Conference website information:
https://www.socyw.com/Globally, social work has undergone significant development and has affirmed its indispensable role in the sustainable development goals of many countries around the world for over 100 years. In Vietnam, despite only taking its first steps in professionalization, social work has been and continues to affirm its role in assisting individuals, families, and communities in need, aiming to ensure comprehensive social security for all citizens, in line with the overarching goals of the Vietnamese Party and State.
In recent years, the world has undergone tremendous changes, with climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic creating a “New Normal” for individuals, groups, communities, nations, and the globe. These challenging issues demand a new vision and global collaboration to address common problems and specific difficulties. With a pioneering mission in social work training and research in Vietnam, the Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has collaborated with partners to organize an international conference on the theme “Make a Difference – Social Work Without Barriers: In Response to Sustainable Development and Public Emergency”.
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Time:8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, August 1st and 2nd, 2023 (July 31st, 2023: Field trip)
• Format:Direct
• Location:University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
• Language:English/Vietnamese (with simultaneous translation)
• The planned program:Please see the attached program.
• Attendees:250 delegates, including 120 international delegates – representing social work education organizations and social service providers in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world.
• Representatives from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs:Dr. Nguyen Van Hoi, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
● The workshop consists of 4 plenary sessions and 12 parallel sessions, focusing on the following topics:- Training in social work for sustainable development from a borderless and multidisciplinary perspective (Plenary Session)
- From responsive to proactive: Developing a social work curriculum to guide students to adapt to a changing world (Plenary Session 01)
- Regional Cooperation and Development (Plenary Session 2)
- Managing Change in a High-Risk Society: Implications for Social Work Service Management and Practice (Plenary Session 3)
- Looking Towards the Future/Next Roadmap: Perspectives and Lessons from ASEAN Countries
- Global standards for social work training: guidance for local and regional application/or Social work curriculum design: Community risk reduction and sustainable development (Session 1A)
- Designing a Social Work Curriculum: Community Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development (Session 1B)
- Social development/social welfare in the world (Session 1C)
- Social Issues and the Role of Social Work (Session 1D)
- Research on Action in Social Work (Session 2A)
- Social work and sustainable development/Climate change and its impact on vulnerable groups (Session 2B)
- Curriculum on Social Work with Children and Families/Healthcare/Persons with Disabilities/Fieldwork and Social Work Practice: Issues and Challenges (Session 2C)
- Social work with the elderly and in the school environment: Current situation and social work interventions (Session 2D)
- Psychosocial support in a changing context: implications for social work practice and training (Session 3A)
- Enhancing the capacity of social work services to respond to communities at risk (Session 3B)
- Regional cooperation: Experiences and lessons from research and practice (Session 3C)
- Cooperation between international non-governmental organizations and international organizations in supporting ASEAN countries in social work (Session 3D).
