Prof Uzoma Odera Okoye

http://nuc.edu.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/MB-24th-July-2017-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf NUC Reviews UG, Develops PG BMAS for Social Work T h e N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t i e s Commission has reviewed the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for undergraduate p r o g r a m m e a n d d e v e l o p s Benchmark Minimum Academic S t a n d a r d s f o r P o s t g r a d u a t e Programme in Social Work. The review of the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for undergraduate programme and development of Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for Postgraduate Programme in Social Work was sequel to a two-day Stakeholders Workshop organised by Twinning for Health Support I n i t i a t i v e , N i g e r i a , a n o n - governmental organisation in collaboration with the National Universities Commission, some Nigerian universities and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The entire exercise was funded by United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention thr

https://www.thisdaylive.com/ index.php/2017/07/24/social- workers-to-the-rescue/ The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development last week in Enugu trained 55 auxiliary social workers to help orphans, mentally ill persons and emotionally traumatised families regain normalcy in their lives, writes  Christopher Isiguzo   The need for a social development workforce to help stem the tide of the increasing spate of anti-social behaviours including domestic violence leading to wife-battery and breeding of disconsolate vulnerable children as well as the countless mentally unstable persons who flood the streets has clearly become imperative.   In recent times, quite a number of anti-social behaviours mostly exhibited by young people who indulge in cult activities have started to take their toll on the society necessitating the need for quick intervention by major stakeholders.   It’s in line with this that the federal government recently in Enugu formally graduated a ne