Abstract
With the transition of political, economic and social scenario in Bhutan, the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been expanding over the years. Bhutan has more than forty registered CSOs and the numbers are still growing. However, paucity of trained social workers in Bhutan has compelled the CSOs to recruit employees with varying degrees. To mitigate this, Samtse College of Education (SCE) of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) launched Bhutan’s first ever certificate course in social work. So far, two cohorts of participants have been trained. This study was designed to understand the efficacy of Bhutan’s first ever certificate course in social work from the vantage point of the participants. It adopted a convergent parallel mixed method design, primarily employing questionnaires and semi-structured individual interviews. The study found the certificate course to be highly effective in enhancing the professional competence of the social workers in Bhutan. It is believed to have been an “eye-opening experience” for most social workers who ventured into this profession, without relevant training. The study recommends SCE and RUB to provide similar certificate courses to the thousands to untrained social workers in Bhutan.
Highlights
Social work is often defined as a profession aimed at alleviating the conditions of those people in a community suffering from social deprivation and helping them to meet basic and complex needs
Since the first social work class that was offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University, social workers in United States continue to address the needs of society and bring their nation’s social problems to the public’s attention
Since there has been a continuous trend in the development of the social work profession, professional training is being increasingly recognised by Government and private organisations
Summary
Social work is often defined as a profession aimed at alleviating the conditions of those people in a community suffering from social deprivation and helping them to meet basic and complex needs. The social work as a profession in United States was established in the late 19th century to ensure that immigrants and other vulnerable people gained tools and skills to escape economic and social poverty. Since there has been a continuous trend in the development of the social work profession, professional training is being increasingly recognised by Government and private organisations. 11 NGO/CSO administration and management 4.5 0.6 Highly Satisfied. 4.7 0.5 Highly Satisfied relevance to social work. 11 Social Work and Financial Sustainability - 4.8 0.4 Highly Satisfied
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