Academy for Training, Support & Guidance
Vision:
At Israel Elwyn we believe that continually expanding knowledge and improving communication among people and organizations will contribute to improving the services provided to individuals with disabilities and their families, to developing their abilities and to making possible optimal quality of life.
Mission:
Israel Elwyn's Academy for Training, Support & Guidance aims to enable parents, professionals, and adults with disabilities to acquire knowledge and undergo personal development in fields relating to the treatment and support of children and adults with disabilities. The Academy will provide knowledge and skills relating to capabilities, education, rehabilitation and continuing professional education.
Address:
21 Ze'ev Haklai St., Bayit v'Gan, Jerusalem 96462 (Gan HaShikumi building)
Tel/Fax: 02-643-2381
Activities from the 2009-2010 school year (partial list):
Lectures and Workshops – evening
- Lecture – Bilingualism in Children with Disabilities
- How Movies Reflect Encountering Disability – Ms. Maya Goldman, social worker and founder of Kesher and Ms. Miki Cohen, social worker and director of Lemida B'Rama: Looking outside – the society; Looking inside – the person
- ”Hey, I'm Not a Baby Any More”" – meetings with teenagers with disabilities – Ms. Maya Goldman, social worker and founder of Kesher and Ms. Miki Cohen, social worker and director of Lemida B'Rama: Independence; Leaving home; What next? Couples, work, recreation
- Reflective Meetings with Individuals with Disabilities – Ms. Maya Goldman, social worker and founder of Kesher and Ms. Miki Cohen, social worker and director of Lemida B'Rama: Relations with society; Relations with parents; Relations with professionals
- Study Group for Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy – Ms. Louisa Susman, developmental physical therapist
- The Power of Parents to Effect Change – lecture series on advocacy – Ms. Maly Danino, CEO – Nitzan
Courses and Workshops – day
- Basic Course on the Bobath Method for Children – Specialization for Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy (for therapists)
- Musical Activity (for preschool teachers)
- Course: The Person with Intellectual Disability (for program managers, case workers, therapists, etc.)
- From Participation to Partnership: Working with Parents (for multi-disciplinary professional staff)
- Refresher Workshop on Eating and Communication (for therapists)
- Workshop on Rett Syndrome (for parents, caregivers, case workers, etc.)
For further information:
Ronen Bar-Abraham - Academy Director: ronen@IsraelElwyn.org.il
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