Dr. Shachar Timor-Shlevin

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shachar.timor@biu.ac.il
Fields of Interest

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