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Building Social Work Education and the Profession in a Transition Country: Case of Nepal
Author(s) -
Nikku Bala Raju
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/aswp.12001
Subject(s) - work (physics) , passion , state (computer science) , social work , political science , social change , economic growth , transition (genetics) , public relations , sociology , development economics , psychology , social psychology , law , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , algorithm , computer science , gene
Drawing on interviews and personal accounts of the author working in Nepal for the last 7 years, this paper discusses the evolution of social work education and challenges for its growth in Nepal, a country that is going through a series of transitions and is emerging from a recent decade‐long armed conflict. Due to a lack of formal recognition and commitment from state and non‐state actors, the future of social work in Nepal is in the hands of university‐affiliated colleges and the few social work graduates and educators. Their commitment, strategies, and passion are crucial to the survival and growth of social work in conflict‐stricken, transition Nepal in South Asia.