תוכן מרכזי של הדף
Cooperation with organizations and NGO's
- Alumot Foundation- Center for organizations for people with disabilities
- The Israeli Association for Psych-Oncology
- The Business Incubator- By the People
- Access Israel Organisation
- Homesh- Professional Association of Rehabilitation Social Workers
- "Along the Way"– A multi-disciplinary center for education, counseling and therapy for people with disabilities, their families and staff members.
Professional courses and Seminars
Sexual Guidance, counseling and therapy for people with disabilities- A two years program for training professionals
The Graduate studies department & "Along the Way" Center
The program includes the basic theoretical and practical principals in the field of sexual therapy, with the emphasis of the needs of people with disabilities (Physical, cognitive, sensual or mental). During the program participants will learn how to deal with professional dilemmas and issues. In addition, participants will acquire intervention skills in sexual issues in a multi-cultural environment using a holistic-systematic approach.
Business Initiative Course
Head of program: Oren Glantz
By The People Business Incubator is a one of its kind business program, helping professionals build a new business in a short time by employing a proven model to quickly evaluate many ideas, choose the most promising one and build a business around it.
Contact Us
The center for Rehabilitation Research
School of Social Work
The Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences
University of Haifa
Mount Carmel
Haifa 31905
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Conferences and workshops
Conferences and workshops held in cooperation with the center's academic staff
2017
Self advocacy in sexuality among people with disabilities
With Along the way center (ADNAM)
The purpose of the conference was to examine the role people with disabilities have in formatting meaningful relationships with significant others and the role healthcare professionals have in assisting them. The conference presented the challenges people with disabilities are facing trying to have relationships and intimacy. It also examined the latset developments in interventions for sexualitiy among people with disabilities while examining the aspect of self advocacy in sexuality among this population.
Accessibility for higher education as a bridge for employment: policy, research and practice
With JDC Israel
The conference presented the latest developments in accessibility for higher education among people with disabilities, including successful practice from around the world. The keynote speaker was Dr. Clodagh Nolan from the department of occupational therapy in Trinity College, Dublin Ireland. Dr. Nolan shared her experience in integrating students with disabilities in Universities and in the employment market.
2016
The 7th Annual Conference of ESPAnet ISRAEL: Welfare State in a Multicultural Society: Challenges for Social Policy.
The school of social work, Department of management and public policy, School of public health and Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa
Prof. Faisal Azaiza and Prof. Miri Cohen: Scientific committee of the conference.
2014
National Conference on Sexuality and Culture for persons with disabilities, University of Haifa
Prof. Ilana Duvdevani: Organizing and monitoring committee
The 9th National Rehabilitation Conference of Homesh – About the CRPD, Beliefs and Fulfillment.
Dr. Carmit Noa-Shpigelman: Session Chair – "Special Family"
Sexuality and Disability in a Multicultural Community, University of Haifa & Along The Way Center
Dr. Daniela Mazor: Organizer and lecturer
People with disabilities in the community – Multidisciplinary inclusion, University of Haifa
Dr. Carmit Noa-Shpigelman: Conference Chair (Organizing committee)
National Conference on Unique Models of Therapy with Person with Disabilities
Prof. Ilana Duvdevani: keynote speaker, Organizing and monitoring committee
Recent Publications
Agmon, M., Sa’ar, A., & Araten-Bergman, T. (2016). The person in the disabled body: a perspective on culture and personhood from the margins. International journal for equity in health, 15(1), 147.
Araten-Bergman, T. (2016). Managers’ hiring intentions and the actual hiring of qualified workers with disabilities. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27(14), 1510-1530.
Araten-Bergman, T., Werner, S. (2016). Social workers' attributions toward individuals with dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness. M journal of intellectual disability research, 61(2), 136-165.
Belkić, K., Cohen, M., Wilczek, B., Andersson, S., Berman, A.H., Márquez, M,, Vukojević, V., & Mints, M. (2015). Imaging surveillance programs for women at high breast cancer risk in Europe: Are women from ethnic minority groups adequately included? International Journal of Oncology, 47, 817-839.
Berger, R., Gelkopf, M., Versano-Mor, K., Shpigelman, C. N. (2015). Impact of Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events on Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 120(2), 176-188.
Goldblatt H., Cohen, M., & Azaiza, F. (2016). Expression of emotions related to the experience of cancer in younger and older Arab breast cancer survivors. Ethnicity & Health, 19, 1-14.
Mazor, D. (2015) ." Sexuality, parity and physical disability- An holistic view", In: Hovav, M., Duvdevany, I., & Feldman, C " From exclusion to inclusion: Community living of persons with disabilities in Israel, p.283-306. Jerusalem: Carmel Publishers.
Rottenberg, Y., Jacobs, J.M., Ratzon, N.Z,, Grinshpun, A., Cohen, M., Uziely, B., de Boer, A.G. (2017). Unemployment Risk and Decreased Income Two and Four Years After Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: A Population-Based Study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 11, 119-125.
Shpigelman, C. N., & Gelkopf, M. (2016). The experiences and needs of individuals with disabilities exposed to chronic political violence. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(1), 23-35.
Shpigelman, C. N., Zlotnick, C., & Brand, R. (2016). Attitudes toward Nursing Students with Disabilities: Promoting Social Inclusion. Journal of Nursing Education, 55(8), 441-449.
Shpigelman, C. N. (2016). Leveraging social capital of individuals with intellectual disabilities through participation on Facebook. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1-13.
Werner, S. & Araten‐Bergman, T. (in press). Social workers' stigmatic perceptions of individuals with disabilities: A focus on three disabilities. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities.
