Social Studies Course - Acquiring knowledge and tools in the areas of social skills, interpersonal relationships, and social rehabilitation
About the course
Studies on social isolation and social networks show that people dealing with a psychiatric disability have very few social connections compared to the general population. The social domain includes a whole world of content that is relevant to all rehabilitation workers at all levels and in all services. The course was built to provide rehabilitation workers with a broad understanding and practical tools for working in the social field. The course was built in collaboration with organizations that provide social and leisure services.
Key topics in the course: social functioning, social skills and social cognition, stigma and self-stigma, community integration, leisure, practical tools for individual and instructional work in the social field, rapprochement communication, relationships and sexuality, writing programs in the field of social rehabilitation.
Course objectives
- The student will understand the challenges and opportunities of candidates in relation to realization in the social sphere of their lives.
- The student will expand his/her familiarity with various content areas that are significant in the contestants' social world.
- The student will receive practical tools for meaningful action in the social field.
Course structure
14 sessions, with each session including 4 hours of study followed by a two-hour training workshop in two groups.
Participants
Professionals at all professional levels (coordinators, treatment coordinators, managers) and professional support workers from all fields who recognize the importance of the social field and are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in it.
Course requirements
- Attendance is mandatory for 85% of classes.
- Active participation in classroom discussions and exercises
- Presenting a dilemma in the training workshop and developing it in a written work
- Submitting exercises on demand
- Submitting a final paper
Admission conditions
- An actual rehabilitation worker in any of the areas of the community mental health rehabilitation system