisga, Ministry of Education A large percentage of children in special education suffer traumatic events in their families, such as exposure to or experience of violence, abuse, severe illness or sudden death of a family member, divorce disputes etc. Research points to dramatic effects of childhood trauma on brain development, physical and mental health, even life expectancy. Trauma effects last through adolescence and adulthood, affecting future relationships with significant figures in their lives. Objective: Teaching use of the trauma lens in work with children who experienced trauma, in order to increase understanding and intervention in the educational-therapeutic area. Target audience: Ministry of Education emotional therapists

Budget: 14,300 ILS

“Thank you for a fascinating course, it was educational, interesting, enriching and meaningful.”

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