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We provide an overview of the social work response to COVID-19 in Albania. After introducing the country situation, we discuss social workers' engagement in governmental and non-governmental agencies and provide suggestions for advancing the social work profession. We call for greater engagement of social workers in political spaces.
Sheyla Moroni and Sandro Landucci, “T@sk Project between opportunities and challenges”.
The 3rd International Conference “Achievements and Challenges of Social Work Profession in Albania”, 8th November 2019, Elbasan, Albania
Program of the 3rd International Conference ”Achievements and Challenges of Social Work Profession in Albania”, Elbasan, Albania, 8th November 20192019 •
Conference Agenda
European Journal of Social Work
Social work education in Albania: a developing landscape of challenges and opportunities Arsimimi i punonjësve socialë në Shqipëri: një panoramë dinamike e sfidave dhe mundësive2019 •
The social work profession in Albania is relatively young and social services in the country continue to develop. But over the past three decades, Albania has experienced significant growth and transformation in its social work education programmes. Nevertheless, there is very little published work on the Albanian social work education system and its implementation on the ground. Currently, the main sources of social work graduates are three Schools of Social Work in Tirana, Shkodra, and Elbasan. Programmes at the bachelor's and master's level all incorporate policy, research, and practice education. The social work curriculum, originally transplanted from the United States, has gone through reforms following the Bologna process and continues to be revised to meet local needs. Drawing from a multi-country study of the social service workforce in southeast Europe, this paper presents baseline data on social work education in Albania. 62 participants were interviewed using semi-structured interviews, case stories, and focus group discussions with consensus-building exercises. The findings highlight both the opportunities and challenges of this relatively young profession in Albania. Besides increasing understandings of social work education in Albania, this research adds to emerging regional and global themes in the development of social work education and practice. Abstrakt Puna sociale në Shqipëri është relativisht e re dhe shërbimet sociale në zhvillim e sipër. Gjatë tri dekadave të fundit, Shqipëria ka parë një rritje dhe transformim në programet e arsimimit të punonjësve socialë, por pak është botuar mbi sistemin arsimor të tyre në Shqipëri dhe zbatimin e tij. Burimet kryesore të të diplomuarve në fushë janë tri shkollat e punës sociale në vend-Tiranë, Shkodër,Elbasan. Programet 'baçelor' dhe 'master' përfshijnë të gjitha komponentë të politikave, kërkimit dhe praktikës. Fillimisht të transplantuar nga Sh.B.A, ato kanë kaluar në procese reformimi, sidomos pas procesit të Bolonjës, dhe vazhdojnë të përshtaten me nevojat lokale. Nisur nga një studim i forcës së punës të shërbimeve sociale në Europën Juglindore, ky artikull prezanton të dhëna bazë mbi arsimimin e punonjësve social në Shqipëri. 62 pjesëmarrës u pyetën përmes intervistave gjysmë-të-strukturuara, KEYWORDS Social work education; Southeastern Europe; social service workforce FJALËT KyÇ arsimimi i punonjësve socialë; Europa Juglindore; forca e punës së shërbimeve sociale
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