Society and Wellfare

Society and Wellfare (Hebrew: חברה ורווחה) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to expanding and deepening theoretical, research, and applied knowledge in the field of social work. It is intended for social workers and adjacent care and welfare professions, including psychologists, criminologists, public health workers, and sociologists. The journal is published in Israel and is associated with the Ministry of Welfare and Social Services. The journal began in 1955 under the name Sa'ad (סעד), during the tenure of Welfare Minister Haim-Moshe Shapira. In its early years it was not research-oriented; it presented the views and impressions of ministry personnel and field reports from welfare service workers, aiming to showcase achievements and needs. Over the years it evolved into an independent professional journal in the field of social work in Israel, reflecting theories and applied approaches prevalent in Israel and abroad and providing essential reading for social workers, central and local government officials, academics, and the interested public. In 1978 the journal adopted its current name, Society and Wellfare, and changed its character to a peer-reviewed academic journal. As part of this change, an editorial board was appointed whose members all had seniority and experience in welfare and social work research. Since December 2016, the editor-in-chief has been Prof. Varda Soskolne. The journal is published by the Ministry of Welfare and Social Services and its publications are accessible through the Israeli government's online portal. It remains an active scholarly publication serving the social work and welfare community in Israel.

The journal now known as Society and Wellfare began publication in 1955 under the name Sa'ad (סעד), during the period when Haim-Moshe Shapira served as Minister of Welfare. In its early phase, Sa'ad was not a research-oriented publication. It presented the opinions and impressions of officials in the ministry and reports from the field work of employees in welfare services, and its purpose was to display achievements and needs. Over the years, the journal developed into an independent professional journal in the field of social work in Israel. It reflected theories and applied approaches that were prevalent in Israel and abroad, and it presented essential reading material for social workers, officials in central and local government, academics, and the interested public. In 1978, the journal began to appear under the new name Society and Wellfare (חברה ורווחה). It changed its character to a peer-reviewed academic journal, and as part of this change an editorial board was appointed whose members all had seniority and experience in the research fields of welfare and social work. Since December 2016, the editor-in-chief of the journal has been Prof. Varda Soskolne. The journal continues to be published and its article archive is accessible through the Israeli government's online portal.

• 2016

  Prof. Varda Soskolne appointed editor-in-chief.

• 1978

  Journal renamed Society and Wellfare and transformed into a peer-reviewed academic journal with an appointed editorial board.

• 1955

  Journal founded under the name Sa'ad during the tenure of Welfare Minister Haim-Moshe Shapira.

Peer-reviewed academic journal for social work and welfare professions in Israel

• Society and Wellfare (חברה ורווחה) journal

1. 1Society and Wellfare - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2חברה ורווחה (כתב עת) - Wikipedia (Hebrew)he.wikipedia.org
3. 3Ministry of Welfare and Social Services - Publicationsgov.il