On 24 November 2023, the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SPMPH), Hanoi Medical University, held a meeting to discuss the curriculum for the Bachelor of Social Work program. To meet societal demands, the SPMPH plans to commence admissions for the inaugural cohort of the Bachelor of Social Work program starting from the 2024 academic year.
✅Recognizing the necessity of the social work profession, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 32/2010/QD-TTg on 25 March 2010, approving the “Project on Social Work Profession Development in Vietnam, 2010-2020”. This served as a significant milestone and the starting point for the development of the social work profession in our country. During medical examination and treatment in hospitals, patients often experience negative psychological states such as stress, anxiety, and depression, in addition to the physical pain of their illnesses. This can adversely affect their recovery process. Consequently, patients require not only medical care and treatment but also mental health support and social assistance.
✅Social work activities play a vital role in supporting patients and their families throughout the healthcare process, fostering harmony between physical and mental well-being in the relationships between patients and those around them within healthcare facilities. A key milestone marking the development of social work in hospitals was the issuance of Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BYT, which stipulates the social work duties of hospitals and the organizational forms for implementing these tasks. This provides the legal framework for the comprehensive and systematic development of hospital-based social work.
The SPMPH would like to announce this information to students and parents regarding the upcoming academic program. Please continue to monitor the School's website or Fanpage for further updates.
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