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.
The UPD CSWCD Alumni Association launched its Strategic Plan for 2024 to 2027, which is the outcome of visioning exercise and series of discussions among its board members and officers. In October 2024, the association administered an online survey among alumni to seek their inputs on the direction of the UPD CSWCDAA. The survey served…
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CSWCD meets DSWD The UP College of Social Work and Community Development (UP CSWCD), led by Dean Lenore Polotan-dela Cruz, alongside UP Diliman OIC Chancellor Ma. Theresa T. Payongayong, Ph.D., met with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian to discuss possible partnership and collaboration to further advance social work practice and…
Resource Speaker: PROF. THELMA LEE-MENDOZA Organizer: Research and Extension for Development Office (REDO) and UP Social Action for Research and Development Foundation Inc.(UPSARDF), College of Social Work & Community Development (CSWCD), University of the Philippines, Diliman The seminar is for those who are teaching social work and social work practitioners who want to improve/update/upgrade their…
The College of Social Work and Community Development is proud to announce the launch and research forum of the Philippine Journal of Social Development (PJSD) Volume 15 on May 4, 2023, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM at the UP CSWCD Seminar Room. For details, you may contact cswcdpjsd.upd@up.edu.ph
“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…
UP CSWCD Dean Prof. Justin Nicolas participated in a meeting between UP Executives, led by President Angelo Jimenez, and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and his team on January 9, 2026, at the DSWD Central Office. The discussion centered on strengthening UP’s commitment to public service by exploring partnerships and collaborative initiatives with the DSWD across…
