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 HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduction of Department of Social Work

The Department of Social Work is under the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Hanoi University of Public Health. The Department is responsible for coordinating and teaching subjects related to the basic knowledge of social work, hospital social work, social work in health care with a number of specific target groups, and field instruction (1,2,3,4). The Department was assigned by the Ministry of Health to develop a framework for basic professional training in hospital social work and other reference materials. Besides, the Department  collaborates with international organizations, such as Unicef, to conduct research and develop material reference on social work in child protection at health facilities.