International organizations and service professionalization for disadvantaged children in Vietnam

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9972047
AutoresNguyễn Thị Thái Lan (0000-0002-0780-5595, University of Social Sciences and Humanity, Vietnam National University, Vietnam, autor correspondente)
Ano2020
Volume64
Fascículo6
Páginas872-885
Data de publicação2020-02-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872819896821
OpenAlexW3007436218
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas25

Social work was reintroduced in Vietnam in the late 1980s and was officially recognized in 2010 as an effective tool for responding to increasing levels of social problems as a result of the introduction of a market economic policy in the mid-1980s. It is estimated that about 18.2 percent of children in Vietnam are in need of social work services. This article reports a part of a qualitative study to address the questions of what and how international organizations have been engaging in the professionalization of social work services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam, taking five international organizations as the unit of analysis. Mixed data-collection strategies were used, including participant observations, 39 in-depth interviews, and 3 focus group discussions. The key argument of this research is about the relationship between international organizations and social work professionalization in empowerment, service development, and challenges in the local context. The research results also suggest critical thinking of indigenizing, or ‘Vietnamizing’ and authenticating the social work profession in respect to the indigenous culture, economic, political, social, and environmental aspects

Context (archaeology · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Focus group · Indigenization · Indigenous · Participant observation · Political science · Professionalization · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Family and Disability Support Research · Homelessness and Social Issues · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work