Direct caregivers in facilities for people with disabilities assist residents in most areas of their lives, including bathing, dressing and eating. Often, the demands of the job take a toll, expressed in high levels of tension and mental overload, negatively affect the quality of service provided. The aim of this manual is to create an
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A Guide to Planning and Founding Rehabilitation Daycare Centers
As of 2017, approximately 2,800 babies and toddlers with special needs, ranging in age from six months to three years, receive rehabilitative care and enhancement in approximately 125 rehabilitation daycare center facilities throughout the country. Facilities are supervised by the Rehabilitation Department, Community Care Services, the Disabilities Administration, and are operated as franchisees chartered by
Professor Nitza Davidovitch of Ariel University in the Shomron was appointed as the new Chair of The Shalem Foundation’s Research Committee
Excerpt from the interview upon accepting the new appointment You spent many years in the field of academia and filled many positions. What is your new position I have been involved in academics for over 30 years. In my present position head the Academic Quality Assessment and Advancement section, am head of the Teacher
Mothers and Grandmothers in Families of Children with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the Arab Society
The current study aims to examine the contribution of personal resources such as selfesteem, and interpersonal resources such as emotional and instrumental support, perception of the grandparenting role, and the emotions shame and guilt, to stress and well-being among mothers, and well-being and personal growth among grandmothers. As these are subjective variables, and as mothers
The journey to Poland of people with Intellectual Disability Disorder- "Hashahar" delegation
This study explores the traditional Israeli journey to Poland as experienced by adults with intellectual disability disorders. The purpose of the present study is to analyze and examine the journey to Poland taken by intellectually disabled individuals. The following research questions were considered 1. In what manner do adults with from intellectual disability disorders experience
Assessment study of Families coping with a Down Syndrome child participating in the "Me and My Mother" program
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund in cooperation with the Community Division of the Disability Administration, the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Services and the Shalva Association Out of the total number of children born in Israel every year, about 160 children (0.1% of
The Shalem Fund: Programs in the Arab Sector in Israel
The Shalem Fund recently celebrated 30 years of social impact. As part of our efforts to better ourselves and refocus our efforts, we began to analyze our goals for the future using a process called Strategic Pivot Thinking – SPT We have borrowed the term “pivot” from the business sector to represent the crucial turns
Liel's dream is to become a soldier
.Meet eleven-year-old Liel from Holon. She has seven brothers, loves to travel, listen to music and play basketball …Her dream is to become a soldier when she grows up
Nothing about Us without Us – A First-of-its-Kind Advocate Conference of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Over the past two years, the Shalem Foundation joined a “self-advocating” program in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, the Division of Services for Persons with Development Disabilities. The program began operating in rehabilitation centers across Israel. The closing event (conference) of the program took place in Ramat-Gan in April this
Planning at Early Stages Creates Real Social Integration- The Shalem Fund at the Urban Renewal Convention of the Foundation of Local Authorities in Israel
In January this year, the annual convention of the Foundation of Local Authorities and the Jewish National Fund took place at the Tel-Aviv Convention Center under the title of “Together, Moving Cities to Innovation”. The Shalem Fund participated in this conference due it its activities, connections with local authorities, and goal to reach out to