Dr.
Chen
Avidar
Childhood Sexual Trauma; Culturally Sensitive Practice; Intimate Partner Violence
CV
Social Worker at the Or-Nur Center for the Treatment of Family Violence, Tel Aviv-Yafo, providing individual and group therapy to clients from diverse backgrounds with the aim of reducing intimate partner violence and processing experiences of past violence. Involved in community-based work on this issue within the Arab community in Jaffa.
Education
2024: Ph.D. in Social Work (Direct Doctoral Track), Tel Aviv University
Dissertation: The Meanings of Childhood Sexual Abuse for Palestinian Citizens of Israel Who Are Male Survivors
Supervisors: Prof. Dafna Hacker and Prof. Hisham Abu-Raiya
2018: M.S.W. (Master of Social Work), Tel Aviv University
2015: B.A. in Psychology and Arabic, Bar-Ilan University
Scholarships and Awards
2026: Outstanding Employee, Central-North Division, Social Services Administration, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
2021: Dean’s Excellence Award for Ph.D. Students, Tel Aviv University
2017-2018: Recipient of the Yossi Katan Scholarship for Volunteer Service, Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University
2015: Rector’s Excellence Award for Academic Achievement as an Undergraduate Student, Bar-Ilan University
Publications
Avidar, C., & Abu-Rayia, H. (2025). “You don’t imagine it happens to boys”: The experience of childhood sexual abuse among Palestinian men in Israel. Chevra Verevacha, 35(2), 259-281. (Hebrew) https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/reports/molsa-social-and-welfare-magazine-45-2-avidar/he/SocialAndWelfareMagazine_Magazine-45-2_45-2-AVIDAR.pdf
Avidar, C., & Abu-Rayia, H. (2025). “You don’t imagine it happens to boys”: The experience of childhood sexual abuse among Palestinian men in Israel. Child Abuse & Neglect, 170, 107805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107805
Courses
76660101 - The Practice of Individual and Group Therapy
7666701 - Domestic Violence: Theory and Practice
Last Updated Date : 03/09/2026
