2. 1. Family and community welfare
2. Child and Youth Welfare
3. Women’s Welfare
4. Welfare of the Disabled
5. Emergency Assistance
Continued the same five programs:
However......
3.
4.
5.
6. RA 7160 known as the Local Government Code
was passed.
And because of that......
The DSWD along with other National Agencies had to “shift
gears”
1. The devolvement of the different implemented functions
2. Programs
3. Services
4. Direct service workers
5. Budgets to the Local Government Units
6. Realignment of the DSWD’s structures
10. A society where the poor vulnerable and
disadvantage individuals, families and
communities are empowered for an improved
quality of life.
11. To provide social protection and promote the
rights and welfare of the poor, vulnerable and
disadvantage individuals, families and
communities that will contribute t poverty
alleviation and empowerment through DSWD
policies, programs, projects and services
implemented with or without local
government units, non-governmental
organizations, people’s organizations , other
national government agencies and other
members of civil society.
14. DSWD
EARLY 19’S
CONTINUED THE SAME FIVE PROGRAMS
PRIORITY
LIM’s AND OTHER OTHER SOCIALLY-
DEPRESSED BARANGAYS
OCTOBER 10 1991
R.A, 7160 passed
NATIONAL AGENCIES including
DSWD
“shift gears”
1992
Realignment of
the DSWD
structures
Supplementing the
five (devolved)
programs
The DSWD made a new image
2006 end-year
Implementing the pro-poor
programs
15. 1987 Constitution
“The State shall encourage non-
governmental, community-based,
or sectoral organizations that
promote the welfare of the
nation.”
16. National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA)
- Private, non-profit, voluntary
organizations that are committed to the
task of socioeconomic development and
established primarily for service.
17. 1. Primary NGOs (e.g. CALARIZ)
2. Secondary/intermediate NGOs
(e.g. the Catholic Charities and
the Philippine Rural
Reconstruction Movement)
3. Tertiary NGOs (e.g. the National
Council on Social Development
Foundation)
18. A generic, all-encompassing term
of not-for-profit groups, civic
organizations, community groups,
people’s organizations, social
development agencies,
foundations, and charitable
institutions.
20. Launched the Philippine Council for NGO
Certification (PCNC)
21. Health
Education and training
Human rights
Families
Gender and
development
Youth
Elderly
Indigenous groups
Migration
Environment
Disaster management
Livelihood projects
Violence against
women
Poverty
Housing
Urban dwellers
Farmers
Street children
Legislative advocacy
Drug abuse
Rehabilitation etc.
22. The Social Work Law, 1965
“no social work agency shall
operate and be accredited
unless it shall first have
registered with the Social
Welfare Administration which
shall issue the corresponding
certificate of registration.”
23. The child and Youth Welfare Code”P.D. 603 (June 10, 1975) –
R.A. 7610 (Feb. 7, 1992)–
R.A. 7658 (Nov. 9, 1993)-
“Barangay-Level Total Development
and Protection of Children Act.”
Special Protection of Children
Against Child Abuse,
Exploitation and Discrimination
Act”
25. R.A. 8980 (Dec. 5, 2000) –“The Early Childhood Care
and Development Act
(ECCD)”–
R.A. 9344 (Mar. 22, 2006) “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act
of 2006”
26. R.A. 6525 (April 27, 1989)
R.A. 6955 (May 15, 1990)
R.A. 7192 (Dec. 11, 1992) – “ Women in Nation-
Building Act of 1992”
R.A. 7877 (Feb. 14, 1995) – “Anti-Sexual
Harassment Act of 1995”
R.A. 8353 (Sept. 3, 1997) – “Anti-Rape Law of
1997”
27. R.A. 8505 (Feb. 5, 1998) – “Rape Victims
Assistance and Protection Act of 1998”
R.A. 9208 (May 12, 2003) – “Anti-Trafficking in
Persons Act of 2003”
R.A. 9262 (Jan. 29, 2004 & Feb. 2, 2004) – “Anti-
Violence Against Women and their Children
Act of 2004”
32. R.A. 7160 (Oct. 10, 1991) – “The
Local Government Code of 1991”
R.A. 8371 (Oct.22, 1997) –
“Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of
1997”
R.A. 8425 (Dec. 9, 1997) – “Social
Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act
of 1997”
33. The Overseas Workers Agencies Organization
• To provide Welfare assistance to registered
workers and their departments
• Ensure the viability of the Overseas Workers
Welfare fund
OWWA
34.
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48. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
1917
MOTHER OF SW
PROFESSION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
THE FIRST TO
HIRE A TRAINED
SOCIAL WORKER
AS ITS EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
JOSEFA JARA
MARTINEZ
49. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
1917
JOSEFA JARA MARTINEZ
EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
1920s
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
ASUNCION A PEREZ
1930’s
AC was already employing college
graduate
UP offered non-degree
SW courses
Civil Service
examination was given
to sw’ers.UP offered non-degree
SW courses
Several voluntary
organizations
employing trained
sw’ers as executive
secretaries
Several more filipino
women went to US to
pursue academic
training in SW
50. WORLD WAR
2
Social Work volunteers as well
as paid workers devoted their
efforts in responding the
needs of the society
1946 War
relief Office
Provided relief
rehabilitation
services
Resulted more
employment of
social worker in the
Phil.
51. 1947
The seven or eight
social workers who had
gone to US before the
war to pursue formal
social work education
formed the Phil.
Association of Social
Workers.
JUNE 1950
The Philippine School of
social work was
established.
52. 1956 - The Civil Service Commission
gave an examination for social workers
Early 50s – Philippine School of Social
Work, Centro Escolar University,
University of the Philippines &
University of Sto. Tomas were already
offering a Bachelor’s degree in social work
53. Launching of the UNICEF-Assisted Social
Services Project of the Social Welfare
administration
- a big boost to the professionalization of
SW
- AIM: to improve child welfare services by
upgrading the competence of family and child
welfare workers
54. Gave impetus to other developments
Salaries of SWA personnel were upgraded
New programs were initiated: foster home care,
adoptions, child reception and study centers, and
community centers
An interest in profession was aroused on the part of
many private agency staff
Encouraged social welfare research and the
production of social work literature
55. Republic Act No. 4373 was passed
- one must be a registered social
worker
- designated the Department of
Social Welfare as the accrediting
and licensing agency
56. a) The pursuit of formal education in social work
b) The improvement of practice standards
because of the consciousness of it being
profession; and
c) The development of more relevant educational
curricula
57. March, 1967 – national workshops on social
work education
Resulted in the setting up of an Ad Hoc
Committee
- to become formal organized into a
Schools of Social Work Association of the
Philippines in November, 1969.