Planning

Regional Guidance on the Development and Use of Social Service Workforce to Population Ratios in ASEAN

An adequately planned, developed, and supported social service workforce (SSW) is critical to enable equitable access to social protection and basic social welfare for all, in both development and humanitarian contexts. Social work is the core profession within the social service workforce, but...

Regional Guidance on Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in Social Protection

This ASEAN Guidance is intended to support policy makers, managers and members of the social service workforce in ASEAN Member States to strengthen the role of social workers and the wider social service workforce in and for social protection systems.

Regional Guidance for ASEAN Member States on Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in the Justice Sector

Social workers, and the wider social service workforce (SSW), do not only operate in the provision of core social services in the social welfare sector. They can play a critical role across sectors, including the justice system, in helping reach and engage the most vulnerable individuals and...

Regional Guidance for ASEAN Member States on Strengthening the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in the Health Sector

Social workers, and the wider social service workforce, do not only operate in the social welfare system. They can play a critical role across sectors, in order to reach the most vulnerable individuals and communities with support and services.

Ha Noi Declaration on Strengthening Social Work towards a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community

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.

Romanian Social Service Workforce Census

Although it has made considerable progress over the last 30 years, Romania continues to face demographic and social challenges, reporting the highest at-risk-of-poverty and social exclusion rate in the Euopean Union, sharp disparities between rural and urban areas and a markedly ageing population.

Inclusion of Children in the Context of Migration into National Child Protection Systems

Child migration can be voluntary or forced, temporary or permanent, and it can occur with or without the accompaniment of a parent or adult caregiver. Children in the context of migration1 include those who are migrating within their own country, across borders, as well as children who remain...

Standardized social work methods and strategies in the roles of child protection workers: A report from Kuwaitis Child Protection Workers

Protection workers around the world are faced with methods and strategies to protect children at risk. Therefore, this article aims to identify the methods that are applied in the State of Kuwait by workers in the field of child protection in hospitals and community police, as well as the Kuwaiti...

Advanced Social Work Practice in Adult Mental Health

This briefing paper provides context for Advanced Social Work Practice in the area of adult mental health in Ireland and advocates for focused effort to address this issue by providing concrete suggestions for consideration and action. This briefing paper highlights the following in particular:

ASEAN Regional Guidance on “Empowering Women and Children: Delivering Quality Social Work Services for Those at Risk of or Affected by Violence

This Regional Guidance aims to support policymakers and members of the social service workforce and allied sectors in The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States to design and deliver quality social work services for women and children at risk of or who have experienced...

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