Changing the social work landscape
We increase social work capacity to support communities.
Since 2006, Pacific Links Foundation has partnered with West Virginia University and An Giang University to conduct Social Work Summer Institute. Social workers throughout Vietnam participate in workshops to build practical skills to better support trauma victims. Building networks and exchanging good practices between professionals enables the region to better promote awareness, prevention, intervention, and reporting of potential trauma cases.
We focus on...
Social work skills
Providing the latest skills and knowledge for social workers to work with vulnerable populations in Vietnam
Network
Creating opportunities for participants to build personal network
Exchanging best practices
Creating an environment for participants to exchange and learn from each other to and improve professionally
We implement...
Training workshops
The SWSI offers workshops providing the latest practical knowledge for social workers throughout Vietnam to support trauma victims.
Scholarships
The scholarships provide travel support for students in need and those who are able to apply knowledge from the workshops.
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Join us
Attend
Are you a social worker or student in social work? Join us for the next Social Work Summer Institute. Sign-up to receive the latest news.
Present
Are you a social worker educator or practitioner? Volunteer at our next Social Work Summer Institute to bring the latest social work knowledge to social workers throughout Vietnam. Email us at volunteer@pacificlinks.org.
Donate
Bringing more resources to our Summer Social Work Institute, including providing travel scholarships for economically disadvantaged students.