Therapeutic Services

Alut: Israeli Society for Autistic Children

Alut is a nonprofit organization that works with autistic or PDD children throughout their whole lives, and provides support services for their families. Alut's Beit Lauren in Jerusalem provides personal and group support for families of autistic children. Bet Lauren refers families to services in local communities; maintains a professional hotline during the day; and runs Parents of Autistic Children during the evening hours. For details, see www.beit-lauren.org.il (in Hebrew) or call 972-3-670-9094. In addition to Beit Lauren, Alut runs lectures around the country on topics relevant to autism and PDD, and provides updated information about resources that are available. A support group for family members is also provided.

Main Office:

P.O.B. 943

Givatyaim, 53108, Israel

Tel: 972-3-571-8188

Fax: 972-3-571-8190

www.alut.org.il (English section on the web site is currently under construction.)

Alyn: Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center

Alyn is a nonprofit organization treating physically handicapped children and adolescents. Alyn offers services for a broad range of physical disabilities, and is the only facility of its kind in Israel . Alyn includes a staff of medical specialists including physicians, nurses, paramedical services and social workers. It maintains educational staff for day care nursery, kindergarten and a study center; recreation counselors; and a Biomechanical Engineering Laboratory.  Additionally, Alyn offers respite services and safe transportation for children with special needs.

Contact Details
Located on the corner of Olswanger & Shmaryahu Levin Street
P.O.B. 9117, Jerusalem 91091
Fax: 972-2-6433653
Email: alyn@netvision.net.il

Dvora Ben Zvi, Director of In-Service Education
Tel: 972-2-6494387
Michal Bloch, Social Work Department
Tel: 972-2-6494351

www.alyn.org/index.html

Beit Issie Shapiro

Beit Issie Shapiro is an organization that provides a range of services for children with developmental disabilities and their families. These services include special education and paramedical treatment, and innovative new approaches such as hydrotherapy, complementary medicine and multi-sensory treatment. In addition to providing services for children, Beit Issie Shapiro also runs an Emotional Treatment Center, where families are offered the following services: Individual, Couple and Group Counseling; Family Therapy; Play Therapy for Children; Art & Music Therapy; and Psychiatric Consultation.

Contact Details

Issie Shapiro St .

P.O. Box 29 ,

Ra'anana 43100, Israel
Tel: 972-9-770 1222
Fax: 972-9-771 0465
E-mail: bismail@beitissie.org.il.

www.beitissie.org.il

Chimes Israel

Chimes is a multi-service agency delivering a wide range of services such as: prevocational and vocational training, several types of employment, day habilitation training in independent living skills, and individual support services for people with mental retardation who live at home in their communities.

Contact Details:

Yehudit and Meir Rubanenko Campus

13 Ha'Arad Street

Tel Aviv , Israel 69710

Tel: 972-3-644-2427

Fax: 972-3-647-4047

Israel Elwyn:

Israel Elwyn is an organization that helps children and adults with special needs become active partners in Israeli society. The services provided by Israel Elwyn include: preschool developmental centers, educational services, work activities center, adult developmental centers, small business units, supported employment services, job placement and vocational training, transitional employment, supported group homes and dental services. David Marcus is the Executive Director of Israel Elwyn; he is a native English speaker, and he is very helpful.

Contact Details:

Henrietta Szold St .

P.O.B. 9090

Kiryat HaYovel, Jerusalem , 91090

Tel: 972-2-641-5448

Fax: 972-2-643-0495

Email: info@IsraelElwyn.org.il

www.israelelwyn.org.il.

Enosh: The Israel Mental Health Association

Enosh provides the following services: housing, vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, social rehabilitation, mentoring and buddy families. Enosh is an agency that works with the government (and specifically, with the Ministry of Health).

Contact Information:

www.enosh.org.il

Michal Ronen, office manger of the professional staff. Phone: 03-5400672, extension: 120,121

Email: michalr@enosh.org.il

Irit Wagner,Senior national social worker. Phone: 03-5400672, extension 126

Email: irit_w@enosh.org.il

Michal Adolmi, vice national social worker. Phone: 03-5400672, extension 125

Email: michala@enosh.org.il

Jerusalem Office:

Rechov Shalom Yehudah 29

P.O.B 91042

Jerusalem , 91042

972-2-6724723

Tel Aviv Office:

Rechov Benbansti 4

P.O.B.5293

Tel Aviv, 61052

972-3-6815032

Maytal: Israel Institute for Treatment and Study of Stress

Maytal is an outpatient mental health institute, which provides the following services: stress & anxiety disorder program; treatment program for survivors of disaster, sexual assault, child abuse and other traumas; dissociative disorders clinic; organizational consultation on stress and trauma, and presentations, lectures and workshops on related topics; treatment of depressive disorders; sexual dysfunction programs; treatment of child and adolescent adjustment problems; couples and family therapy clinic; health and medical psychology; psychodiagnostic testing; clinical hypnosis; psychiatric consultation and art therapy. Counseling and psychotherapy are offered in English.

Contact Information:

5 David Pinski Street (Corner of Keller Street )

Haifa

Tel: 04-8381999

Email: maytalltd@bezeqint.net

www.maytal.co.il/english/

Nitzan: Israeli Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

The mission of Nitzan is to identify, assess and assist individuals with learning disabilities, adaptive problems and functional difficulties. Nitzan’s services include didactic assessments, psychological treatment, paramedical treatment and rehabilitation towards independent living.

Jerusalem Office:

Rechov Derech Beith Lechem 97

Tel:  972-2-6733112

Fax: 972-2-672-6252

Tel Aviv Office:

Rechov Alozorov 174

1^st floor

Tel Aviv, 649223

Tel: 972-3-6952553; 972-3-6952559

Email: arnizan@netvision.net.il

Haifa Office:

Sderot Hanasi 124

Haifa

Tel: 972-4-8372488

Email: nitzan98@actcom.co.il

www.nitzan-israel.org.il/main/siteNew/index.php?langId=3&page=106&sub=Green

Shalva:  Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children

Shalva offers respite services for families of disabled children.  They have a professional staff made up of psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, music therapists, art therapists and other specialties.  Shalva primarily services children with Down syndrome.

Address:

6 Ibn Denan Street , POB 34449

Jerusalem , Israel 91344

Tel. 972-2-651-9555

Fax 972-2-653-5787

www.shalva.org/frame.htm (This web site is in English.)

Shekel: Community Services for the Disabled:

Shekel is an umbrella organization that provides community services in Jerusalem for children and adults with special needs (involving physical, intellectual, emotional, mental and learning disabilities). The services offered by Shekel include: Assessment and Treatment, Education, Community Living, Vocational Rehabilitation, Leisure and Sports, Accessibility Center , Special Programs.

Contact Information:

4 Yad Harutzim St. P.O.B 53105 Jerusalem Israel 93531
Phone: 972-2-6720157/8, Fax: 972-2-6725208
E-mail: shekel@shekel.org.il

www.shekel.org.il/run.html

Shema

Shema is a center for the hearing impaired, with centers in Tel Aviv, Haifa , Beer Sheva, Tiberias and Jerusalem .

Shema Center in Haifa

The Shema Center in Haifa is a therapeutic learning center for children aged 6-18. The services the center offers include: didactic diagnosis and training, psychological diagnosis and treatment, communication rehabilitation (hearing, speech, and voice practice), assistance and aid in classes (from first grade to high school), guiding and advising children and their parents, therapy (arts, literature, movement and music), computer center (providing the application of teaching through computers), "Bat-Kol" dance group (integrating hearing-impaired dancers with hearing dancers), social rehabilitation courses (social and enrichment), soldier-teachers and National Service volunteers teaching classes in the "Shema" centers, introduction of new ideas in the education and rehabilitation system, gathering theoretical and practical material, providing new and innovative equipment, assistance in purchasing personal hearing aids, loaning hearing aids and FM systems, sign-language lessons, enhancing awareness of special difficulties and needs of the hearing-impaired pupil, absorption of immigrant children with hearingimpairments, and training university students.

Contact Information:

8 Rehov Madregot Beit She'arim

Tel: 04-8512381

Fax: 04-8530024

Email: shema_h@netvision.net

www.shemah.org.il/shemah_en/index1.html

Shema Center in Jerusalem

The Shema Center in Jerusalem offers support to students and their families who are hearing impaired, and are learning in individualized settings. They provide services in the Jerusalem area, including Gush Etzion and Beit Shemesh. The staff includes teachers, English & math teachers, speech therapists, psychologists, art therapists, movement therapists, occupational therapists and social workers.  The center also offers some social services such as hikes, parties and educational programming.

Address:

Dina Stepelman 054-4732294

7 Rechov Borochov

Jerusalem

Tel: 972-2-6428359

Fax: 972-2-642-8440

Note: The person in charge of the Beit Shemesh area, is an English speaker:

Shema Center in Tel Aviv:

30 Rehov Plitei HaSafer

Tel Aviv

Tel: 972-3-571-5656/8/9

Fax: 972-3-571-2017

www.shema.org.il

Variety

Variety is an organization that helps children (up to age 18) who suffer from disabilities such as blindness, deafness, Down syndrome, autism and C.P. The services offered by Variety include help with medical needs such as dental and orthodontic work; mouth and jaw surgery; special surgeries; and treatments overseas. Variety also offers occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, hydrotherapy and movement therapy. They offer help in obtaining special equipment that improves the life of the child and the family, such as wheelchairs, special equipment for the bathroom, etc.

Contact Information:

3 Tvu’ot Ha’aretz St

Shichun Dan, Tel Aviv 69546

Tel: 972-3-6447201, 972-3-6447220

www.variety-israel.org.

http://www.variety-israel.org/english/default.asp

Jerusalem Office:

Rechov Diskin 17

Jerusalem , 96440

Tel: 972-2-5391911

Fax: 972-2-539-1913

Email: var16@variety.org.il