Opisyal na Pahayag: Hands off our Development Workers!

Hands off our Development Workers!

Ang Kolehiyo ng Gawaing Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad ng Pamayanan, sampu ng kanyang mga guro, kawani at mag-aaral ay nagkakaisa sa pagkondena sa hindi makatarungan at iligal na pag-aresto kay Agnes Mesina at kanyang mga kasamahan, at sa tahasang panggigipit at pagpatay sa mga development workers at human rights defenders tulad ng tinaguriang New Bataan 5.

28 Pebrero 2022, bandang 7:00 NC, inaresto si Agnes Mesina habang kumakain sa isang karinderya sa Aparri, Cagayan dahil sa isang kaso na pinawalang-bisa na ng korte noon pang 12 Hulyo 2021. Si Agnes Mesina ay nasa Cagayan upang magsagawa ng community outreach at fact-finding mission para sa mga pamayanang Agta na biktima ng walang habas na pambobomba na militar sa Conzaga, Cagayan. Bandang 11:30 NC, si Agnes Mesina ay pinalaya mula sa kustodiya ng mga pulis.

Walang duda, ang pag-aresto kay Agnes Mesina ay isang anyo ng panggigipit sa mga development workers na kadalasang pinaghihinalaan o inaakusahang kasapi ng mga rebeldeng grupo na walang sapat na batayan. Hindi ito makatarungan. At batay sa karanasan mula sa New Bataan 5, Bloody Sunday at Human Rights Day 7, ito rin ay lubhang mapanganib at nakamamatay.

Naniniwala ang Kolehiyo ng Gawaing Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad ng Pamayanan na ang aktibismo ay hindi terorismo at may mahalagang gampanin ang maa development workers lalo na sa paghahatid ng tulong, kaalaman at kasanayan sa mga pamayanang nasa laylayan at pinagkakaitan ng kanilang karapatan. Nananawagan kami sa mga kinauukulan na kilalanin at igalang ang mahalagang gampanin ng mga development workers sa pagpapaunlad ng mga pamayanan at ang karapatan nilang makipagtuwangan sa mga maralitang sektor ng ating lipunan nang walang takot at pangamba sa banta ng pang-aabuso, hindi makatarungang pagpapakulong o kamatayan. Nananawagan din kami sa mga awtoridad na panagutin ang mga nagsagawa ng ilegal na pag-aresto. ###

DSW Faculty Members Speak at the Biennial Convention for Social Work Educators

DSW Faculty Members Speak at the Biennial Convention for Social Work Educators

Sue Magalona-Nazal

The National Association for Social Work Education,  or NASWEI,  held its 49TH biennial convention on November 29-30, 2021 & December 1-3, using online platforms. The theme of the conference was: “Philippine Social work Education Amidst the Pandemic: “Challenges, Innovations and Trajectories”.

As in previous conferences, faculty members from the Department of Social Work, along with selected students, actively participated in the discussions. Assistant Professor John Erwin Bañez led the plenary discussion on “Social Work Statistics”, on November 30, 2021, where he shared useful statistical analysis tools for social work research. During plenary sessions on December 1, 2021, , Dr. Justin Francis Leon V. Nicolas made a presentation on, “Publish or Perish: How to Write Publishable Journal Articles”, with panel sharing from journal writers. Dr. Angelito Meneses likewise shared his experiences as a writer, through his presentation, titled, “How to Write Publishable Books” with panel sharing from book authors, led by retired CSWCD Professor Thelma Lee-Mendoza.  Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, from the UP Open University, spoke about the, “Use of Online Teaching and Assessment”, during the plenary session on December 2, 2021.

Breakout sessions likewise featured CSWCD faculty members, as well as students. On November 29, 2021, Dr. Justin Francis Leon V. Nicolas presented, “A meta-Analysis of Case Studies in Human Rights at the Heart of Response during the Time of Pandemic in the Philippines”.  On the same day, Assistant Professor Gil I. Espinido, led stimulating discussion about, “Social Work as a Human Rights Profession”.

B.S. Social work students,  Sydney Claudelle M. Aguba and  Gia S. Evangelista, shared their research paper at a breakout session on December 1, 2021. The student paper is titled, “Revisiting Human Rights in Social Work: Filipino Social Workers’ Perception and Integration of Human Rights into their Professional Practice.

As the largest national umbrella organization of social work schools and educators, the NASWEI aims to promote and maintain high standards of social work education in the Philippines.

 

Research Forum: Resistance and Hope from the Fringes

CSWCD will hold a Research Forum entitled “Resistance and Hope from the Fringes.” This will be held via Zoom at 2:00 PM on 18 November 2021.
The forum will feature  three (3) researches from the recently published Philippine Journal of Social Development Volume 14 2021. Insights on grassroots-led responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will be presented and discussed by the authors. The following are the authors who will discuss their respective works:
  • Assoc. Prof. Maria Corazon J. Tan. “Seeds of Hope in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Collective Responses and Social Solidarity Building of the MASIPAG Small Farmers’ Organizations”
  • Asst. Prof. Paul Edward N. Muego. “Ambagan: Sama-samang Pagkilos ng mga Tao sa Panahon ng Pandemya (Ang Kuwento ng Parokya ng Sto. Domingo, Brgy. Janosa, Isla ng Talim, Binangonan, Rizal)
  • Asst. Prof. Lisa Victoria N. Rosel & Asst. Prof. Victor G. Obedicen. “Surviving the Pandemic: Sapang Munti Women’s Stories During the ECQ”

Call for Stories: Social Work at the time of the Pandemic

“Tell Us Your COVID Stories”

Stories have the power to open our minds, impart lessons, and give hope.  People’s collective experiences at the time of the pandemic have the potential to impart lessons that may help shape the knowledge foundation of the social work profession post-COVID, and beyond.

The Department of Social Work invites social workers to share stories and lessons as they face challenges brought about by COVID-19, in their professional and/or personal circumstances. Stories should be based on the contributor’s direct experience written from first-person perspective. If your stories are selected, you will be given an opportunity to get it published. Guidelines for writing and submitting stories may be downloaded here. The deadline for submission is 15 December 2021

Tell us your story.

For inquiries, contact:

Assistant Professor Suzanne M. Nazal smnazal@up.edu.ph
Associate Professor Justin V. Nicolas jvnicolas1@up.edu.ph

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: APASWE Student Workshop & Scholarship

The Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE) is proud to announce its Student Workshop to be held during the 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference between November 11 (Thu) and November 13 (Sat), 2021. The conference as a whole and the 90-minute workshop will utilize a fully online format. The workshop aims to provide opportunities for students to experience international academic exchange, enhance student interest and involvement in APASWE activities, and promote active conference participation by students.

For more information, visit: http://www.apaswe.com

Call for Papers: Philippine Journal of Social Development Volume 15

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Philippine Journal of Social Development (PJSD) is now accepting original and unpublished manuscripts on the theme “Transformative Social Work and Social Development: Responding to the Pandemic, Disasters and Human Rights Issues “ for publication in its 15th volume. PJSD is an annual double-blind peer reviewed journal of the UP College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD). It serves as the venue for sharing theoretical concepts as well as field/practical experiences, research outputs, and reflections of faculty, staff, students, alumni and practitioners.

Below are the guidelines for submission:

Writers/contributors should submit electronic copies of their original and unpublished manuscript. The article should be formatted in 12-point Times New Roman, double- spaced with 1” border margins, and consistent with the standard rules of bibliographic citation using the American Psychological Association (APA) Publications Manual 7th Edition (2020). It must be written in a bias-free language. Articles should be 4,000 to 6,000 words long, including tables, figures, and list of references.The manuscript should include a removable cover page with the author’s name, title, organizational affiliation, correspondence addresses, contact numbers and electronic mail addresses. An abstract of not more than 250 words must accompany all submissions.

Manuscripts and editorial correspondences should be sent to the issue editors:

Dr. Justin Francis Leon V. Nicolas

Asst. Prof. Gil I. Espenido

cswcdpjsd.upd@up.edu.ph

Deadline for Submission: 19 November 2021

UP CSWCD 7th Placer of the Social Worker Licensure Examination 2021

Leanne Feliz O. Pastorpide, UP CSWCD alumna lands 7th place in Social Worker Licensure Examination 2021
UP CSWCD alumna Leanne Feliz O. Pastorpide places 7th in the Social Worker Licensure Examination 2021

Leanne Feliz Ordillano Pastorpide entered UP Diliman with the course of BA Comparative Literature (Major in European Literature). In search for a course more focused on the development sector, she found BS Social Work through the help of her friends, and shifted in 2016. Together with her research partner, her undergraduate research entitled “A Study on the Congruity of Mental Health Services in the University of the Philippines Diliman with Undergraduate Students’ Concern” won Best Research in the Social Work Department in 2018, and was presented at the Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference in 2019. She graduated BS Social Work in July 2020, and worked as a researcher in several mental health, public health, and development researches prior to acing the board exam.

UP Tops Social Worker Licensure Examination 2021

UP CSWCD congratulates its topnotchers and passers of the Social Worker Licensure Examination 2021

The UP CSWCD family congratulates our alumnae for topping the August 2021 Social Worker Licensure Examination and for achieving a 100% passing rate.

Digna Millondaga de Guzman led the list of successful examinees with a rating of 83%. Leanne Feliz Ordillano Pastorpide placed 7th with a rating of 81%. Less than half, or 612 out of 1,621 individuals passed the examination, which was held on August 24, 25, and 26, 2021.

UP CSWCD Alumna Tops August 2021 Social Worker Licensure Exam

CSWCD congratulates its alumna, Digna Millondaga-De Guzman, for being the top notcher of the August 2021 Social Worker Licensure Examination.

Digna Millondaga-De Guzman is a wife and mother of two kids (an eleven-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl) and is residing in her home province of Bataan.

She is an alumna of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development, who graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Community Development (cum laude) in 2002 and last February 2021 for her Master of Social Work degree. She also has a Master’s degree in Public Administration (graduated in 2006) from Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) where she eventually became a faculty member (Assistant Professor IV). She is also a licensed professional teacher when she passed the licensure examination for teachers in March 2016.

Her goal is to establish a BS Social Work program in BPSU that will produce graduates who will enable individuals to achieve their full potential as a person with worth and dignity and to advocate for social justice and human rights in our society.

With her success at this August 2021’s Board Examination for Social Workers, she hopes that her goal will become a reality.