NEVET Greenhouse of Context-Informed Research and Training is celebrating a decade since its establishment at a special conference that will be held on 11/10/23, room 283 the School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. You are invited to register for the conference at the following link:
Exploring Diversity: Six Modules for Academic Courses and Professional Training
A six module booklet was developed between 2017-2020 by a group of NEVET scholars and doctoral students from diverse personal, cultural, and academic backgrounds. The booklet was written and edited by Dr. Naomi Shmuel.
In order for professionals to be able to work effectively with clients of differing cultural, religious, ethnic, gender, and other backgrounds, they would benefit from training that explores the above challenges. This includes genuine self-reflection, critical thinking, and a re-evaluation of basic assumptions of service givers and receivers about concepts such as normative parenting, functional family, an enriching childhood, risk and protection of children, and the meaning of 'home' for families in transition. An awareness of complexity includes the ability to reflect on our blind spots, biases, stereotypes, and power relations and perceive hybridity and intersectionality. The group developed the following six modules of creative methods to facilitate active learning and discussion about these issues with immediate practical implications for the field.
The modules have been developed as an outcome of the DEMO project.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication solely reflects the views of the author and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
See here the modules booklet on DEMO's website: https://www.demo.erasmus-il.org/exploring-diversity
Contact us for implementing our training programs in your organization:
dorit.roer-strier@mail.huji.ac.il
Our book is published and will be available on line. It is with great excitment and apreciation that we congratulate and thank each of you for your wonderful contribution to this book. As the African proverb, we often use in NEVET, says: "If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together".
Read more about Nevet's book: Here
