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Publication Date:
2010-03-00
Pages:
13
Pub Types:
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:
The changes in the kibbutzim went through a transition from a collectivistic society to an individualistic one, with an emphasis on family units. Parents found themselves in a new role that was not passed to them by inter-generational transfer, while caregivers lost their socialisation roles, expressed by exhaustion and low professional self-esteem. This crisis gave rise to the "integrative psycho-pedagogical model", which merges theories from child and parent developmental psychology with organisational, systemic counselling and ecological theories. This model provides a new professional horizon for women who work in the EC field and increases their professional self-esteem. Due to its success it has been adopted by educational systems outside of the kibbutzim in Israel. (Contains 4 figures.)