Faculty

Our professional staff works side by side with the various municipal authorities and their teams of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and physicians. Each child has been assigned his own social worker by the local municipality from where he resided prior to his arrival at Sanhedria.

Amongst our therapeutic body is an educational director, psychologist, social workers, art and music therapists and didactic teachers who assist the children with the preparation of their more challenging homework assignments.

Educational Director

Nechama Shapiro served the Jerusalem Municipality for seventeen years as director of educational programs for disadvantaged youth in community centers. Additionally, she ran seminars on effective parenting skills in impoverished neighborhoods, in an effort to rehabilitate their authoritative roles. In 1996, Mrs. Shapiro joined Sanhedria Children's Home. As Educational Director, she personally receives the each new child. She monitors their educational and physical progress, as well as their emotional welfare. The Educational Director also administers the professional staff which includes psychologists, social workers, the 'foster' parents, therapeutic staff and didactic teachers.

Head of Therapeutic Staff

Arye Miller, a native Jerusalemite, served in the Israel Defense Forces in the framework of the Hesder program, where he learned at the prestigious Yeshivat Hakotel. He earned his BA in Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and subsequently completed a Masters Program at Bar Ilan University in Clinical Social Work. Prior to joining Sanhedria in 1999, Mr. Miller worked for ten years as a social worker for children and adolescents for the Ministry of Health. Today, Mr. Miller is the Head of the Therapeutic Staff, responsible for therapeutic programming and its personnel. Additionally, he heads the Therapeutic Department at the Summit Institute in Jerusalem.

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Social Worker

Yigal Leshem comes from Haifa. He served in the Israel Defense Forces in the Hesder program. He subsequently earned his BA in Psychology and Social Work at Bar Ilan University, graduating with honors. He later completed a Masters program, also at Bar Ilan in Clinical Psychology. Prior to his joining the staff at Sanhedria, Yigal was a Social Worker for the Jerusalem Municipality. He is now pursuing his Doctorate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Social Work.

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Psychologist

A native of Paris, France, Michael Botvinik received his BA and Masters Degree in clinical Psychology at the Louis Pasteur University in Strasburg. He meets with the children regularly on a one-to-one basis working with the successful play-therapy technique. Mr. Botvinik plays a vital role in the children's rehabilitation, helping them to take enormous strides in their lives.

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Integral personnel

Computer teacher, carpentry instructor, didactic teachers for homework preparation, librarian, choir master, story teller, playroom counselor, electronics instructor, cook, laundress, seamstress and superintendent.

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