A talk was held in Hanoi on December 9 to discuss the social work profession, its demands and potential in Vietnam.

The event was co-organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Disabled People and Orphaned Children.

This is part of a programme to promote project 32 to develop social work into a profession in the 2010-2020 period which was approved by the Prime Minister on March 25, 2010.

The event will help to improve public awareness about the social work profession and create a qualified pool of staff which will meet the country’s requirements in terms of quantity and quality. It is also important to develop a system of providing social services at grassroots level to build an advanced social welfare system.

The delegates also proposed several opinions to aid project 32 to turn social work into a profession in Vietnam to meet the public demand.