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NATAL's Community Outreach Unit was created in 1999 and consists of a diverse staff of psychologists, organizational consultants, social workers and an art therapist all of whom speak a variety of languages (including English, French, Spanish, Russian, Turkish and Flemish).
The team organizes and provides workshops, group activities, lectures and consulting services to social service professionals, volunteers and the general public. The majority of the workshops focus on stress and emergency response. The content of the workshops is based on a combination of discussions, role-playing, presentations of academic knowledge and group therapy.
What services does the department offer and for whom are the activities intended
The Community Outreach Unit trains social service professionals (educators, social workers, hospital staff, ect..) who contend with stress and crisis situations as a result of the Arab Israeli conflict. The Unit provides immediate crisis intervention services and ongoing guidance, supervision and support to social service providers throughout Israel.
The Unit also provides organizational consultations to various institutions and organizations (both public and private), to help them develop their management teams and their crisis preparedness.
The Community Outreach Unit works with
 The Welfare Departments in various municipalities (Nahariya, Haifa, Afula, Hadera, Netanya, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Be'er Sheva and Sderot)
Hospitals (Ichilov, Wolfsohn, Beilinson, Hasharon, Rambam and Ha'emek)
Israel Defense Forces
Israel Police
Zaka Rescue and Recovery
Educational-psychological services
Government Ministries of Labor, Welfare, Interior, Immigrant Absorption and Agriculture
Banking institutions
High-tech companies (IBM, Intel, Comverse).
Teva Pharmaceuticals.
Airport Authority
Israel railroad
Egged bus company
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