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Professional support for special-needs families — meeting you wherever you are, and bringing every layer of life under one roof.
The first thing a family encounters when it realises its child is “different” is total uncertainty — a sense of chaos, and the question: what does the future hold for us, and for them?
In the “simple” cases, where the signs are fairly clear, a date is set for an assessment. I work with two of the country’s leading diagnostic institutes; appointments are arranged quickly and immediately; the assessment goes ahead without too many hurdles; the condition is diagnosed by its established markers, and a first set of steps is decided.
In the more “complex” cases — as in most special homes in Israel — the initial “shock”, the confusion, the fears and the sadness are paralysing. Guilt mixes in, alongside bureaucratic and financial challenges, sensitivities, and the strain of poor communication between family members and partners — and the questions far outnumber the answers. For every answer, three more questions arise.
Who do you turn to? What do you do? How do you build the best possible life for our special children?
Whether you’re a special family “at the start of the road”, just before or after a diagnosis, or “veterans” in the field — you know the walls of bureaucracy, the questions with no answer, and moments of system indifference or human frustration. And that is exactly why I founded Al HaRetzef: every answer under one roof, one coordinating point of contact — service, response and a solution for every situation and every issue concerning your child, the siblings, the extended family, and you as partners.
What we offer
Targeted solutions
For bureaucratic and systemic crises.
Multi-system guidance
On a six-month track.
Al HaRetzef — quality of life is not a dirty word!
As the mother of a special child, I believe that we — and our special children — deserve to be equals among equals; to live full lives of dignity, mental and physical health, and, no less important, to have the best possible conditions for growth, flourishing and development. Yes — it is possible.
— Yael Josephsberg, Al HaRetzef
Right after we received Michael’s diagnosis, when he was a year and two months old, I decided I would lead, not be led. It wasn’t easy from the start, because everything was new to me and I had to learn, draw my own conclusions, and take risks. The moves and the thinking are endless — trial and error.
The system is sprawling, made of many parts — financial, educational, medical — and we find ourselves in a world of content unfamiliar to us, under a pressure that blocks us from the solutions on offer; our tendency is all or nothing. Along the way I understood the need for a guiding figure — someone who could make clear to us what we’re entitled to in each and every area.
Every professional in the field — from psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors and social workers to educational teams, and even friends and second- or third-circle family — has their own ‘credo’. But we, as the organic family, must receive the full picture: one that truly sees, and tailors itself to, our own particular child.
“I’m so glad we met Yael Josephsberg, who gave him tips that helped us handle different situations at home. Yael listened to our needs and knew how to tailor advice and solutions to us and to our parenting spirit.”
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Let’s pave the path that’s right for you.
‘Tailored’ is the keyword, and I know how to provide that tailored fit for you. Al HaRetzef provides services across every layer of life — where do you need me on the spectrum?
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