2019 - 2022
PI: Timothy Hunt
One of UNICEF’s priorities is to strengthen the social service workforce in this region. In 2019, UNICEF and SIG, together with the Columbia University School of Social Work and the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA), formed a capacity building, implementation/dissemination research project to achieve just that, called Building Social Service Workforce Competencies in Europe and Central Asia.
This project strengthens interpersonal communication and community engagement to influence and support individual and social change and works to improve the behavioral and social outcomes of vulnerable individuals, children, families, groups, and communities.
This capacity building and implementation and dissemination project developed a foundational train-the-trainer package now available for public usage with the invitation to collaborate with our Columbia SIG and GHRCCA team in capacity building, master training events, technical assistance and tailoring for academic application and retraining initiatives.
Interested in collaborating?
Countries and regional stakeholders seeking to partner on utilizing this training model are encouraged to review your goals and contact us to consider level of readiness, capacity and timeframes. Faculty and students seeking to contribute to this work, or funders interested in exploring how they may support the strengthening and expansion of global social work are encouraged to get in touch with PI Dr. Timothy Hunt.
