Social work Nepal

This study titled “ Opportunities and challenges for Social Work Trainees in Nepal ” is the bonafide research carried out by me (Amit Kumar Yadav) at School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore, as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Master of Social Work.    Place: Mangalore                                                  Date:  25-10-1024                                                         Amit Kumar Yadav    5.1 MAJOR FINDINGS 5.1.1 Personal Characteristics ·         A vast majority of 62 per cent of the respondents are 20-23 years of age and 38 per cent of them are 24-27 years of age. ·         A large majority of 94 per cent of the respondents are Hindus, the others being Muslims and Christians. ·         A large majority of 84 per cent of the respondents have opted for social work with a purpose and focus such as own/family interest, desire to be a social work professional or to work in I/NGOs. ·         A majority of 60 per cent of the responden

Social workers are trained and experienced professionals. Only those who have earned social work degrees at the bachelor’s, masters’ or doctoral levels, and completed a minimum number of hours in supervised fieldwork, are “professional social workers.” Social Work is a young profession in Nepal. Social work as an academic discipline started in 1996 at St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu. There is a broader scope of Social work in Nepal. Nepalese Social Workers can work in schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, senior citizens’ centers, private practice, prisons, military, corporations, and in numerous public and private agencies that serve individuals, families, groups and communities in need. Social work, however, is a misunderstood profession in Nepal. It is known and taught as a discipline rather than profession. The Government has taken it as a discipline and most of the people do not know about social work in Nepal. They think that social work is similar to Sociology. The practiti