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Yael Eshet Khever:

--- Quote from: "Oscar" ---It seems that some part of their population want to maintain a certain rather old-fashioned model of parent - child interaction. I happened to see one episode of The world strictest parents where two British teenagers were sent to Israel to live with a local family according to their standards. Their guidelines for covering the girls up was not so far away from the standards in Iran.

Especially the British girl crumpled due to the harsh culture down there and it was only for a week.
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That family belongs to an extreme orthodox sect. This type of people are a relatively small minority here-- and thank god for that!

try another castle:

--- Quote from: "Yael Eshet Khever" ---Interesting. I've noticed there's no Hebrew version of the site-- probably sticking to recruiting foreigners. I wonder where this thing is located (there are plenty of places that can be described as "desert", and you can't expect a foreigner to know when he's in the actual desert or not).
As for the instructors being ex-military people-- everybody here is ex-military. And the military culture is different from the US military. Knowing what units these guys/girls come from can tell a lot about who you're dealing with. Btw-- the law here requires armed escorts during school trips.

I don't think this thing's going to last long.
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I agree with you. I would imagine that Israeli parents would opt for something more sensible, such as a kibbutz, for any teen that is being a royal pain. This really does read as something for foreigners.

Ursus:
Here are a few sample pages from the workshops section of Irit and Shaul Ibir's website: one from the 'Singles' section, one from the 'For Organizations' section, and one from the 'Drug and Alcohol Abuse' section.

Although it's a bit difficult (for me) to assess something like this right off the bat, I would just like to point out that some of their workshops for adults seem to take on a rather "LGAT-like" format, and it does appear that they use NLP and/or teach some tricks from that tool basket.

Here's the page under the heading of WORKSHOPS -> SINGLES -> Couplehood: Risk vs. Possibility:


COUPLEHOOD: THE INTRA-COUPLE RELATIONSHIP - RISK vs. POSSIBILITY[/size]

A DYNAMIC WORKSHOP FOR SINGLES

OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP
"Why am I still single?" - Gains and losses in the state of being "alone" and the state of being "together" - a brave journey into ourselves.

WHO IS THE WORKSHOP INTENDED FOR?
Singles of both sexes, age 30-plus.

FRAMEWORK OF THE WORKSHOP
The workshop will be held at a hotel, on full-board basis.
It starts on Thursday at 6pm and continues into the night and all day Friday and Saturday, ending at 6pm on Saturday.
(*)The hotel stay is part of the program, and no one may attend on an "external" basis.

Three months later, a "What's Happening Now?" meeting, lasting 5 hours, will be held.

WHAT DOES THE WORKSHOP DEAL WITH?
The hands-on, experiential-dynamic workshop combines diverse theoretical background with simulations, games, exercises and experiences relating to the "psychology of the single." We'll address a variety of topics, among them:
•What is couple relationship for me
•What attracts me and what turns me off
•My back room - what holds me back
•My show window - what represents me
•My ideal partner
•Why haven't I found someone yet? The process of taking responsibility.
•Interpersonal communication
•Body language
•Touching and enjoying (or not) - sex, and not just occasional?

MEETING WITH THE WORKSHOP TRAINERS
In order to tailor the workshop to the participants, to the greatest possible extent, we will meet with each participant individually, in order to jointly access the workshop's suitability to the participant, from the aspect of the content and the group. Each participant will define his or her personal goals.[/list]

Ursus:
And... here is the page under the heading of WORKSHOPS -> FOR ORGANIZATIONS -> Youth Leaders' Support Group:


SUPPORT GROUP FOR YOUTH LEADERS

OBJECTIVE:
To provide youth leaders with practical tools for performing the various tasks required of them.

WHO ARE THE SUPPORT GROUPS INTENDED FOR?
Youth leaders in municipal / local / regional frameworks, community centers, kibbutzim, clubs and sports teams.

FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPPORT GROUPS
The workshops will be tailored to the needs of the participants, both as to content and to the number and duration of sessions.

CONTENTS:
These hands-on, experiential support groups combine diverse theoretical background with simulations, games and exercises.
Following are some of the topics that will be addressed during group activities:
•Interpersonal communication - leader-youth, leader-parents, leader-various entities within the system
•Channels of communication, according to the NLP model - tools for understanding our modes of communication and how we adapt them to the needs of others in order to achieve goals
•Limits and borders - among the youth group members; between the leader and the group members, their parents, and others; the importance of limits; which limits we can waive; how to set the limits with cooperation from the group members
•Nargilas (hookahs), alcohol, cigarettes, drugs - information, what's legal and what isn't, how to deal with the problem
•Responsibility taking processes; how to assign responsibility to the young people
•Personal conversation, group discussion, informal talks[/list]

Ursus:
And finally, here is the page under the heading of WORKSHOPS -> DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE -> For Youth and Educators:


DON'T TAKE CHANCES ON YOUR LIFE!

WORKSHOPS AIMED AT PREVENTING DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF ITS DANGERS

OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOPS
To provide information and tools to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse and to deal successfully with the pressures, the curiosity and the obstacles encountered during adolescence.

WHO ARE THE WORKSHOPS INTENDED FOR?
Youth, youth leaders, and educational, healthcare, welfare and police staff.

FRAMEWORK OF THE WORKSHOPS
The workshops will be tailored to the needs of the participants, both as to content and to the number and duration of sessions.
•The youth workshops can be held both within the school framework and as part of the informal education system, i.e., at community centers, youth clubs, etc.

WHAT DOES THE WORKSHOP DEAL WITH?
These hands-on, experiential combine diverse theoretical background and up-to-date information with simulations, exercises and experiences.
We'll address a variety of relevant topics, among them:
•Characteristics of adolescence; pressures and adolescents' ways of coping with them
•Peer pressure, pressure from authority, and reinforcing the adolescents' ability to say "NO!" to violence, drugs and alcohol
•Hashish, marijuana, ecstasy and other drugs - the harm and the dangers
•Alcohol - "harmless" yet dangerous
•Everything we should know about nargilas (hookahs)
•Methods of drug distribution and sale - how not to fall into a trap
•Addiction processes
•Being a good friend as opposed to informing on a friend
•Responsibility taking process
•Supporting factors[/list]

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