Shitat Shelehev Zealdspace (Registered Association)

Building an umbrella organization that will unite in a professional framework and represent all those authorized to engage in and guide the "Shlehav" method in Israel and around the world—a method for developmental support of children, infants and their parents in private and public frameworks, individually and in groups. As part of this, inter alia, to maintain the level and uniqueness of those engaged in the Shlehav method, protect the interests of those engaged in the method, establish professional ethics rules for organization members and so on. To establish, develop and disseminate the Shlehav method in Israel and around the world. To promote international recognition of its positive contribution to parent-child relationships and normal and rich development of infants and children in motor, cognitive, emotional and social aspects. To work for recognition of the method's importance and uniqueness among state, academic, public and medical bodies and to raise awareness of the method and its contribution among parents, people and educational institutions, caregivers and health and care institutions for young children. Among other things, to work for integrating the method into early childhood educational institutions including mother-child health centers, health insurance funds and in the framework of para-medical professions for young children. To engage in cultivating and teaching values regarding the importance of enriching infants and children, strengthening family communication and promoting parent-child relationships. To raise funding sources from private and public bodies in Israel and abroad to achieve the organization's goals, all without profit. To train and advance organization members as professionals and caregivers in the method, inter alia by approving study programs according to the method and certifying teachers and instructors. To establish an institute for training professionals in the method. To hold conferences, study days, courses, training programs and professional training on behalf of the organization including in cooperation with private and public organizations and institutions in Israel and abroad. To preserve the method's heritage as a profession through collecting and preserving relevant professional materials, including books and publications, in a database accessible to organization members. To maintain professional and organizational relations with similar professional organizations in Israel and around the world. To work to protect intellectual property rights in the method and its attribution to the organization and/or its founders, including through trademark registration. To promote the organization's goals inter alia through fundraising, managing assets and using the organization's powers under applicable law.