Development of Social Work Services in Vietnam

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Doan Huu Minh , Nguyen Trung Hai

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I3P103

How to Cite?

Doan Huu Minh , Nguyen Trung Hai, "Development of Social Work Services in Vietnam," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 3, pp. 10-16, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I3P103

Abstract:

Vietnam is a country with about 30% of the population who are vulnerable (Reported by Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), 2019); most of them need social work services. In order to support the vulnerable people, the Government of Vietnam (GoV) has issued many policies and implementation guidelines to gradually stabilize and improve the lives of the most vulnerable people, ensuring social protection and socio-economic development of Vietnam. In particular, on March 25th, 2010, the Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 32/2010/QD-TTg on approval of “Master-plan on social work development in the period 2010-2020". After 08 years of implementation, the Master-plan has now achieved many significant results and actually improved the lives of most vulnerable people, contributing to building an advanced social protection system in Vietnam. In fact, social work service provision is still facing many difficulties and challenges. This article focuses on assessing the overall social work service system, thereby analyzing its strengths and weaknesses, pointing out their causes, based on that providing solutions to further develop a more relevant social work service system in Vietnam.

Keywords:

Social work services, vulnerable groups, successes and challenges, development solutions.

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