The Development of Social Work in Uzbekistan: Characteristics, Challenges & Successes

The Development of Social Work in Uzbekistan: Characteristics, Challenges & Successes
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The chapter presents the current situation in the development of social work in contemporary Uzbekistan, one of the most populous countries among the newly independent republics of Central Asia. The authors review the academic development of the profession as well as the current trends and challenges of its practice development. The first part of the paper written by Marifat Ganieva starts with a review of historical and cultural background preceding the formation of professional social work in the country followed by a description of the current post soviet academic development of social work in Uzbekistan. The second part of the chapter by Lyudmila Kim is devoted to the development of indigenous models of practice of social work in the country. The author of this part starts with a description of current issues related to the status of the social work profession in Uzbekistan’s welfare system. She describes shifting paradigms in the child care system, related to the concept of de-institutionalization which has contributed to the development of modern social work. The author then describes current Social Work retraining and practice strategies based on developing intensive in service re-training for related practitioners and their success in the enhancement of skills and the establishment of a core social work identity.

Published in 2010 by Nova Science Publishers, 2010
Marifat Ganieva
Lyudmila Kim