At the entrance to the Eden Therapeutic Boarding School, a quotation by Simone de Beauvoir is displayed prominently on the wall:
“First, her wings are clipped—and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.”
Connecting the work carried out on a personal level with a deep understanding of the social environment and its impact on each girl ultimately enables a process through which she can move from being a victim of her circumstances and society to taking ownership of herself and her life.
What Is the Eden Model?
The Eden Model is a unique and innovative approach developed by Ronit Shoval through her work with girls experiencing complex post-traumatic stress in a residential care setting. The model combines evidence-based approaches to treating the effects of trauma – Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – with an understanding of trauma as a social rather than personal issue, alongside a motivational therapeutic approach. Together, these three elements create trauma-informed environments in which patients can feel safe and move toward healing and change.
To date, the Eden Model has helped hundreds of girls who have experienced trauma and abuse move from being victims of trauma to becoming independent, confident young women capable of building full and meaningful lives.
Ronit Shoval
CEO of the Eden Association since 2017 and an expert in treating complex post-traumatic stress in women and girls. She previously served as director of the Eden Therapeutic Boarding School and of the Be’er Sheva Municipal Authority for the Prevention of Drug Abuse. She provides training and instruction to professional and therapeutic teams. Ronit holds an MSW from Ben-Gurion University, a BA in Behavioral Sciences and Education, and a BSW from Ben-Gurion University.
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