Social Service Workforce Strengthening

A strong social service workforce is critical to meeting the needs of children without adequate family care.  From government policy-makers, local administrators, researchers and social workers, to educators, community workers and care providers, social service actors play a key role in protecting girls and boys and promoting their care.

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Patrick John O’Leary, Amy Young, Donna McAuliffe, Yanuar Wismayanti - International Social Work,

This article outlines exploratory research in establishing a role for social work in child protection in Indonesia.

Julie Gilbert Rosicky & Felicity Sackville Northcott - Persona y Familia,

The focus of this paper will be the intersection of law, policy implementation, and social work in child protection, specifically child protection involving children who are separated by an international border from their families.

Ebenezer Cudjoe & Alhassan Abdullah - Qualitative Social Work,

This is the first study in Ghana to explore child protection workers and parents’ experiences on participatory practices. 

UNICEF South Asia and Global Social Service Workforce Alliance,

This report from UNICEF South Asia and Global Social Service Workforce Alliance provides information on the current status of the social service workforce in the eight countries in South Asia.

Sharon Pinkney,

This book makes a distinctive contribution to reflections on what child-centred practice means in the complex area of child welfare. 

SOS Children’s Villages International,

This Training Manual seeks to raise awareness of the content of the Prepare for Leaving Care: Practice Guidance, build knowledge and skills to support young people through the process of leaving care and help trainees to understand and develop some of the tools which are helpful in the leaving care process.

Professor Brid Featherstone, Professor Anna Gupta, Sue Mills - BASW,

This report presents the findings of a UK national Enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption with a focus on ethics and human rights.

Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH),

This report presents findings from the national Violence Against Children Survey (VACS), administered in Rwanda from 2015-2016, and lays out recommendations for addressing and preventing violence against children based on those findings.

Maria Angelina Oliva,

Este informe se detalla la propuesta metodológica para otorgar espacios seguros para que los servidores públicos que han atendido a los damnificados por una tragedia en Guatemala puedan descargarse emocionalmente y poner en práctica técnicas de autocuido.

Vicki Welch, Nadine Fowler, Ewan Ross, Richard Withington, Kenny McGhee - CELCIS,

This review seeks to identify and summarise findings from literature about the nature of relationships that develop between older children and young people, and those caring for them within and beyond residential and fostering settings.