This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund
The Legal Competency Project, led by the Disability Rights Clinic, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs and the Shalem Foundation, focuses on developing knowledge in the implementation of Amendment 18 to the Legal Competency and Guardianship Law for social workers in local authorities. The project’s goal is to develop tools that will enable the realization and promotion of the principles established in Amendment 18, as well as the right of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to legal competency. As a preliminary step toward developing the tool, workshops were conducted for social workers by the Disability Rights Clinic team (Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University) with the aim of introducing participants to the field, gathering dilemmas and case studies, and identifying key barriers. At the end of the workshops, a feedback questionnaire developed by the ‘Michlol’ Unit of the Shalem Foundation was administered. This document presents the findings from the feedback, along with a summary and insights drawn from it.
Keywords: legal competency, Amendment 18, guardianship, decision supporter, disabilities, social workers, workshop feedback.