
Dr. Shachar Timor-Shlevin
Critical Social Work; The Tensions Between Professionalism, Management, and Administration; Social Policy Processes; Poverty-Aware Social Work; Critical Reflection
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Education
2000–2004 - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Social Work, B.A.
2006–2010 - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Social Work, M.S.W Cum Laude | Master`s thesis: “With-ness: Layers of Connection in Collaborative Helping Relationships”. Supervisors: Professor Michal Krumer-Nevo & Dr. Ofrit Shapira-Berman
2013–2019 - Bar-Ilan University, Sociology and Anthropology, Ph.D. | Doctoral Dissertation: “New Public Management and Critical Social Work: A Struggle Over Professionalization in Israel”. Supervisor: Professor Orly Benjamin
2020 - Hunter College, CUNY, Department of Political Science, Post-Doc | Supervisor: Professor Sanford, F. Schram
Academic Employment
2010-2021: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Spitzer Department of Social Work, Teaching Fellow
2015-2021: Ashkelon Academic College, Faculty of Social Work, Adjunct Lecturer
2019-2021: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Adjunct Lecturer
2020-2021: Tel Aviv University, Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Adjunct Lecturer
2021-present: Bar-Ilan University, The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Lecturer
Positions in Academic Administration
2010-2021: Youth Studies Program, BGU, Spitzer Department of Social Work, Member, Academic Steering Committee
2013-2016: BGU, Spitzer Department of Social Work – in cooperation with the Welfare Department, Beer-Sheva Municipality, Field-training supervisor, Poverty-Aware Social Work training
2016-2019: BGU, Spitzer Department of Social Work – in cooperation with the Welfare Department, Beer-Sheva Municipality, Senior field-training supervisor, Poverty-Aware Social Work training
2016-2019: BGU, Spitzer Department of Social Work – in cooperation with the Welfare Department, Beer-Sheva Municipality, Manager, Poverty-Aware Social Work training
Professional Functions Outside Universities/Institutions
2016: ELEM Youth Work Annual Conference 2016, BGU, Member, Scientific Steering Committee
2018-2021: The central school for social work practitioners, The Israeli Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services, Course Coordinator and Lecturer
Significant Professional Consulting
2015-present: Poverty-Aware Social Work in the Social Services Departments – in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, JDC-Ashalim, and the National Insurance Institute of Israel, Senior Supervisor
2017-present: Poverty-Aware Social Work in the Social Services Departments – in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, JDC-Ashalim, and the National Insurance Institute of Israel, Academic Consultant
2017-present: Poverty-Aware Social Work in the Social Services Departments – in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, JDC-Ashalim, and the National Insurance Institute of Israel, Member, Professional Training Committee
Professional Social Work Experience
2004-2007: Bait Ham Association for Youth at Risk, Jerusalem, Youth Social Worker
2007-2013: Bait Ham Association for Youth at Risk, Region Manager and Headquarter Professional Manager
2008-2016: Inbal Center for Sexually Abused Children, Beer-Sheva, Trauma psychotherapist
2012-2016: Regional Resilience Center, Eshkol Regional Council, Trauma psychotherapist
Academic & Professional Awards and Research Grants
2015: Excellence Award, The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bar-Ilan University
2016: Excellence Fellowship for Ph.D. Students, Bar-Ilan University
2019: Outstanding Young Researcher’s Article for 2019, ESPANet-Israel Association
2021: The Ministry of Social Affairs, the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, and the Israeli Ecological Society – A generic tool for examining the socio-economic impact of poverty intervention programs (Co-PI).
2023: Israel Science Foundation (ISF) – Using an Inequality Lens and the Capability Approach to Examine Children’s Removal to Out-of-Home Care in Israel (Co-PI).
Membership in Scientific Societies and Research Groups
Scientific Societies
2018-2020: Member, European Sociological Association; RN19, Sociology of Professions, and RN26, Sociology of Social Policy and Social Welfare
2021-present: Member, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
2021-present: Member, European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA)
Research Groups
2010-present: Member, The Israeli Center for Qualitative Research of People and Societies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2014-2019: Member, Doctoral Students’ Research Group for the Study of New Public Management and the Public Sphere, led by Prof. Orly Benjamin, Bar-Ilan University
2016-present: Initiator, the “With-Ness” Research Group of Professionals and Academics for the Study of Participatory Youth Work
Last Updated Date : 26/01/2025