Promoting the role of social workers in protecting and caring for children

Updated date: 07/01/2023 05:40:41

DTO - In recent times, the team of social work collaborators in Thanh Binh district has done a good job of propagating and mobilizing each household to care for, protect andeducate children. At the same time, it has promoted its role as an important information channel to help local authorities grasp and monitor the situation of children, promptly implementing policies to care for children in the locality.

Social worker collaborator of Tan My commune, Thanh Binh district (right cover) visits and advises families on protecting and caring for children.

With the goal of effectively implementing the work of protecting, caring for and educating children, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) coordinates with sectors, the Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations at all levels, and the People's Committees of communes and towns to build and perfect the network of social workers. Up to now, 13/13 communes and towns in the district have social workers. According to the DOLISA, social workers in residential areas are the bridge between the Child Protection Committee of communes and towns with households, caregivers, foster parents and children; disseminate laws, policies, knowledge, skills and mobilize households to participate in protecting and caring for children; review, compile statistics and collect data on children in special circumstances, children at risk of falling into special circumstances and early detect cases of children in need of assistance and intervention. In order to improve the capacity of social workers, the District Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs regularly trains skills and provides propaganda materials, contributing to improving the effectiveness of child protection and care work at the grassroots level.

For nearly 4 years working as a social worker in Thanh Binh town, Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan has helped many children in particularly difficult circumstances in the locality access support policies, contributing to stabilizing their lives. To perform well the duties of a social worker, Ms. Loan regularly approaches and collects information about children's needs; coordinates with neighborhood health workers to survey and verify children's actual conditions; promptly reports to the Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs officers to propose solutions and support to the town People's Committee leaders. From 2023, Ms. Loan has coordinated with neighborhood health workers to review and complete records to help 22 children in special circumstances and at risk of falling into special circumstances in the locality to have records established for management according to Decree 56/2017/ND-CP of the Government and support from the provincial Action Program for Children. In addition, Ms. Loan actively participates in communication activities to raise public awareness; Directly visit homes, advise and educate families to protect and care for children, especially prevent accidents, injuries and drowning in children.

In Tan My commune, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc (born in 1994, residing in Hamlet 3, Tan My commune, Thanh Binh district) is always active and enthusiastic with the tasks of a social worker. According to Ms. Nhu Ngoc, Tan My is a rural area, people's lives are still difficult. In particular, the whole commune still has many children in special circumstances and at risk of falling into special circumstances. Aware of her own responsibility, Ms. Nhu Ngoc regularly monitors, collects information, and needs for assistance of vulnerable children to report to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Commune People's Committee for timely support.

Thanks to the connection of the social worker, the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Trinh (born in 1996, residing in Hamlet 3, Tan My Commune, Thanh Binh District) received assistance to reduce difficulties and gradually stabilize their lives. Ms. Trinh's husband had just passed away due to a serious illness, and she alone raised 5 young children by collecting scrap. Understanding Ms. Trinh's situation, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc coordinated with the Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs officer to advise the People's Committee of Tan My Commune to complete the documents so that Ms. Trinh's children could enjoy monthly social assistance policies according to Decree 20/2021/ND-CP of the Government. At the same time, she connected with Thien Tam Fund - Vingroup Corporation to urgently support Ms. Trinh's family with 10 million VND.

Ms. Vo Thi Thuy Linh - Deputy Head of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Thanh Binh district, said: "In the past time, the activities of the district's social work team have been very effective, promptly grasping information and the situation of children in the area in charge to reflect and advise on support policies. In the coming time, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, sectors and localities will coordinate to strengthen training and professional development; consider and propose to competent authorities support policies, helping social work staff feel secure in their profession, contributing to improving the effectiveness of protecting and caring for children in the district".

LE THANH

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