Opening ceremony of the training course for Social Work

This morning, December 29th, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities inaugurated the third short-term postgraduate training course in Social Work, organized by the University in collaboration with UNICEF.

This course aims to enhance the capacity of research and teaching staff in the field of Social Work at various universities and research institutes. Participants must hold a university degree in one of the following fields: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Public Health, Educational Psychology, Special Education, Education, Management Science, or Social Management.

This year's third course has 87 successful applicants. Previously, the first and second courses were successfully held in January and July 2009, with 124 students receiving certificates.

The main contents of the course include:

• Social work and mental health
• Social work in the healthcare sector
• Social work with youth
• Social work and the drug problem
• Family psychological counseling
• Social work in providing relief to victims of domestic violence.

The faculty includes foreign professors from Fordham University, SJSU, and social work experts from Vietnamese universities.

The course ran from December 29, 2009 to February 2, 2010.