Haruv Institute - Annual Report - A Snapshot 2017

TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS STUDY AND TRAINING PROGRAMS I HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS

Exposure to the unique characteristics of child victims of abuse and neglect is not an integral part of the professional training of occupational therapists. Some of the children who come under the care of occupational therapists – must not only deal with developmental problems, but also with trauma or communication disorders that may not have been identified earlier. Haruv Institute offers training to students in order to expose them to the subject of child abuse. Proximate to the official opening of the occupational therapy clinic at the Haruv Children's Campus, lectures were given to the staffs of the caregiving facilities on campus in order to introduce them to the activities of the clinic and the solutions it offers, and to promote referrals of children to occupational therapy. During the past year, a one day seminar for occupational therapists was held at the Haruv Campus, and 20 occupational therapists participated.

TRAINING FOR NURSES

This year, the Institute provided two training days for nursing students, workshops for professional nurses, and a training program for nursing school directors, child nursing coordinators and head nurses in the health network (hospitals, communities, nursing administration, health departments, etc.). The purpose of these programs was to raise awareness of the focal role of the nurse in detecting and treating maltreated children, and to integrate the subject into the nursing school programs. The programs included 185 participants.

TRAINING COURSES FOR PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

The training courses for physicians and medical students aimed to expose them to issues related to abuse and neglect and to provide tools in detecting, identifying and reporting child victims of abuse and neglect in the community. Haruv provided a course for 42 medical students and a one day seminar for 50 medical students. In addition, two training days for community pediatricians were held at the Ben-Shemen Youth Village and included 20 participants.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING COURSES FOR MEDICAL TEAMS IN HOSPITALS

In order to provide tools for medical and hospital teams to detect, treat child victims of abuse and neglect that arrive to the hospital, Haruv organized one-day seminars and workshops for teams at several hospitals, including Meir, Asaf Harofeh, Sha’arai Tzedek, Sheba, Hillel Yaffe and Assuta. These programs were held over one to three sessions, and 540 professionals participated.

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