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Make a difference-Social Work without barriers:

In response to sustainable development and public emergency

Open for registration now!

The international conference is jointly organised by China and Global Development Network, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. It aims to provide a forum for discussion between academics and practitioners in social work and related disciplines to share their experiences in assessing and responding to emergencies, disasters, and epidemics as well as in ways to advance social services for social development particularly in the ASEAN region. 

Keynote and Invited Speakers

• Prof. Lena DOMINELLI (Professor of University of Stirling) Link to Bio
• Prof. Mona KHOURY (Vice President for Strategy and Diversity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Link to the bio Link to Bio
• Prof. Eric CHUI (Head of the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Link to the bio Link to Bio
• Dr David ROSE (President, Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education) Link to Bio
• Dr Hok Bun KU, Ben (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Link to Bio
• Dr Komalsingh RAMBAREE (Professor of University of Gävle) Link to Bio
• Representative from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
• Prof. Angelina YUEN (Honorary Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Link to Bio
• Ms Melissa LIM-MER (SHINE from Singapore)
• Mr Hua Dong QI (Sichuan Agricultural University)
• Prof. Shigeo TATSUKI (Professor of Doshisha University) Link to Bio
• Mr Boros SAMHENG (SOMSWD Leader of Cambodia)
• Madam Miryam Sarasvati Nainggolan (Indonesia Consortium for Social Workers)
• Dr Syladeth SAYCHAI (Deputy Head of the Department of Social Work and Development, National University of Laos) 
• Mr Chinchai CHEECHAROEN (National Council on Social Welfare of Thailand (NCSWT) )
• Dr Thi Thai Lan NGUYEN (Link to Bio) / Dr Nguyen Hai Huu (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

(Listed by the order of appearance)

Submission of abstracts on the following topics are invited for the Conference of the ASEAN-Social Work Education and Social Development 2023:

(1) Social Work Training

• Developing social work curriculum to respond to a changing world
• Evaluation of the training programme
• Developing training programmes appropriate to the actual context
• Developing specialised training programmes
• Experience in social work training in developing training programmes appropriate to the local context
• Localising training programmes in accordance with local practical situations
• Local knowledge in training programmes
• Training associated with social work practice
• Practical experience, internship in social work training
• Experience in quality assurance of practical training
• Training to improve capacity of social service providers
• Developing short-term training programmes to improve the capacity of social service providers
• Experience in capacity building training to respond to social and environmental issues (climate change, natural disasters, epidemics)
• Regional development and collaboration in social work education and social development (Regional development and collaboration)
• Experience of cooperation and development of social work training in ASEAN, Asia and international countries
• Evaluating the effectiveness of social work training cooperation activities

(2) Social Work for Social Development

• Experience in social work practice in the context of social development
• Experience in social work practice in the context of climate change
• Experience in social work practice in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals
• Social work support services in support of environmental change
• Social work services for women and children
• Social work services for the poor group
• Social work services for people with disabilities
• Social work services for other vulnerable groups

(3) Managing Change in a Risk Society Implications to Social Service Administration and Practice

• Developing laws, social work policies and social development
• Experience in developing service delivery models for vulnerable groups
• Experience in operating and managing social work services

(4) Moving forward/ Roadmap: Perspectives and Lessons Learned from ASEAN Countries

• Experience in training cooperation, capacity building, capacity framework building
• Experience in developing social work services
• Experience in developing professional associations

Instructions of Submissions

1. Abstract submission: Submit a 250-300 word abstract by 25 April, 2023 from here: Link
2. Notification of acceptance by 30 April , 2023.
3. Full-text submission:
   - Use the template (Link) of the conference and Chicago citation format for submission of paper.
   - Submit the paper by 8 June, 2023

The conference registration is free of charge and now open for registration.