Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Enhancing child safety within the Australian Jewish community: Exploring the role of a culturally specific safeguarding service
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: President
Dr Michelle Meyer is President of a newly established Safeguarding Unit in the Jewish Community, Maoz (Hebrew for a place of safety). Dr Meyer was the former CEO of Tzedek, a support service for survivors of institutional and intrafamilial sexual abuse in the Jewish community. Other areas of practice experience include Family Law, Child Inclusive Mediation and Restorative Practice.
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Director
Rachel is social work trained and has extensive safeguarding experience across several sectors, from Salvation Army, the AFL, Sports Integrity and currently as Director of Safeguarding with the Catholic Archdiocese. Rachel has also worked as a safeguarding consultant in the Jewish community and is a consultant to Maoz.