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How to Empower Your Clients in 3 Easy Steps
Anyone who works in a helping profession interacts with clients on a daily basis. But are you empowering them? And why is that even important? Empowering them to do what? When a client comes to you, that means they are looking for answers, a solution to a problem they cannot solve. That could be lack …
Important News on Celiac
For those of you who may not know, I am the mother of 4, out of a total of 5 children, with diagnosed celiac disease (biopsy and all). Today, I happened across a just-published report out of the Knesset summarizing the current situation for those with diagnosed celiac disease in Israel and thought I’d share …
Ask Aviva #27
Dear Aviva, My wife and I made aliyah two years ago. We are in our late 50’s, but retired early to move to Israel. Yesterday, I heard you say in your lecture that new olim get one year of exemption from bituach leumi and then you have to pay every month. But we’re not working …
What you need to do when applying for disability with Bituach Leumi: Actual Steps
You can start applying a full year after you make aliyah (and you’ve been in the country at least 181 days). There are a couple of exceptions but that’s another article :). You need to be over 18 and under retirement age (currently 62 for a woman and 67 for a man) If you are …
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Checklist to bring to the public or private specialist
Doctor’s visits can be confusing. And often we don’t know what to bring with us, or how we should prepare. I’ve prepared a brief checklist to take with you (or keep on your phone) for when you go see a specialist either through the kupat cholim, or privately (in a clinic or hospital).
Top 5 things to do when you hear NO in healthcare
Hearing NO in the middle of a conversation can be off-putting, daunting, and often unpleasant. Hearing NO when you are trying to get an urgent doctors appointment or schedule a crucial imaging test can be frustrating, debilitating, and sometimes even scary. Life has shown us that the more emotional stake we have in something, the …
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Will ‘herd immunity’ Save us from Covid-19?
Just read a fascinating snippet in the JAMA Journal (Journal of American Medical Association). Yes, that’s where I go when I want to zone out. It’s like my media comfort food. Anyway, I hear herd immunity bandied about all the time during this pandemic. Since I have a degree in epidemiology, I’ve always associated the …
