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Baku, Azerbaijan, April 26-27, 2018

Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA). Achievements and Challenges of Social Work Education in Kazakhstan. Baku, Azerbaijan, April 26-27, 2018. Gulnara Zhakupova Assel Terlikbayeva Sholpan Primbetova.

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Baku, Azerbaijan, April 26-27, 2018

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  1. Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA) Achievements and Challenges of Social Work Education in Kazakhstan Baku, Azerbaijan, April 26-27, 2018 Gulnara Zhakupova Assel Terlikbayeva Sholpan Primbetova

  2. Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia(2007-2017) • GHRCCA was found 10 years ago with the seed grant funding received from the President of CU and by CUSSW - Lee Bollinger • GHRCCA’s Mission: • GHRCCA develops and advances evidence-based, sustainable solutions to emerging public health and social issues in the Central Asia.

  3. Ongoing research studies 2014 –2019 NOVA - Evaluating a Microfinance Intervention for High Risk Women in Kazakhstan, NIDA 2015 –2020 BRIDGE - Improving HIV Service Delivery for People Who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan, Implementation Science project, NIDA 2016 –2021 UNI - Increasing Involvement of MSM in the Continuum of Care in Kazakhstan, NIDA

  4. Social Work development • Inherited from Soviet past • Social Work as a profession remains to be low-paid, non prestigious among population • In 2009 the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection developed the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on “Special Social Protection” • From 2014 to 2017 the system of social services was demonopolized, where vulnerable populations were able to choose services providers • Social Worker position has been introduced in major hospitals and polyclinics of the state

  5. First Kazakhstan Social Workers Forum The first Social Workers Forum took place in Astana on September, 2017. The Forum focused on services in health sector, trafficking victims, people in prison, homeless people, victims of domestic violence and others. More than 600 social workers, who came from all over Kazakhstan, participated in the Forum International speakers from Russia, Great Britain, Finland, Croatia, the Czech Republic.

  6. Social Work Education in Kazakhstan • 20 universities in Kazakhstan hold license to offer social work in their curricula • Major universities include: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty (KAZNU), Eurasian National University in Astana, Karaganda State University, Kyzylorda State University, Eastern Kazakhstan State University • KAZNU has 127 bachelor degree, 3 master degree and 5 PhD students • On average 100 grants for bachelor degree students are given on an annual basis

  7. Social Work Degree Program4 years - cont SPECIALIZATION DISCIPLINES Actual Problems of the Theory and Methodology of Social Work Individual Educational Path: • Management in Social Work • Social Policy and Organization in Social Work • Social Work in Clinical Setting

  8. GHRCCA experience in teaching Social Work Joint efforts of GHRCCA to bring together departments of Social Work and Public Health at Al-Farabi KazNU

  9. GHRCCA teaching staff • Assel Terlikbayeva, M.D. MsC, GHRCCA Regional Director, CUSSW Alumni • Sholpan Primbetova, M.S., M.Ph., GHRCCA Deputy Regional Director, CUSSW Alumni • Gaukhar Mergenova, MD , MSс, GHRCCA NOVA Project Director, UAlbany alumni • Meruert Darisheva, MD , MSс, GHRCCA BRIDGE Project Director, UAlbany alumni • Mira Nurkatova, PhD, BRIDGE Project Coordinator, OSI Social Work Faculty Fellow at CUSSW • Gulnara Zhakupova, MSW, Columbia University, UNI Project Director, CUSSW Alumni

  10. GHRCCA experience in teaching Social Work Visiting Social Work Students from Columbia University Tattianna Unique and Maya T Bee at KazNU

  11. GHRCCA experience in teaching Social Work GHRCCA trains practicing social workers without formal education on social work, i.e., outreach workers strengthening their potential to provide evidence-based social work services

  12. MAJOR CHALLENGES IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION • Demotivated student (low salary, non recognized profession, lack of jobs on the market) • Lack of motivated educators (low salary, high workload, limited social work educational background) • Language proficiency (most of SW articles published in English) • Lack of field practice opportunities

  13. Thank You! Contact information: Almaty, Kazakhstan, tel.: 7(727) 264 28 88 www.ghrcca.columbia.edu www.ghrcca.org info@ghrcca.org

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