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The Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference: Investing in Those Who Care for Children, held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010, is often recognized as the launch of a global movement to strengthen the social service workforce and to develop stronger, more effective social service systems. The conference, supported by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), brought together 18 country teams drawn from government, non-governmental organizations, professional associations and higher education institutions to share experiences of the challenges facing the…
This paper concentrates on the discussion of some contextual issues along with the challenges that are closely associated with social work practice at Macro, Mezzo and Micro levels of intervention. Here in the paper, theoretical approaches and techniques that are significantly applicable in social work practice have been presented along with some challenge-related contexts in social work practice in Bangladesh. In addition, emphasis on bio-psycho-social and spiritual aspects of clients’ problems within the framework of a holistic paradigm has been highlighted in an abridged form of…
The purpose of the multi-country review, undertaken by UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office and the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, is to provide an overview of the current status of social service workforces in the region and to identify good and promising practices for workforce strengthening, in order to inform advocacy, legal, policy and strategy development, and investment. The report presents the size, scope and structure of the social service workforce, efforts to strengthen the workforce through policy development, legislative reform, professionalization,…
ស្របពេលដែលកើតមានឡើងនូវការរីករាលដាលនៃជំងឺកូវីដ-១៩ក្នុងសហគមន៍នៅទូទាំងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា យើងសូមចែករំលែកនូវវីដេអូមួយ ស្តីពីការគាំទ្រដល់បុគ្គលិកកាន់ករណី ក្នុងការធានាថា កុមារ និងគ្រួសារពួកគេ ដែលកំពុងទទួលការគាំទ្រពីយើង រួមទាំងខ្លួនបុគ្គលិកផ្ទាល់មានសុវត្ថិភាព។ យើងសង្ឃឹមថាវីដេអូខ្លីនេះ នឹងផ្តល់ជាសារប្រយោជន៍ដល់អ្នក និងក្រុមការងារ។ សូមថ្លែងអំណរគុណដល់ក្រសួងសង្គមកិច្ច អតីតយុទ្ធជន និងយុវនីតិសម្បទា សម្រាប់ការដឹកនាំការផលិត ដើម្បីឱ្យវីដេអូនេះសមស្របជាមួយគោលការណ៍ណែនាំ ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងករណីក្នុងអំឡុងពេលជំងឺកូវីដ១៩។ សូមរក្សាសុវត្ថិភាពរបស់ខ្លួនឱ្យបានខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួនគ្រប់ពេលវេលា។
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The enactment of new legislations and policies and establishment of proper implementation agencies are considered the fundamental elements of modernisation. Likewise, in India, the child welfare sector is witnessing a paradigm shift after the implementation of juvenile justice acts and the establishment of Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS). The policy documents suggest that institutionalisation of a child must be the last resort; hence, the ideal situation is deinstitutionalising children from institutions to other care facilities. Childcare staff have to intervene…
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This study aims to elucidate child welfare workers’ resilience and coping styles. Data were collected via questionnaire, specifically the Resilience Scale (RS) and Coping Style Scales-Brief Form (CSS-BF). RS-based results indicated intermediate professional resilience (n = 108) wherein professionals protect their resilience with training and peer support or coaching. Emotion-focused coping methods were also found to be effective. Using different methods than those used in this study, future research on professional resilience in other social work areas is recommended.
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Social work was reintroduced in Vietnam in the late 1980s and was officially recognized in 2010 as an effective tool for responding to increasing levels of social problems as a result of the introduction of a market economic policy in the mid-1980s. It is estimated that about 18.2 percent of children in Vietnam are in need of social work services. This article reports a part of a qualitative study to address the questions of what and how international organizations have been engaging in the professionalization of social work services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam, taking…
Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme (CPiE PDP) is a six-month capacity building programme for mid-level child protection in emergencies practitioners. In the Asia Pacific region, three cycles have been completed since 2016 and the 4th cycle has started in August 2019. The Residential phase of CPiE PDP is a two-week training during which participants develop knowledge and skills to design and implement high-quality Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) programming. It is an engaging, interactive and challenging experience that includes classroom sessions, group…
The Multi-Country Review of the State of the Social Service Workforce in the Middle East and Africa Region Report shows that gaps in workforce support and funding negatively affect the quality and effectiveness of social services, leading to missed opportunities for protecting children and improving the well-being of the region’s most vulnerable populations. The report is a review of the social service workforce in eight countries: Djibouti, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan and Tunisia.
Highlights from the report include:
- There are…
Comprised of 12 videos and accompanying discussion guides, this video series features the learning from practitioners working across a range of care-related programs and practices in Cambodia. Topics discussed include abandonment prevention in hospitals, supporting children with disabilities in family-based care, and the impact of the care setting on child rehabilitation outcomes.
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