Papers by iris Manor-Binyamini
Bedouin fathers of children with developmental disabilities—Stress, stigma and collaboration with professionals
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Abstract
Background
Research has not fully elucidated the challenges experienced by the caregiver... more Abstract
Background
Research has not fully elucidated the challenges experienced by the caregivers of children with developmental disabilities (DDs) in different sociocultural contexts. Studies on parents, especially fathers, of children with DDs in the Middle East are especially rare. Similarly, the subject of collaboration between Bedouin fathers and professionals has seen little research. This study fills these gaps by highlighting the experiences of Bedouin fathers raising children with DDs.
Aims
This study answered the following questions: A) Do stigma and stress affect the collaboration between Bedouin fathers and professionals? B) Do relationships exist between stigma, stress and collaboration?
Methods
Eighty-eight Bedouin fathers of children with DDs completed questionnaires on sociodemographic details, stigma, stress and collaboration between parents and professionals. Data were analysed using Pearson correlations, a correlation matrix and hierarchical linear regression.
Results
The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between stigma and stress, a significant negative relationship between stigma and collaboration and a significant negative relationship between stress and collaboration. Three demographic characteristics were associated with greater influence on fathers’ collaboration with professionals: 1) comorbidity in s child’s diagnosis, 2) age of DD diagnosis and 3) father’s age.
Conclusions and implications
The findings emphasise the need to develop tailored intervention programmes to assist fathers in reducing their sense of stigma and stress and in increasing their competence in collaborating with professionals.
Coping strategies and depression among Bedouin mothers raising an adolescent with a developmental disability
Archives of women's mental health, Jan 7, 2022
Many studies have examined the coping strategies and depression of mothers of children with disab... more Many studies have examined the coping strategies and depression of mothers of children with disabilities, but most have involved Western families and only a few refer to unique and traditional cultures. The main goal of the current study was to assess depression among Bedouin Israeli mothers raising children with developmental disability (DD) and how it is linked to their coping strategies. The study included a sample of 95 Bedouin mothers of adolescents with and without DD in Israel. Self-report measures of CES-D and Brief Cope were used to measure depression and coping strategies. Findings revealed an alarmingly high prevalence of severe depression among Bedouin mothers, especially among those raising a child with DD. Mothers raising a child with a developmental disability tended to use avoidant coping more often, while the use of active coping strategies did not differ between the two groups. Adaptivity of planning and behavioral disengagement was found to be context dependent. Findings underscore the vulnerability of Bedouin mothers living in Israel, and particularly Bedouin mothers raising a child with a DD which are a double jeopardy group.
Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, Dec 1, 2020
This study reveals the structure of participation in meetings of an interdisciplinary team in a s... more This study reveals the structure of participation in meetings of an interdisciplinary team in a school for children with mental disorders. It focuses on the theoretical framework of discourse analysis from a socio-linguistic perspective. The discourse analysis in this study illustrates that the interdisciplinary discourse that occurs in the interdisciplinary meetings is a special speech event that is complicated and asymmetrical, and the different professionals constitute a 'speech community', creating a special way of speaking that has implications for the social construction of the interdisciplinary teamwork. By analyzing 180 observations of meetings of an interdisciplinary team suggest that power struggles come into play pertaining to control of the meeting. This was reflected by various aspects of the structure of participation at the meetings: using the spotlight effect, keeping the basic exchange, using short utterances, and maintaining a fast pace during the discourse. All these are acts of speaking that reflect doctors' efforts to establish their social control in the meetings. arena in which organizational and community groups constitute who they are' (p. 140). Ethnographers of communication, the scholarly heritage on which 11 based her study, typically research the forms and functions of speech events and practices, such as meetings.
Language and Discourse in Special Education
Springer eBooks, 2015
Research in Developmental Disabilities, Jul 1, 2019
Background: Although children across the world experience Developmental Disabilities, most resear... more Background: Although children across the world experience Developmental Disabilities, most research on DD has been conducted using Western cultural perspectives and has primarily focused on mothers, leaving significant gaps in the literature. This study intends to fill some of these gaps by exploring and gaining an understanding of the experiences of fathers raising children with DD. Thus, the aim of this study was: to examine whether stigma, somatization, and parental self-efficacy were associated with stress among Bedouin fathers of adolescents with DD. Besides, the relationship between somatization and stress was examined in this study, as it is mediated by the sense of stigma, as well as the intensity of the mediation of the knowledge of shame, between paternal self-efficacy and stress. Methodology: Notably, ninety Bedouin fathers of adolescents with DD completed five questionnaires. These questionnaires included demographic, stigma, parental self-efficacy, and stress and somatization questionnaires. Results: Significantly, the study findings indicate significant negative relationships between general stress and parental self-efficacy, parental and economic stress and parental self-efficacy, and sense of stigma and parental self-efficacy. Also, the findings indicate significant positive relationships between stigma and anxiety, fear and somatization, and stigma and somatization. Conclusions: Arguably, concerning the findings of the study, intervention programs that are culturally tailored and that concern cognitive-behavioral foundations are recommended to help fathers cope with their sense of stigma. Further, the intervention programs help to deal with stress and somatization and to increase their understanding of parental self-efficacy in raising their child. Therefore, these cultural intervention programs should take into account the individual and his extended family, and place of the family in his life, considering the cultural values and the honor of the family. Further, the programs should take into account the centrality of religion and an awareness of the impact of the social hierarchy and the status of the fathers in the community and on the child with disabilities. In essence, these areas are focal points of power that can assist in providing solutions for the intervention program. Also, it is essential to refer to the living and economic conditions of this community.
Children with Disabilities and Special Education in the Bedouin Community in Israel
Springer eBooks, Oct 8, 2013
In the Bedouin community, it is possible to define children with disabilities as a hidden populat... more In the Bedouin community, it is possible to define children with disabilities as a hidden population. Interestingly, there is a corresponding gap in the professional literature, as research is sorely lacking in this area. This chapter attempts to address this oversight. The information presented here includes two parts: the first is an overview of the condition of children with disabilities in the Bedouin community, and the second focuses on the state of special education in the Bedouin community residing in the Negev region in southern Israel.
Background on the Bedouin Community in Israel
Springer eBooks, Oct 8, 2013
In the Bedouin community, culture, society, and the context are a source of guidance and action t... more In the Bedouin community, culture, society, and the context are a source of guidance and action through the entire process of raising children, including children with disability, and therefore it is important to present in this chapter the general background and characteristics of the Bedouin community. Additionally, this review will include comparison between the Bedouin and other indigenous communities around the world.
International journal of special education, 2007
The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the special education sector of the Bedo... more The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the special education sector of the Bedouin Arab community in southern Israel.. The paper opens with the study rationale and the importance of the subject. The review is based on a thematic analysis of content taken from diverse sources. The analysis showed five principle themes: (a) numerous Bedouin children with special needs and the ensuing social issues (b) Physical infrastructure (c) Skilled professional and multi-professional personnel (d) Methods, and adequate diagnostic, placement and interventional tools and (e) Additional assisting services. The analysis shows vast and numerous deficiencies vis-à-vis extant conditions and needs. It shows the necessity of an overall interventional program which will address diverse needs. At the end of the article I will propose Recommendations for future action emerging from the study adapted to the context and needs of the community; their main thrust relates to identifying all the Bedouin children with special needs, developing a professional-parent-community dialogue adapted to the needs of the community and devoting more attention to research of the subject.
Key Terms
Springer eBooks, Oct 8, 2013
Research in Developmental Disabilities, Aug 1, 2016
Background: Many studies have examined the coping resources of parents of children with disabilit... more Background: Many studies have examined the coping resources of parents of children with disabilities but most have involved Western families and only a few refer to unique and traditional cultures. Aim: This study sought to compare Druze parents of adolescents with and without developmental disabilities (DD) in the context of Druze traditions and beliefs and whether they may lead to better coping by parents of a child with DD. The study used the measures of stress; sense of coherence (SOC)-an orientation towards the world which reflects an ongoing confidence that things fall into place in a logical and meaningful way; and hope. Methods and procedures: The sample group consisted of 99 Druze parents of adolescents with and without DD enrolled in regular and special schools in Israel. The parents were asked to complete four questionnaires on demography, stress, SOC (Sense of coherence) and hope. Outcomes and results: The research findings indicate a higher sense of parental stress and a lower overall SOC, particularly meaningfulness, and hope among parents of adolescents with DD. There was no difference between the two groups of parents with respect to marital, economic and overall stress or in the other two components of SOC. Conclusions and implications: The results of the study partly contradict the assumption in the limited literature about Druze that they may cope better with life stressors as a result of their traditions and beliefs. The results also indicate the need for further research and culturally-based intervention programs.
Sense of Coherence Scale--Arabic Version
PsycTESTS Dataset, 2016
Methodology
Springer eBooks, Jul 19, 2014
Hope Questionnaire--Arabic Version
Patterns of verbal interaction in an interdisciplinary team in a special education school in Israel An ethnographic case study
Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DXN057884 / BLDSC - British Library Do... more Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DXN057884 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo
The current study investigates the revenge concept of ultra-orthodox and secular Israeli Jews, ma... more The current study investigates the revenge concept of ultra-orthodox and secular Israeli Jews, manifesting in drawings and narratives. The convenient sample consisted of thirtythree participants aged 23-61 (12 ultra-orthodox and 21 seculars). This mix-methodology study included the qualitative part, which are two sets of drawings and narratives-"draw an unjust event you experienced" and "draw what you would prefer to happen to the person who unjustly treated you;" and the quantitative part included a self-report questionnaire of the following measures: demographics, history of traumatic events, and feelings of injustice. Comparison between the two groups revealed no differences in the drawings and narratives, however, Orthodox Jews reported higher exposure to sexual abuse. The sexual abuse group showed a significant tendency to include words and physical touch between the victim and the perpetrator in the first drawing. A level of narrative organization was low in those with a history of sexual abuse.
School Professionals and Parents of Children with Disabilities
Springer eBooks, Oct 8, 2013
This chapter concentrates on professionals working in education systems, mainly schools and kinde... more This chapter concentrates on professionals working in education systems, mainly schools and kindergartens that provide. The special education school is an important system for students with disabilities, as it has the capacity to respond to the needs of both the child with disability and the parents, on an ecological level (i.e., addressing all of their contextual elements, such as culture, community, and environmental conditions) and on a systemic level (special education schools concentrate on the individual child’s needs, rather than on groups or the entire class). In addition, schools function as a primary framework for early prevention. This chapter uses an example of a disability from the field of mental health.
Indigenous Communities and Children with Disabilities in the World: Unique Characteristics of Indigenous Communities and Children with Disabilities
Springer eBooks, Oct 8, 2013
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly on Thu... more The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favor, with 4 votes against and 11 abstentions. During the Durban Review Conference in April 2009, 182 states from all regions of the world reached consensus on an outcome document in which they “Welcome[d] the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which has a positive impact on the protection of victims and, in this context, urge[d] states to take all necessary measures to implement the rights of indigenous peoples in accordance with international human rights instruments without discrimination…” (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference, 24 April 2009, para. 73).
International journal of special education, 2018
Professisonal community workers' interevention strategies are effective insofar as they are relev... more Professisonal community workers' interevention strategies are effective insofar as they are relevant to the cultural context in which they are delivered. This article presents a methodological process of identifying and conceptualizing culture-based intervention strategies of Bedouin professionals who work with Bedouin parents of children with ASD. Twenty three Bedouin professionals who work in a special education school for children with ASD participated in semi-structured ethnographic interviews. A thematic analysis was conducted, and 11 culturally based intervention strategies were identified and conceptualized. The manuscript presents these strategies in the results section with reference to three items of information: a) title, b) goals, and c) underlying assumptions. This research is, for the first time, focused on Bedouin culturally influenced intervention strategies, but its insights and the research methods that it offers allow for the identification of culturally based intervention methods and may be relevant for other traditional and/or indigenous communities that have children with ASD .
Discourse Events in the Interdisciplinary Team
Springer eBooks, Jul 19, 2014
The first part of this chapter deals with the discourse events typically used during the meetings... more The first part of this chapter deals with the discourse events typically used during the meetings of the interdisciplinary team. In this part, I present an original model of information categories that are found and exist in the daily life of the school and are shared by all the team members. These information categories did not appear in the research literature and are presented here for the first time. The patterns found in each category were also examined. The second part of the chapter presents what can be learned from these discourse events, namely that members of the interdisciplinary team use several distinct categories of information and that interdisciplinary teamwork involves two types of interaction, each with its own unique patterns and characteristics: interaction based on a clear orientation map and interaction based on the lack of an orientation map.
Collaboration Between Professionals and Parents of Children with Disabilities in the Bedouin Community: A Phenomenological Case Study
Springer eBooks, Oct 8, 2013
In this chapter, I have sought to give voice to the professionals working with Bedouin children w... more In this chapter, I have sought to give voice to the professionals working with Bedouin children with disabilities and their parents, as well as to the parents of Bedouin children with disabilities, whose voices have not been heard up until this point in the study.
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Background
Research has not fully elucidated the challenges experienced by the caregivers of children with developmental disabilities (DDs) in different sociocultural contexts. Studies on parents, especially fathers, of children with DDs in the Middle East are especially rare. Similarly, the subject of collaboration between Bedouin fathers and professionals has seen little research. This study fills these gaps by highlighting the experiences of Bedouin fathers raising children with DDs.
Aims
This study answered the following questions: A) Do stigma and stress affect the collaboration between Bedouin fathers and professionals? B) Do relationships exist between stigma, stress and collaboration?
Methods
Eighty-eight Bedouin fathers of children with DDs completed questionnaires on sociodemographic details, stigma, stress and collaboration between parents and professionals. Data were analysed using Pearson correlations, a correlation matrix and hierarchical linear regression.
Results
The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between stigma and stress, a significant negative relationship between stigma and collaboration and a significant negative relationship between stress and collaboration. Three demographic characteristics were associated with greater influence on fathers’ collaboration with professionals: 1) comorbidity in s child’s diagnosis, 2) age of DD diagnosis and 3) father’s age.
Conclusions and implications
The findings emphasise the need to develop tailored intervention programmes to assist fathers in reducing their sense of stigma and stress and in increasing their competence in collaborating with professionals.
Background
Research has not fully elucidated the challenges experienced by the caregivers of children with developmental disabilities (DDs) in different sociocultural contexts. Studies on parents, especially fathers, of children with DDs in the Middle East are especially rare. Similarly, the subject of collaboration between Bedouin fathers and professionals has seen little research. This study fills these gaps by highlighting the experiences of Bedouin fathers raising children with DDs.
Aims
This study answered the following questions: A) Do stigma and stress affect the collaboration between Bedouin fathers and professionals? B) Do relationships exist between stigma, stress and collaboration?
Methods
Eighty-eight Bedouin fathers of children with DDs completed questionnaires on sociodemographic details, stigma, stress and collaboration between parents and professionals. Data were analysed using Pearson correlations, a correlation matrix and hierarchical linear regression.
Results
The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between stigma and stress, a significant negative relationship between stigma and collaboration and a significant negative relationship between stress and collaboration. Three demographic characteristics were associated with greater influence on fathers’ collaboration with professionals: 1) comorbidity in s child’s diagnosis, 2) age of DD diagnosis and 3) father’s age.
Conclusions and implications
The findings emphasise the need to develop tailored intervention programmes to assist fathers in reducing their sense of stigma and stress and in increasing their competence in collaborating with professionals.