University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. General Information

• Year of birth: 1974.
• Email: nguyenthailan74@gmail.com

• Affiliation: Department of Sociology.
• Academic degree: PhD. Year received: 2015.
• Training process:

1994: Bachelor of English, University of Foreign Languages ​​Education.

2003: Social Work Conversion Certificate, Memorial University, Canada.

2004: Master of Social Work, University of Regina, Canada.

2014: PhD in Social Work, University of New South Wales, Australia.

• Language proficiency: English (Fluent), Japanese (Basic).

• Main research areas: Social work training, social welfare, social work in child protection, social work with people with disabilities.

II.scientific work

Book

1. Group Social Work Curriculum, Labor and Social Publishing House, Hanoi, 2012.
2. Textbook on Individual and Family Social Work(co-authored), Labor and Social Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011.

Chapter

1. "Chapter III. Tools of Social Monitoring" (co-authored), (in: the book)Social monitoring, Labor and Social Affairs Publishing House, Hanoi, 2015, pp. 95-148.
2. "Chapter III. The field of social work and the system of agencies and organizations engaged in social work" (in: Textbook)Introduction to Social Work, Labor and Social Publishing House, 2012, pp. 253-358.
3. "Chapter II. Individual Counseling" (co-authored), (in the Textbook)Consultation, Labor and Social Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011, pp. 60-156.
4. "Detailed occupational standards for certain specific fields" (co-authored) (in: monograph)Technical framework for the development of the social work profession.(Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi, 2008, pp. 113-124).
5. "Protection work for street children, children at risk, and their families" (in: Training materials)Social work with street children and children at risk of becoming street children.(Labor and Social Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006, pp. 140-157).
6. "Shift Management", Training MaterialSocial work with street children and children at risk of becoming street children., Labor and Social Affairs Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006, pp. 158-169.
7. Lecture notes on "Community Development" (co-authored), prepared for commune and ward officials in the Central Highlands and northern mountainous regions, Labor and Social Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006.
8. "Social work and Buddhist social work in Vietnam: An introduction" (in the book:VietnamBuddhism: From Charity to Buddhist social work,Gakubunsha Publisher ISBN: 978-4-7620-2745-1 C3036, p. 1-15).
9. The chapter "Social work development in Vietnam: Developments and progress" (co-authored) (in the book)Social work training: voices from Asia and the Pacific.(Social work education: Voices from the Asia Pacific), University of Sydney Press, Sydney, Australia, 2013, pp. 153-174.
10. Participated in commenting on a section of the book "Ethics in Social Work"Practicing Social Work Ethics Around the World: Cases and CommentariesPublished in English by Routledge, London, England, 2011.
11. “Social work in Vietnam: Historical development and current trends” (in the book)Social work in developing countries(Social work education in countries of the East: Issues and challengesPublished in English by NOVA Publishing, New York, USA, 2010, pp. 599-618.
12. "Social work practice and education in Vietnam" (in the book)Towards standards of social work training and practice in Asia.(Towards Asian social work standards in education and practice), Institute for Social Work Research, Japan University of Social Work, ISBN 978-4-9901612-3-1, 2009, pp. 83-100.

Article

1. "The necessity of establishing ethical standards for social work in university training programs,"Journal of Family and Gender Studies,Volume 27, Issue 5/2017, pp. 82-92.
2. "Code of ethics and output standards in social work training in the United States and its implications for social work in Vietnam"Today's America Magazine, No. 3(228), 2017, pp. 60-68
3. "Ensuring social security for child laborers"Nhan Dan NewspaperIssue dated May 26, 2017.
4. "Professionalizing social work services for children in special circumstances: Challenges"Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume 2, Issue 1b, 2016, ISN: 2354-1172, pp. 67-77.
5. "Reforming the social assistance system"Nhan Dan Newspaper, number 30 (1432) dated 24/7/2016, 2016.
6. "School social work: needs and supportive roles in mental health care for children in schools"Science Journal, University of Education No. 61, 2A, 2016, ISN 2354-1067, 2016, pp. 198-202
7. "Developing indigenous social work professions in Vietnam"Labor and Social Affairs Magazine, No. 464-465, October 1-31, 2013, pp. 74-75.
8. "Developing the profession of social work and care for children in special circumstances"Labor and Social Affairs MagazineIssues 464-465, dated October 1-31, 2013.
9. "Social work is linked to social development."Labour-Social Magazine, issue 346, November 1-15, 2008, 2008, pp. 17-18.
10. "Ethical issues in social work"Labour-Social Magazine, issues 314+315 31/7/2007, 2007, pp. 73-75.
11. "Current situation and needs for counseling training"Labour-Social Magazine, No. 296 1-15/10/2006, 2016, pp. 23-24.
12. "Developing school social work in Vietnam: The urgent needs from reality", Proceedings of the international conferenceSolutions for developing social work in schools in Vietnam.December 15, 2017, Labor and Social Affairs Publishing House, ISBN: 9786046531876, pp. 18-24.
13. "Implementing standards for the care of children with disabilities in social welfare institutions: Current situation, recommendations, and implications for macro-level social work" Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference:Social work with families and children,ISBN: 978-604-73-4461-1, August 2016, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, 2016, pp. 379-387.
14. "Professionalization of Social Work Services in Vietnam: Current Situation and Needs" (co-authored)Proceedings of the international scientific conference "Improving the Quality of Social Work Training with Professionalization of Social Work Services"Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, 2016, ISBN 978-604-73-3841-2, 2016, pp. 186-192.
15. "Social work in schools: Needs and prospects for development in Vietnam"Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference"School social work: International experiences and development directions in Vietnam, University of Education Publishing House, 2015, pp. 124-129.
16. "Social Work Training in Vietnam: Where Does It Compare to International Training Standards?"Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference"Vietnamese social work faces challenges to professionalism in the context of integration and development.Labor and Social Affairs Publishing House, 2015, pp. 185-189.
17. "Group social work in mental health care for students addicted to the internet"Proceedings of the scientific conference "Healthcare: Sociological Issues and Social Work",National University Publishing House, pp. 322-329.
18. "Social work services in caring for school-aged children with autism"Proceedings of the scientific conference "Healthcare: Sociological Issues and Social Work",National University Publishing House, pp. 338-342.
19. "Is charity work considered social work?"Journal of the University of Labour and Social AffairsNo. 1, 2007, p. 36.
20. "Instructions from the research findings on the trauma and coping mechanisms of children in divorced families"Journal of the University of Labour and Social AffairsNo. 2, 2007 pp. 27-29.
21. Stevens, I., Taylor, R. & Nguyen. TTL (2011). Social work and policy transfer: Reflections on introducing vocational qualifications in Vietnam.International Social Work, 54.DOI: 10.1177/0020872810389085, pp.647-661
22. Nguyen, TTL, Hugman, R. & Briscoe, C. (2010). Moving Towards an 'Indigenous' Social Work Education in Vietnam,Social Work Education, 29: 8, pp. 843-854.
23. Taylor, R., Steven, I. & Nguyen, TTL, (2008), Introducing vocational qualifications in care to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.Social work education: international Journal. DOI: 10.1080/02615470701865766. Routledge Publisher, pp.1-13.
24. Gien, L., Taylor, S., Barter, K., Nguyen Tiep, Bui X. Mai, Nguyen TTL (2008). Interdisciplinary collaboration to improve Health and Social Services. The International Health Conference “Building Global health for today and tomorrow”Yale University, New Haven, CT., USA.
25. Gien, L., Taylor, S., Barter, K., Nguyen Tiep, Bui X. Mai, Nguyen T. Lan, (2007). Poverty reduction by improving health and social services. Nursing and Health Sciences. 9(4), 304-309.
26. Richard, Hugman, Nguyen TT Lan, Nguyen T. Hong . (2007). Developing social work in Vietnam”.International social work50 (2). Sage Publishers, pp. 197-211.
27. Nguyen, TTL & Michael, O (May, 2017).Social enterprises in Vietnam: A challenge to the improvement of vulnerable children and youth. Promoting vibrant social enterprise: An international conference May 22-24, 2017, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
28. Nguyen, TTL, Hugman, R., & Baldry, E. (2016, July).International organization's role and contribution to the development of services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam. Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2016. Seoul, Korea.
29. Ngo, VH, Nguyen, TTL, et al (2016, July).International Collaboration in the Development of Social Work Education in Vietnam through the Anti-Colonial Lens. Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2016. Seoul, Korea.
30. Ngo, VH, Nguyen, TTL, et al (2015, June).Strengthening the Synergy Between Professional Social Work and Civil Societies in Vietnam".Professional Social Work in SE Asia: Education & Qualifications, Phnom Penh, 2015
31. Nguyen, TTL, Hugman, R., & Baldry, E. (2014, July). The roles of international organizations in the professionalization of social work in Vietnam. Paper presented at the National Conference on the Review of four year Implementation of the National Project on Social Work Profession Development Da Nang, Vietnam.
32. Nguyen, TTL, Hugman, R., & Baldry, E. (2013, July).The roles of international organizations in the development of social work services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam. Paper presented at the The 18th Biennial International Consortium for Social Development, Kampala, Uganda.
33. Nguyen, TTL, Hugman, R., & Baldry, E. (2013, June).The roles of international organizations in the professionalization of social work services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam. Paper presented at the Social Work Admist Climate Change and Disaster risk Reduction and Management Building Capacity and Gobal Partnership, Manila, Philippines.
34. Nguyen, TTL (2012).Child welfare and the development of social work services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam. In LS Bambang et al., (Eds.), Proceeding of International Consortium for Social Development Asian Pacific (ICSD-AP) Conference 2010 (pp.221-232). Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Perpustakaan Nasional. ISSN: 2304-5051.
35. Hugman, R., Nguyen TTL & Nguyen TH (2007). Vietnam: the contribution of social work education to social development, presented at the 15th Symposium of the International Consortium on Social Development, Hong Kong, July 16-21, 2007.

III. Science and Technology Projects at all levels

1. Research on standard developmentn đI'm leaving.Dsir/ma'amo dprofessional status of social work(Project Leader), School-level project, 2016-2017.
2. This study assesses the implementation of Article 7 of the International Convention on the Rights of Children with Disabilities in Vietnam.(joined), 2016.
3. Research evaluating the implementation of care standards for children with disabilities in social welfare facilities.(joined), 2015.
4. Solutions to reduce domestic violence against women and children.(Secretary), Ministry-level research project, 2008.
5. The trauma and coping mechanisms of children in divorced families.(co-leader), University-level research project, 2007.
6. Enhancing the international cooperation capacity of the University of Labour and Social Affairs.(Secretary), University-level research project, 2007.
7. Scientific arguments for determining whether social work should become a profession.(Participation), Ministry-level project, 2006-2007.
8. The counseling needs of students at the University of Labour and Social Affairs.(Participation), School-level research project, 2006.
9. Managing the scientific research activities of faculty members and students at the University of Labour and Social Affairs.(Participation), Ministry-level project, 2006.
10. Research on human resources and training needs for the development of social work in Vietnam.(Participation), Ministry-level project, 2005.
11. Project proposal:The University of Labour and Social Affairs was established on the basis of the College of Labour and Social Affairs, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.(Participation), Ministry level, 2004-2005.
12. A comparison of social work and social work training between Canada and Vietnam.(co-project leader), Research Department, Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, Canada, University level, 2004.
13. Enhancing the role of the Youth Union in the activities and movements of the College of Labor and Social Affairs. University of Labor and Social Affairs(Participation), University-level research project, 1999-2000.

Other information about scientific research

1. 2010-2015: Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Social Work, International Journal of Social Work
2. 2007-2010: Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the University of Labour and Social Affairs
3. 2009: Council for the Development of the Framework Program for Social Work, Ministry of Education and Training

IV. Scholarships and Awards

1. Master's scholarship from the Canadian International Development Organization (CIDA), 2003-2004.
2. Research Assistant Scholarship at the University of Regina, Canada (January-April 2004).
3. Short-term scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (July 2008).
4. Australian Leadership Scholarship, 2010-2014, PhD program.
5. USAIDs Scholarship Program for the Advancement of Education in Social Work in Vietnam, 2015.
6. Health Equity Scholarship 2018.