Nirit Karni-Vizer, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Education at Tel-Hai College. Her research focuses on verbal violence, intervention programs, and inclusion and community participation of people with disabilities. She is interested in developing intervention programs to reduce violence against people with disabilities by empowering them and teaching them skills and in training professionals to use these programs.
Dr. Nirit Karni Viser
Dr. Nirit Karni Viser
Accordion Title Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest
Violence, Vernal violence, People with disabilities, Inclusion
Accordion Title Research
Research
Verbal violence against people with disabilities Attitudes towards inclusion
Accordion Title Teaching
Teaching
| 2010- present | Introduction to special education | Undergraduate |
| 2010- 2018 | Child development, identification of disabilities. | Undergraduate |
| 2010-2016 | Pervasive Developmental Disorder | Undergraduate |
| 2010-2015 | Inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in the community | Undergraduate |
| 2013-2014 | Seminar on the vocational and social education of young and adults with developmental disabilities | Graduate |
| 2013- present | Intellectual developmental disabilities | Undergraduate |
| 2013- present | Seminar on Verbal Violence at schools and intervention programs | Undergraduate |
| 2016- present | Behavioral problems and interventions to reduce violence in schools | Undergraduate |
| 2016- present | Integration from a humanistic and educational perspective | Undergraduate |
| 2016- present | Emotional and behavioral disorders of children with learning disabilities | Undergraduate |
| 2016- present | People with disabilities in postmodern society: critical issues | Undergraduate |
| 2017- present | Autistic spectrum disorder | Undergraduate |
| 2017- 2019 | Learning and attention disabilities in a multi-system perspective | Graduate |
| 2018- present | Violence in schools | Graduate |
| 2019- present | Seminar on Integration and inclusion in postmodern vision | Graduate |
| 2019- present | Emotional, behavioral and violent disorders in the special education system and in inclusion | Graduate |
| 2019- present | Issues in intellectual developmental disabilities | Graduate |
Accordion Title Awards
Awards
| 2013 | Exploring the effects of verbal violence on community participation | Deans incentive grant | $5,000 | CO-PI |
Prof. Mark Salzer (PI) |
| 2014 | Reports of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities on verbal violence directed at them in various housing frameworks |
Keren Shalem – The Central Fund for the Development of Services for the Retarded in the Local Councils | NIS100,000 | PI |
Prof. Shunit Reiter (CO-PI) |
| 2017 | The contribution of an intervention program based on the "cycle of internalized learning" to coping with verbal violence and improving the quality of life of people with IDD living in different house settings | Shalem Fund: The Central Fund for the Development of Services for the Retarded in the Local Councils | NIS 100,000 | PI |
Dr. Ran Numan (CI) |
| 2017 | The relationship between the principle of normalization and the humanistic approach as expressed in the work of service providers, quality of life, sense of self-efficacy and future orientation of adults with IDD as a service provider |
Shalem Fund: The Central Fund for the Development of Services for the Retarded in the Local Councils | NIS 100,000 | CO-PI |
Prof. Shunit Reiter (PI) and Dr. Ran Numan (CO-PI) |
| 2017 | The effect of verbal violence on body image | Tel-Hai College | NIS 10,000 | PI | |
| 2019 | Verbal violence among people with mental illness | MOU | NIS 5,000 | PI |
Accordion Title Publications
Publications
- Karni-Vizer, N. (2018). Verbal violence towards people with intellectual developmental disabilities living in different residential settings, Issues in Special Education & Inclusion, 29(1), 147-164. (Heb.).
- Karni-Vizer, N., & Walter, O. (2018). The impact of verbal violence on body investment and self-worth among college students. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 29, 314-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2018.1550831. (SJR IF = 1.15., R 122/262 in clinical psychology (Q2), Scopus = Q2, CiteScore: 1.15, R 6/17 59th in health professions). 7 citations
- Karni-Vizer, N. (2020). Teachers' perceptions of religious education about integrated students with special needs into regular education. Issues in Special Education & Inclusion, 30, 115-129. (Heb.).
- Karni-Vizer, N. (2020). Inclusive education in state religious schools: the perceptions of the teachers on inclusion. International Journal of Inclusive Education. (SJR IF = 1.3., R 122/262 education (Q1), Scopus = Q2, CiteScore: 1.58, R 267/1040 74th in social sciences - education).
- Salzer, M., & Karni-Vizer, N. (2020). The impact of verbal violence on recovery: A mediation study. Community Mental Health Journal, (on-line) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00707-3. (SJR IF =60., 76 out of 246 on the Health (Social Science) list 189 out of 489 on the Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health list 210 out of 494 on the Psychiatry and Mental Health list (Q2) Scopus = Q2, CiteScore 2019: 2.4).
Accordion Title DR Nirit Karni Viser CV
DR Nirit Karni Viser CV
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