About the course

 Meaningful employment enables a meaningful life in the community. Employment allows a person to redefine their self beyond their identity as a challenger (Thomas & Fraser, 2009).

In the field of occupational rehabilitation in mental health today, there is an increasing emphasis on integrating those struggling with the free world of work. An integration based on the belief that it is possible and requires support work that includes various stages, from familiarizing the person with their needs, tendencies, desires, and the world around them, to training and practicing skills, to successful integration into the world of work.

 Part of the role of the employment counselor in the various employment services, who believes in the candidate's ability to engage in meaningful employment over time, is to help the candidate define and identify the various characteristics that the candidate is required to have in his work and to improve his performance in them. The current course will deal with key content from the developing and dynamic world of work and will focus on the integration of candidates into the world of work. They will learn skills and tools that enable the development of a working person's identity and career development, will acquire skills and support in job search ability, and will assist the person in maintaining this job over time.

Key course content : Concepts from the field of work in general and work in the open market in particular, such as: characteristics of the world of work, analysis of occupations. Criteria for accompanying candidates in the career development process, including: building a personal occupational vision and developing occupational competence.

Course objectives

• The student will recognize and understand concepts, approaches, and tools for rehabilitation work that promotes recovery in mental health.
• The student will identify and understand trends and changes in the world of work and concepts of career development.
• The student will become familiar with tools and acquire skills for the employment support process in general and in particular during a crisis.
• The student will discuss and experiment with strategies for supporting those struggling to integrate into the new world of work, with an emphasis on emotional, cognitive, and functional tools.

Course structure

 The course includes 14 sessions, each lasting six hours. In the last two hours, a training workshop will be held in two parallel groups.

Participants

The course is intended for 30 participants, working in occupational rehabilitation services under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, and/or for employees leading employment promotion projects and individual initiatives for this population in the open market.

Course requirements

• Attendance is required for 90% of classes.
• Participation in exercises and assignments during the course
• Submitting a dilemma description processing assignment in the training group.
• Submitting a final course assignment

Admission conditions

• Currently working in the field of occupational rehabilitation in mental health.
• The number of participants in the course is limited, so hurry up and register.

Course cost:

Cost per participant: 980 NIS. Ministry of Health participation: 2,230 NIS.

To register for the course in Kiryat Ono, click here.