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Persons with Drug Addiction as Knowledge Providers: Their Contribution to Social Work Education
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Shor, Ron; Levit, Shabtay – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2012
Social work students' stereotypical perceptions of excluded populations could be decisive in the way they treat those who are excluded. In an attempt to change such perceptions and enhance knowledge about how to work with an excluded population, a dialogue-in-class model was implemented between students of social work in Israel and persons with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Addiction, Foreign Countries, Social Work
Immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Region: Differential Drug Use, Infectious Disease, and Related Outcomes
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Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alexander; Rawson, Richard A.; Hasson, Albert – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This study examined drug use patterns, HIV/AIDS, and related outcomes among former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus mountain region in Israel who reported heroin use. A total of 253 FSU heroin users were interviewed from 2002 to 2007 as part of a large drug use surveillance study in Israel. Individuals were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Foreign Countries
Educational Drama and the Dilemma of "False Catharsis": Lessons for Theory and Practice from a Study of Anti-Drug Plays in Israel
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Gesser-Edelsburg, Anat; Guttman, Nurit; Israelashvili, Moshe – Research in Drama Education, 2006
This study, initiated and funded by The Israel Anti-Drug Authority, investigated adolescents' reactions to professionally produced anti-drug plays, performed in 27 schools across Israel. The study included observations and the analyses of 20 professionally produced anti-drug plays performed during the school year and interviews with theatre…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Narcotics, Drama, Adolescent Attitudes
Narcotics Anonymous: Understanding the "Bridge of Recovery."
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Ronel, Natti – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1998
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is investigated as a subculture of recovery bridging the drug subculture and the prevailing culture. A phenomenological study of NA in Israel is reported. Innovation, cultural conflict, the value of recovery and its norms, supporting social mechanisms, limitations of the program, and intercultural attributes are…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Girls in Distress in Israel.
Steiner, Yosepha – 1978
The typical girl in distress in Israel comes from a Jewish family of oriental origin. Her distress is partially due to the strains of immigrating to Israel from, in most cases, North Africa. Authority models in distressed girls' families feature either the role of the father as the commanding familial authority figure; the mother as the dominant…
Descriptors: Coping, Counseling, Counseling Services, Drug Addiction
Natural Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Addiction among Israeli Prisoners
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Chen, Gila – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
This study examined differences in the sense of coherence, anxiety, depression, hostility, behavior, and meaning in life among Israeli prisoners recovering from drug and alcohol addiction over various time periods (6-24 months), and without therapeutic intervention (natural recovery). Ninety-eight abstinent prisoners were divided into two groups:…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Depression (Psychology)