This Declaration, adopted by the Heads of AMS on 12 November 2020 at the 37th ASEAN Summit, provided the first regional framework for social work, calling for its professionalisation and expansion in the region. The focus areas identified by the Declaration build upon the evidence generated among AMS, including the 2019 Multi-Country Review of the Social Service Workforce in the East Asia and Pacific Region and priorities identified in the Kick-off Meeting for the Development of an ASEAN Declaration on Promotion of Social Work held on 28-29th October 2019. The Ha Noi Declaration on Strengthening Social Work for Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community sets a clear vision for empowering peoples of ASEAN through building comprehensive social work and delivering multidisciplinary, inclusive and quality social services. The Declaration is accompanied by a ASEAN Road Map for the Implementation of the Hanoi Declaration on Strengthening Social Work for Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community.
See also the Regional Guidance developed to support the operationalization of the Declaration and Road Map:
- Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in the Health Sector
- Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in the Justice Sector
- Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in Social Protection
- Development and Use of Social Service Workforce to Population Ratios in ASEAN
- Empowering Women and Children: Delivering Quality Social Work Services for Those at Risk of or Affected by Violence
- Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience
- Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in the Education Sector
