Social workers

International federation votes against expelling Israeli social workers' union

The International Federation of Social Workers voted to keep the Israeli Union of Social Workers after weeks of debate, rejecting a motion to expel the group amid opposition from Jewish organizations

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
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International Federation of Social Workers to vote on whether to suspend or expel Israeli Union

The IFSW is the global body for professional social work, comprising over 140 social work associations representing more than 3 million social workers.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Comparison of two brain diagrams. Left, normal brain, right, brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.

'Aging in Wellness and Adversity': Embracing patients coping with old age, dementia - book review

Abramowitz founded and directed the Melabev organization, initially a place where volunteers worked with dementia patients whose families wanted to keep their loved ones out of institutions.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Shalva building

As Israelis deal with wounds of war, people with disabilities show the way - opinion

Israel’s current war has left deep emotional wounds still in need of healing. Yet we can take pride in knowing that Shalva fulfilled its national responsibility with devotion and dignity.

|ByKALMAN SAMUELS

Top 6 reasons to use flowcharts in your organization

To start creating flowcharts for your business processes, you'll need a flowchart maker

JANUARY 10, 2021ByPAUL LITMAN

Discount Strategies You Can Use Today

Running a business has always been a challenge. In today’s world, it can be even more of a struggle with the current state of localized economies.

OCTOBER 14, 2020ByLEO GIOSUÈ

Can You Imagine Being Ashamed to Host Your Family and Friends?

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020ByAVIGAIL STRENGER - SOCIAL WORKER TENUFA BAKEHILA

Social workers end strike after signing agreement with Finance Ministry

The end of the strike means that an estimated 1.5 million people will now be able to get the social services they so desperately need during the coronavirus pandemic.

JULY 22, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli social workers protest their working conditions and violence against them in Tel Aviv on July 19, 2020.

For social workers, striking as if there wasn’t COVID-19

“The most aggressive virus against Israel’s social services is the Budget Division," said The Union of Social Workers.

JULY 16, 2020ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
A man carries his shopping bags and wears a face mask in a street in Ashkelon while Israel tightened a national stay-at-home policy following the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ashkelon, Israel March 20, 2020.