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By Evelyn “Beng” Manaois-Buenaventura, BSSW 1976 I initially thought that getting into ISWCD (now CSWCD) in the ‘70s  was  accidental . I never imagined that my college education would  have a  great influence on my advocacies and present career as a Social Development practitioner.

By Prof. Lenore Polotan-dela Cruz, Department of Community Development, UP CSWCD Magandang hapon po sa ating lahat! Ang taong pinararangalan natin sa hapong ito ay biniyayaan ng buhay na makulay at makabuluhan  – isang mahusay na guro at educator; mapagkalingang academic leader; may-akda ng ilang popular na libro sa pag-oorganisa at pagpapaunlad ng pamayanan; advocate,…

By Seth Papasin, Graduating Class of 1978 My training and education from UPISWCD carried me on an epic journey from the expansive grounds of UP Diliman, to the bowels of squatter areas in Tatalon, QC and Tondo, Manila, to the deep jungles in Laguna, Rizal to a storied life in the corporate world of North…

Based on an interview conducted and transcribed by Gerald Paragas Where does the professional development of a student start, and where does it end? This was the dilemma that bothered young Joyce Caragay, soon after she graduated UP College of Social Work and Community Development and began working for a training program. Teaching for UP’s…