TTLV: Group social work for children infected with Agent Orange at Vietnam Friendship Village

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 30, 1988

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of graduate students No. 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated August 6, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:“Group social work for children infected with Agent Orange at Vietnam Friendship Village”

8. Major: Social work Code: 60.90.01.01

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan

Place of work: Vietnam Association for Protection of Children's Rights

10. Summary of thesis results:

Thesis topic "Group social work for children affected by Agent Orange at Vietnam Friendship Village"In addition to the introduction, conclusion - recommendations, list of references, appendix, the main content of the thesis is divided into 3 chapters by the author.

Chapter 1: In this chapter, the author presents and introduces the theories applied in the research, key concepts related to the topic, research methods used in the topic, and at the same time, summarizes the history of establishment, functions, tasks and operations of the research site.

Chapter 2 content: Studying the current understanding of group social work of the staff of Friendship Village; how the application of group social work for children infected with Agent Orange in the Village has been carried out. In the application of group social work for children in Friendship Village, the author presented the application of group social work in the fields of care and nurturing; rehabilitation treatment and vocational education and training. The author also pointed out the effectiveness of applying group social work for children infected with Agent Orange in Friendship Village and the factors affecting that effectiveness. After analyzing the factors affecting the effectiveness of group social work methods applied in the Village, the author identified the most essential needs of children that group social work activities in the Village have not been effectively applied.

Chapter 3: Based on identifying the essential needs of children that the Village has not yet met, the author proposes intervention measures to support children affected by Agent Orange. The author has conducted a pilot study of group social work measures for children affected by Agent Orange at the Vietnam Friendship Village to improve the children's ability to integrate into the community. As a result, after the intervention process, the children were equipped with knowledge to understand their own values, improve their communication skills, problem solving skills, form effective teamwork skills, and receive career counseling and vocational training. From there, their awareness, attitudes, and behaviors have changed more positively.

11. Practical application:

In the group social work activities for children infected with Agent Orange at Friendship Village, besides the advantages, there are also many difficulties. Therefore, if there is more support from relevant departments, unions, and organizations as well as promoting the capacity of professional social workers, group social work will be more effective.

12. Further research directions:

Based on the results obtained from this topic, I plan my next research direction to be: building a group social work model for disabled children in Hanoi.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang

2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: April 30, 1988

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated August 6, 2012 by the Rectorofthe University ofSocial Sciencesand Humanities, Vietnam National University,Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title:“Group Social Works for Children exposed to Agent Orange at Vietnam Friendship Village”

8. Major: Social Work Code: 60.90.01.01

9. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan

Place of work: Association for children's right protection.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis “Group Social Works for Children exposed to Agent Orange at Vietnam Friendship Village”includes three chapters, together with an introduction, conclusion – recommendations, references, appendices.

Chapter 1: This chapter introduces the theory which is applied to the study, the key concepts related to the topic, the research methods used in this thesis, and overview of the establishment, functions and responsibilities and the activities of the research areas.

Chapter 2: The main content covers the actual awareness of group social works of the Friendship Village's employees, and how the group social works for children exposed to Agent Orange at the Village has been applied. Regarding the application of group social works for children, the applications in raising and health care; treatment and rehabilitation and education and vocational training have been presented. The effects as well as drivers of such applications have also been identified. After that, the needs of children without being applied effectively have also been listed.

Chapter 3: Based on the identification of children's needs that have not been satisfied at the Village, the author recommends the support for children exposed to Agent Orange and conducts practical methods of group social works to them. As a result, they are equipped with the knowledge to understand the value of themselves, improve communication, problem solving, possess efficient team work skills, career orientation and vocational training. Thus their awareness, attitudes and behaviors have had positive changes.

11. Practical Application

In group social work for Children exposed to Agent Orange In Friendship Village, there has been a great deal of challenges besides existing achievement. Therefore, it would be more effective if group social work could be supported by related authorities and organizations.

12. Further research directions:

Based on the results obtained from, I expected to research the thesis next:“Career Orientation for youth with disadvantageous circumstances in Hanoi”

13. Thesis-related publications: No