International development of qualified social work manpower for population and family planning activities

PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDE FACULTY AND STUDENTS WITH EXPOSURE TO FP INFORMATION AND MOTIVATION TECHNIQUES AND PREPARE SOCIAL WORKERS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF FP ACTIVIES WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. DURING FIRST TWO YEARS OF PROJECT, 25 PILOT SITES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN 15 COUNTRIES, PRIMARILY IN ASIA. EACH PILOT SCHOOL WILL SET ITS PROGRAM FOR CURRICULUM CHANGE AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; CHANGES WILL ADDRESS SPECIFIC INDIGENOUS PROBLEMS. SCHOOLS WILL EMPHASIZE ACQUISITION OF CURRENT TEACHING AND REFERENCE MATERIALS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES DURING THIS PERIOD. DURING FINAL THREE YEARS, FIVE NEW PILOT PROGRAMS WILL BEGIN IN AFRICA (SUDAN, EGYPT, ZAMBIA, GHANA, AND KENYA). GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE WILL BE IDENTIFIED, CURRICULUM GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED, MATERIALS PROVIDED, AND FACULTY MEMBERS EXPOSED TO NEW MATERIALS. IN ESTABLISHED PILOT SITES, INTERDISCIPLINARY CRRICULUM RESOURCE TEAMS WILL PROVIDE CONSULTATION OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND FACULTY TRAINING. IASSW REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES WILL SUPPLEMENT THIS. IASSW WILL ALSO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PLAN SEMINARS AND TRAINING, BUT MAJOR BURDON OF FACULTY TRAINING WILL FALL UPON PILOT SCHOOLS. 20 INSTITUTIONS WHICH, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, ARE UNABLE TO ENTER INTO OFFICIAL AGREEMENTS OR OBTAIN OFFICIAL SANCTION, WILL BECOME INVOLVED WITH IASSW AS "COOPERATING SCHOOLS". THEY WILL RECEIVE REFERENCE.MATERIALS AND LIMITED CONSULTANT SERVICES AND PARTICIPANT FUNDING. TRAINING OF PARAPROFESSIONALS, AUXILIARIES, AND VOLUNTEERS WILL CONSTITUTE THE FINAL PHASE OF SOME PILOT PROGRAMS; OTHERS WILL ORGANIZE SEMINARS TO ORIENT POLICY MAKERS. PROPOSED IASSW/INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS CONFERENCE WILL DOCUMENT AND ASSESS METHODOLOGIES USED TO INTEGRATE POP/FP EDUCATION INTO COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN 4 ASIAN COUNTRIES. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT END OF 5 YEARS WILL PROVIDE CRITIQUE OF THE DOCUMENTED FP/SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE.