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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Criminology
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Baruch Bar-Av
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Baruch Bar-Av
Course/Module description:
The aim of the course is to gain extensive familiarity with the phenomenon of "at-risk youth" and the world of concepts related to education and rehabilitation of children and youth at risk. In the course, we will cover and then critically assess theories to explain the "risk" component. We will then discuss the implications of these theories for the strategies chosen to deal with these phenomena in Israel and around the world. In addition, the legal body that governs rules on the administration of rehabilitation centres for at-risk youth will be presented, as well as an introduction to bodies that provide children and young people in distress and risk in Israel. Focus will be given to programs in the community and home-based outreach, with special emphasis given to coping with law-breaking adolescents. Case studies on addiction that characterize
Course/Module aims:
Familiarity with the phenomenon of children and youth at risk in Israel and around the world
Understanding the meaning of "risk"
Familiarity with the various tools for treating and dealing with the phenomenon
Dealing with writing mini-research on the subject
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Students will become familiar with the various theories dealing with youth and children at risk
Students will be able to identify children and adolescents with risk potential
Students will be able to think of the right working directions in meeting children and youth at risk
Students will be able to write integrative writing on the subject
Attendance requirements(%):
85%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Lesson 1: Children and youth at risk in Israel and around the world - initial definitions and a basic typology for knowing the risk factors
Lesson 2: Basic characteristics of adolescence, theories to explain the formation of the phenomenon of children and youth at risk, especially in adolescence. Trends and statistics of children and youth at risk
Lesson 3: Basic concepts in juvenile delinquency - A, acquaintance with the bodies that treat juvenile delinquency, recidivism in Israel and around the world, theories dealing with juvenile delinquency.
Lesson 4: Basic concepts in juvenile delinquency - B, dealing with juvenile delinquents in Israel and around the world, correctional services in Israel and around the world, the right to development of minors deprived of their liberty, the right to alternative proceedings (unifying justice) in criminal proceedings, rehabilitation for juvenile offenders.
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Lesson 5: Theoretical approaches to working with children and youth at risk, prevention programs, ways of treatment and intervention in working with at-risk youth
Lesson 6: Personal conversations to choose the topic of the work
Lesson 7: Familiarity with the relevant legislation related to the treatment and dealing with children and youth at risk and the State of Israel's commitment to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child
Lesson 8: Addictions among teens: drugs (including explosive drugs), alcohol, screens and other risky behaviors
Lesson 9: Unique groups excluded at high risk (ultra-Orthodox, Arabs, immigrants from the Commonwealth of Nations and Ethiopia, the LGBT community, etc.) and delving into the dropout phenomenon (overt and covert) from the education system
Lesson 10: Dealing with the phenomenon of at-risk youth in the community and boarding schools. Distinction between youth villages and welfare boarding schools (rehabilitation, therapeutic and post-hospitalization)
Lesson 11: Girls at risk, unique behaviors of girls at risk and familiarity with the unique services and frameworks for girls in distress
Lesson 12: Presenting Reports in Class
Lesson 13: Presenting Reports in Class
Lesson 14: Course Summary and Completion of Reports
Required Reading:
Compulsory reading material in Hebrew and English can be found in the course syllabus section of the Hebrew course
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 20 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 70 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 10 %
Submission of the topic of the work accompani
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