The Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Journal is the official journal of theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Published annually, the SWD Journal aims to popularize studies initiated by DSWD and other stakeholdersalong social protection and...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Social workers are deemed as the primary helping profession of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – whether in the direct or indirect practice – to uplift the living conditions of the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged. Being...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 1987 Philippine Constitution enshrined citizen participation and accorded protection for the rights of the people and civil society organizations for “effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political and economic...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Studies show that the costs of providing support for children with disabilities at the stage of their lives where it is most crucial cannot be compared to the cost of living with permanent or unmitigated disabilities1. For this, among many reasons,...
