Program Title: Preparing the social care workforce for a new system of social care delivery at a local level
funders: UNICEF, Albania
Duration: July 2019- June 2021
The aim The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the strengthening of pre-service and in-service capacities of social workers and other social protection staff involved in the administration of aspects of social protection through the alignment of the social work program with the new legislation and the new requirements of the system, in order to develop the capacities of the social workforce in the best practices of research and practice in dealing with children and families in vulnerable situations.
Main objectives of this project are:
- Creating platforms and mechanisms for the regular and systematic sharing of good practices for social workforce development and planning among academics, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of social care services;
- Strengthening the social protection workforce through pre-service and in-service social worker programs.
Project results will include:
- The development of the Social Services Platform, which will aim to bring together the main actors such as: policy-makers, local government, researchers in the field of social services, the national community and social workers. The online platform will enable professionals to access information on the legal and normative framework, various resources and access experts and peer support, wherever they are.
- The development of a comprehensive Resource Package on the legal and normative framework, the various resources and approach expertise and peer support will help all practitioners and policy makers to a common understanding and better implementation.
- Research about the history of social services and the social work profession in Albania, which will fill the gap of such information and help to raise the history of the social work profession in society.
Partners:
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection;
- Municipality of Tirana, General Directorate of Social Services;
- University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi";
- University of Elbasan "Aleksandër Xhuvani"
- University of Tirana, Faculty of Social Sciences
website: http://www.kforce.gradjevinans.net/