Shirli Werner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shirli Werner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shirli |
| FAMILY NAME | Werner |
| SIGNATURE | WERNER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5432-7223 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Generative AI-driven employment recommendations for individuals with disabilities
Persons with disabilities need to make informed choices regarding their preferred employment setting. Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) may help provide such information. This study examined the employment recommendations provided by GAI to hypothetical individuals with disabilities. As access to employment among women with disabilities is reduced compared to men, this study focused specifically on women. Three vignettes describing a woman…
Does the educational setting matter: School quality of life of students with special education needs
Necessity is Neither Condemned nor Praised’: Social Workers’ Meanings of Guardianship for Disabled People
Throughout the years, disabled people, especially those with intellectual and mental disabilities, have frequently been appointed authorised guardians. Having been criticised for restricting individual freedom and autonomy and in line with the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a 2016 reform in Israel's Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law called for restricting the use of guardianship and preferring less restrictive al…
Israeli social workers’ recommendations on guardianship and supported decision-making: Examination of client and social worker factors
We examined social workers' recommendations regarding the possible appointment of a guardian, a supported decision maker (SDM), or neither for persons with disabilities. Social workers (N = 328) were presented with four vignettes that contained factors potentially relevant to guardianship and SDM judgments. They expressed higher support of SDM and maintaining the status quo (without a guardian or SDM) and lower support for guardianship. Social wo…
Cooperation or Tension? Dyadic Coping in Cystic Fibrosis
Following a rise in the life expectancy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, many adults with CF form couple relationships. Yet, dyadic coping has not been previously examined in people with CF. This study examined how adults with CF and their partners cope as a couple with the illness, and what meanings each partner and the couple as a unit attribute to the experience. Seventeen adult CF patients and their partners participated in separate semi‐str…
Activism, Growth, and Empowerment of Israeli Parents of Children With Disabilities
Traditionally, studies on parenting children with disabilities have focused mostly on experiences of stress. More recently, studies have turned to examining parental coping from the perspective of strength, focusing on the ability to achieve growth and empowerment. Most studies, however, have not examined parental activism as a coping mechanism. Based on the Double ABCX Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation, this study, conducted in Israel, a…
Disclosure in Cystic Fibrosis: A Qualitative Study
This study examined disclosure strategies in cystic fibrosis (CF) and their psychosocial implications for adults. Disclosure styles were examined based on Corrigan and Lundin's (2001) model. In‐depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 42 individuals diagnosed with CF from two CF clinics in Israel. Disclosure of CF is complex and involves multiple strategies. Two main themes regarding disclosure presented here are: (a) disclosure styles an…
Perceptions towards disability among social work students in Israel: Development and validation of a new scale
Over the last decades, the disability movement has been advocating for a paradigmatic shift in how disability is perceived and managed: from a medical or individual perspective focusing on the person's body and mind to a social perspective emphasizing the context and barriers of disability. However, we still know little about the perceptions of helping professionals, particularly social workers who work closely with disabled people. Thus, the aim…
What’s in a label? The stigmatizing effect of intellectual disability by any other name
Intellectual Disability and Stigma
â Scior and Werner have assembled a masterful team of scientists and advocates to summarize the state of research on the stigma of intellectual disabilities.â - Patrick W. Corrigan Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA â This book will help expose generations of often unconscious bias while opening many eyes to the possibility of a more welcoming future.â - Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics This …
Guardianship law versus supported decision-making policies: Perceptions of persons with intellectual or psychiatric disabilities and parents
Article 12 of the Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes all persons with disabilities as having legal capacity in all areas of life. However, in adherence to the Israeli Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law (1962), many persons with intellectual disability (ID) or mental illness (MI) have these rights revoked because of the appointment of a guardian. Little is known about these persons' perceptions about guardianship an…
Israeli children's attitudes toward children with and without disabilities
Public stigma in intellectual disability: Do Direct Versus Indirect Questions Make a Difference
Several explanations are suggested for the finding that indirect questioning elicits more negative stigmatic attitudes. Among others, indirect questioning may be a more appropriate methodology for eliciting immediate beliefs. Furthermore, the results call for implementing a comprehensive, multi-level programme to change stigma
Needs Assessment of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Can It Help in Promoting Recovery
Families' and Professional Caregivers' Views of Using Advanced Technology to Track People With Dementia
in this study we examined the ethical aspects of the use of the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to track people with dementia. The findings are based on qualitative data gathered from focus groups of family and professional caregivers. The most important theme was the need to balance patients' need for safety with the need to preserve their autonomy and privacy. The main potential benefit of the use of GPS was related to the peace of mind of the…
Attitudes of Family and Professional Care-Givers towards the Use of GPS for Tracking Patients with Dementia: An Exploratory Study
This study examined the attitudes of family and professional care-givers towards the use of advanced electronic tracking such as GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for elderly people with dementia. The study revealed four principal findings. First, care-givers' views ranged from feeling obligated to use the tracking device for the sake of patients' safety through support of the use of the device for the sak…
Disclosure in Cystic Fibrosis: A Qualitative Study
This study examined disclosure strategies in cystic fibrosis (CF) and their psychosocial implications for adults. Disclosure styles were examined based on Corrigan and Lundin's (2001) model. In‐depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 42 individuals diagnosed with CF from two CF clinics in Israel. Disclosure of CF is complex and involves multiple strategies. Two main themes regarding disclosure presented here are: (a) disclosure styles an…
Needs Assessment of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Can It Help in Promoting Recovery
Attitudes of Family and Professional Care-Givers towards the Use of GPS for Tracking Patients with Dementia: An Exploratory Study
This study examined the attitudes of family and professional care-givers towards the use of advanced electronic tracking such as GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for elderly people with dementia. The study revealed four principal findings. First, care-givers' views ranged from feeling obligated to use the tracking device for the sake of patients' safety through support of the use of the device for the sak…
Families' and Professional Caregivers' Views of Using Advanced Technology to Track People With Dementia
in this study we examined the ethical aspects of the use of the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to track people with dementia. The findings are based on qualitative data gathered from focus groups of family and professional caregivers. The most important theme was the need to balance patients' need for safety with the need to preserve their autonomy and privacy. The main potential benefit of the use of GPS was related to the peace of mind of the…
Israeli children's attitudes toward children with and without disabilities
Public stigma in intellectual disability: Do Direct Versus Indirect Questions Make a Difference
Several explanations are suggested for the finding that indirect questioning elicits more negative stigmatic attitudes. Among others, indirect questioning may be a more appropriate methodology for eliciting immediate beliefs. Furthermore, the results call for implementing a comprehensive, multi-level programme to change stigma
Attitudes of Family and Professional Care-Givers towards the Use of GPS for Tracking Patients with Dementia: An Exploratory Study
This study examined the attitudes of family and professional care-givers towards the use of advanced electronic tracking such as GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for elderly people with dementia. The study revealed four principal findings. First, care-givers' views ranged from feeling obligated to use the tracking device for the sake of patients' safety through support of the use of the device for the sak…
Families' and Professional Caregivers' Views of Using Advanced Technology to Track People With Dementia
in this study we examined the ethical aspects of the use of the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to track people with dementia. The findings are based on qualitative data gathered from focus groups of family and professional caregivers. The most important theme was the need to balance patients' need for safety with the need to preserve their autonomy and privacy. The main potential benefit of the use of GPS was related to the peace of mind of the…
Needs Assessment of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Can It Help in Promoting Recovery
Israeli children's attitudes toward children with and without disabilities
Public stigma in intellectual disability: Do Direct Versus Indirect Questions Make a Difference
Several explanations are suggested for the finding that indirect questioning elicits more negative stigmatic attitudes. Among others, indirect questioning may be a more appropriate methodology for eliciting immediate beliefs. Furthermore, the results call for implementing a comprehensive, multi-level programme to change stigma
Intellectual Disability and Stigma
â Scior and Werner have assembled a masterful team of scientists and advocates to summarize the state of research on the stigma of intellectual disabilities.â - Patrick W. Corrigan Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA â This book will help expose generations of often unconscious bias while opening many eyes to the possibility of a more welcoming future.â - Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics This …
Guardianship law versus supported decision-making policies: Perceptions of persons with intellectual or psychiatric disabilities and parents
Article 12 of the Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes all persons with disabilities as having legal capacity in all areas of life. However, in adherence to the Israeli Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law (1962), many persons with intellectual disability (ID) or mental illness (MI) have these rights revoked because of the appointment of a guardian. Little is known about these persons' perceptions about guardianship an…
What’s in a label? The stigmatizing effect of intellectual disability by any other name
Perceptions towards disability among social work students in Israel: Development and validation of a new scale
Over the last decades, the disability movement has been advocating for a paradigmatic shift in how disability is perceived and managed: from a medical or individual perspective focusing on the person's body and mind to a social perspective emphasizing the context and barriers of disability. However, we still know little about the perceptions of helping professionals, particularly social workers who work closely with disabled people. Thus, the aim…
Disclosure in Cystic Fibrosis: A Qualitative Study
This study examined disclosure strategies in cystic fibrosis (CF) and their psychosocial implications for adults. Disclosure styles were examined based on Corrigan and Lundin's (2001) model. In‐depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 42 individuals diagnosed with CF from two CF clinics in Israel. Disclosure of CF is complex and involves multiple strategies. Two main themes regarding disclosure presented here are: (a) disclosure styles an…
Cooperation or Tension? Dyadic Coping in Cystic Fibrosis
Following a rise in the life expectancy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, many adults with CF form couple relationships. Yet, dyadic coping has not been previously examined in people with CF. This study examined how adults with CF and their partners cope as a couple with the illness, and what meanings each partner and the couple as a unit attribute to the experience. Seventeen adult CF patients and their partners participated in separate semi‐str…
Activism, Growth, and Empowerment of Israeli Parents of Children With Disabilities
Traditionally, studies on parenting children with disabilities have focused mostly on experiences of stress. More recently, studies have turned to examining parental coping from the perspective of strength, focusing on the ability to achieve growth and empowerment. Most studies, however, have not examined parental activism as a coping mechanism. Based on the Double ABCX Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation, this study, conducted in Israel, a…
Necessity is Neither Condemned nor Praised’: Social Workers’ Meanings of Guardianship for Disabled People
Throughout the years, disabled people, especially those with intellectual and mental disabilities, have frequently been appointed authorised guardians. Having been criticised for restricting individual freedom and autonomy and in line with the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a 2016 reform in Israel's Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law called for restricting the use of guardianship and preferring less restrictive al…
Israeli social workers’ recommendations on guardianship and supported decision-making: Examination of client and social worker factors
We examined social workers' recommendations regarding the possible appointment of a guardian, a supported decision maker (SDM), or neither for persons with disabilities. Social workers (N = 328) were presented with four vignettes that contained factors potentially relevant to guardianship and SDM judgments. They expressed higher support of SDM and maintaining the status quo (without a guardian or SDM) and lower support for guardianship. Social wo…
Does the educational setting matter: School quality of life of students with special education needs
Generative AI-driven employment recommendations for individuals with disabilities
Persons with disabilities need to make informed choices regarding their preferred employment setting. Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) may help provide such information. This study examined the employment recommendations provided by GAI to hypothetical individuals with disabilities. As access to employment among women with disabilities is reduced compared to men, this study focused specifically on women. Three vignettes describing a woman…
Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (4 works) · Intellectual disability (4 works)