Dr. Ravit Alfandari conducted her PhD studies at the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK and her post-doctoral training at the School of Social Work and the School of Business Administration at the University of Haifa, Israel. She has teaching experience in Israel (at Hadassah Academic College and Ariel University) and the UK (at LSE and Ulster University, Northern Ireland). Today, she holds a lecturer position at the University of Haifa's School of Social Work. She is also a research fellow at the Centre for Research and Study of the Family and the Centre for the Study of Organizations & Human Resources Management, at the University of Haifa. Ravit, is a qualified social worker with solid experience in direct service delivery, programs development and conducting research related to vulnerable children and families. Her empirical investigation focuses on decision-making and risk assessment in the field of child protection. She is a Core Member at COST Action network, multisectoral responses to child abuse and neglect in Europe (Euro-CAN).