Resumen

The Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010, gathered together a wide range of international organisations and government partners to launch a global movement to recognise and strengthen the social service workforce (defined as including not only professional social workers, but also other specialists, para professionals and volunteers, from both governmental and non-governmental organisations), and to develop stronger, more effective social service systems. The conference brought together teams from 18 countries to discuss and share experiences around the challenges facing the social service workforce and to develop concrete action plans to address these challenges at a national, regional and global level. The idea for a Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (the Alliance) was conceived at the conference, and the Alliance’s Framework for Strengthening the Social Service Workforce was developed to provide a range of strategies to enhance the planning, development and support of the social service workforce. It has since been reviewed, adapted and utilized around the world as the key framework to guide workforce strengthening efforts.\ \ The Alliance has since produced annual State of the Social Service Workforce Reports, and its 2023 report, 10 years after the founding of the Alliance, examined the progress that has been made since 2010 to define and strengthen the workforce. It includes a deep dive into the experience of three countries, Viet Nam, Uganda and Romania, and a review of progress globally. Based on the evidence reviewed, and inputs of a wide range of key informant and focus group participants, the report then identifies the key challenges that remain and emerging trends and opportunities in relation to strengthening the workforce. This presentation will present the main findings and conclusions of the report at both the country and global levels.\ \ 

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social service workforce, social service workers, para professionals, volunteers, planning, developing, supporting, social welfare workforce, strengthening, Viet Nam, Uganda, Romania