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+ January 09, 2021 THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Association of DSWD Social Workers (ADSWI) to ensure the effective execution of social work practice in the agency.
The MOU highlighted that DSWD, through the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau, will work in partnership with ADSWI for the professional growth and advocate the interest of social work profession through the formulation of plans and provisions of technical assistance to targeted local social welfare and development offices (LSWDOs) and other social welfare and development (SWD) partners.
ADSWI is a legal entity composed of Registered Social Workers (RSW) employed at the DSWD, whose primary objective is to participate in the formulation and implementation of policies, issues and concerns relevant to the practice of the social work profession.