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Study calls for social work education overhaul for disaster preparedness

Published Friday, July 3, 2026 · Updated July 3

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  • Social Work Education for Disaster Preparedness — 1 source

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An international study advocates for a significant reform of social work education to improve disaster preparedness, especially in India and other Asian countries. The research highlights the importance of integrating social workers into high-level disaster risk reduction and policy-making.

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  • An international study calls for a significant overhaul of social work education to enhance disaster preparedness, particularly in India and Asia.
  • The study emphasizes the critical need to integrate social workers into macro-level disaster risk reduction and policy-making in vulnerable regions like Asia.
  • The research, titled ‘Emergence of Disaster Social Work as a New Frontier Setting in Macro Social Work Practice,’ was published in the academic journal Asian Social Work and Policy Review.

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Social Work Education for Disaster Preparedness
  • The Hindu

    The Hindu emphasizes the critical need for India and Asia to integrate social workers into macro-level disaster risk reduction and policy-making, highlighting the region's vulnerability and India's historical but under-recognized contributions in disaster social work, based on a new study.

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