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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK IN PAKISTAN A REVIEW

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).14      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).14      Published : Jun 2023

Challenges and Opportunities to the Profession of Social Work in Pakistan: A Review

Abstract

    Social work education at the postgraduate level is faced with various academic and non-academic issues. Despite the compatibility of these methods with our culture, the paucity of local research and knowledge related to our community which are necessary for the uplift of the profession is impacting its progress. So far, Pakistan has no national and provincial council of social workers that could link them with the international social workers’ Federation whereby it could build their professional competence and capacity. This gap between theory and practice can be filled by developing a link between the two domains. Lack of public awareness regarding the field and the deteriorating role of inadequately trained field supervisors working for different organizations are other contributing factors. The study suggests that professional social workers should be inducted into all the social welfare organizations so that the new undergraduate students could be interested in taking admissions in BS social work degree.

    Social Work, Profession, Academic, Theory, Associations

    (1) Sajjad Hussain
    Lecturer, Department of Social Work, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    (2) Sumera Farid
    Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    (3) Amir Alam
    Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Warai Campus, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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    HARVARD : HUSSAIN, S., FARID, S. & ALAM, A. 2023. Challenges and Opportunities to the Profession of Social Work in Pakistan: A Review. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 129-135.

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    OXFORD : Hussain, Sajjad, Farid, Sumera, and Alam, Amir (2023), "Challenges and Opportunities to the Profession of Social Work in Pakistan: A Review", Global Sociological Review, VIII (II), 129-135

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    TURABIAN : Hussain, Sajjad, Sumera Farid, and Amir Alam. "Challenges and Opportunities to the Profession of Social Work in Pakistan: A Review." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. II (2023): 129-135. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).14