The Development of Social Work in Vietnam: The Role of International Collaboration

Hines, Alice M.; Cohen, Ed; Tran, Thanh; Lee, Peter Allen; Phu, Le Van

doi:10.1080/02615479.2010.517019

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“…Since about 25% of the Vietnamese population is in need of social work assistance (Hines et al, 2010), the CBE approach -which focuses on producing social workers who have knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to perform their duties -may be the key to addressing such high demands for social work in a context where resources are still limited. Instead of providing training about CBE to partners in Vietnam based on the core value of the SWEEP, which is transcultural competency and respectful partnership, SWEEP conducted the needs assessment as the first step.…”

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“…By participating in the UNICEF project, San Jose State University learned that (1) most of the social work curriculum currently used in Vietnam addresses theory but was weak in addressing applied, practice-oriented, empirical-based information and (2) students lack opportunities to practice their skills in the field because of the dearth of field placements and adequate supervision. Thus, the countrywide deficiency in curriculum development placed students at a disadvantage as they lacked the necessary skills to work in the field upon graduation (Hines et al, 2010).…”

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“…This project served as an inception point for the SWEEP project (see Hines et al, 2010; for more information). The UNICEF project bolstered the overall goal of the development of competency-based curriculum development of the SWEEP project.…”

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“…The field of social work in Vietnam is at the beginning stage of creating a form of professional social work relevant to the national context (Durst, Lanh, & Pitzel, 2010;Hugman et al, 2009). Additional work remains in training social workers to address the complex and growing societal issues by developing social work educational programs in a systematic manner (Hines et al, 2010).…”

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“…Most social work educators and practitioners expressed the concern that Vietnamese society often misperceived social work services as charitable activities reserved for only the neediest, for example disabled or very poor people; thus, people did not reach out to social workers when they needed help (Hines et al, 2010;Mai, 2011). They were also concerned that authorities at different levels of governance were not aware of social work and would not support the development of social work.…”

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Vision, Challenges and Solutions in the Development of Professional Social Work in Vietnam: Perceptions of Key Stakeholders

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It was not until 2010 that social work was officially recognized as a profession in Vietnam when the government approved a national master blueprint to develop social work. This blueprint identified seven strategic objectives including: creating a foundational labor force, developing laws and policies, and raising awareness about social work. This exploratory study examines the degree to which key stakeholders in Vietnam have shared vision and perceptions about the challenges and solutions necessary to make this ambitious plan for Vietnamese social work succeed. An anonymous survey was conducted with 65 policy makers, educators, service providers, and practitioners. The survey revealed that key stakeholders in held a shared vision about Vietnamese social work, focusing on making it a genuine profession. They identified the top challenges for Vietnamese social work as lack of national policy and regulations, lack of public awareness about the profession, and lack of resources to develop high quality social work education. Key stakeholders considered social work to be an integral function of the government and, as such, depend upon the government to lay the foundation for, provide direction to, and make available the resources necessary for the profession to grow. In other words, there would not be a Vietnamese social work profession outside of and without the Vietnamese government, unlike how the social work profession has developed in many western countries.

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Improving Social Work Education in Vietnam Through International Cooperation: The ‘Social Work Education Enhancement Program’

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This paper describes an initiative to improve social work education in Vietnam through a three-year international collaborative, including US Aid for International Development, San José State University, eight universities in Vietnam, Vietnam's government ministries, and Cisco Systems, Inc. The social work profession was officially recognized by the Vietnamese government in 2010. Despite the rapid expansion of social work education programs, there are significant limitations in the universities' ability to provide social work education. The goal of the Social Work Education Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is to strengthen the capacity of Vietnam's undergraduate social work programs to deliver quality education and prepare trained, job-ready social workers. The SWEEP project aims to improve the administration of social work education, the professional capacity of faculty, social work curriculum, and networking technology to enable centers for excellence in learning and scholarship. To ensure that the SWEEP team targeted training and technical assistance activities that were culturally congruent, a comprehensive needs assessment and frequent mid-course evaluations were conducted, showing many shared and unique contextual issues facing universities. The collaborative process of developing social work education which fits the local context can be replicated in other countries that are in the early stages of social work development.

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The Development of Social Work in Vietnam: The Role of International Collaboration

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Exploring the Transferability of Competency-Based Education Model to Social Work Education in Vietnam

Exploring the Transferability of Competency-Based Education Model to Social Work Education in Vietnam

Vision, Challenges and Solutions in the Development of Professional Social Work in Vietnam: Perceptions of Key Stakeholders

Improving Social Work Education in Vietnam Through International Cooperation: The ‘Social Work Education Enhancement Program’

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