"Afik" - Youth care unit in “Malkishoa”
In the village of “Malkishua”, on Mount Gilboa, operates a unit for youth and adults, giving a therapy solution
combined with boarding facilities to victims of drug and/or alcohol abuse for ages of 18-24.
Rationale:
Adolescence, which in the past was believed to conclude with end of sexual puberty process (17-18), continues today according to care and education
scholars until the age of 24-25, and there are those who claim that even beyond that. This is - because the period of schooling was extended in recent two generations,
living at parents’ home until an older age, late marriage and late exit to economic independence.
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Drug addicts are not that different from the rest of the population, even more importantly, their dependency characteristic of their personality, traumas experienced in childhood,
low economic capacity (due to dysfunctional performance) proximity to the parents - all these factors cause fixation and immature, dysfunctional personality that encourages the
phenomenon described above. The experience gathered in “Malkishua” and other therapeutic units worldwide, strengthens the basis of these assumptions. Age group 18-24 is an intermediate group,
different in its' characteristics and needs from other age groups, which so far was incorporated in the context.
Treatment goals:
Completion of education, personality maturation, an effective integration in the family and in society, entry to work sector and efficient utilization of leisure time.
Criteria for admission:
Israeli citizens ages 18-24 defined as victims of drugs and alcohol abuse that cannot be treated within their residence community.
- Average and above learning capabilities.
- Ability to integrate in structured establishments and educational track.
- Low level of criminal activity.
- Devoid of psychosis or mental disability.
Treatment model:
Treatment of the youth unit, based on the principles of community treatment, adapted to this unique population and its' characteristics with combined efforts of a team of professional instructors, some of which are former addicts.
Extra emphasis is given to education and learning to prepare for productive and profitable work, in challenging areas such as – tour guides, computer applications, marketing, Business Administration, Associates Degree for work in heights (Installing mobile carriers antennas, gliding for high rise building maintenance), gardening and planting. Curriculum framework - four days a week.
Maximum duration of the program:
Up to a year and a half.
Of about eight to ten months in "Malkishua” and about eight to ten months in a hostel outside of “Malkishua”.
(Structure and duration of individual program for each patient is determined in accordance with the personal condition based on data and initial period of diagnosis and evaluation).
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The Adult Community
Address:
Amutat Neve Malkishua
D.N. Gilboa, 19170,
Israel
malkishua@malkishua.org.il
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For information about entering treatment in Malkishua
Tel: 972-4-6488222; Fax: 972-4-6584007
You will receive all the necessary details by telephone.
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