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September 23, 2019 INTRODUCING NEW COURSES Introduction to Social Work WHAT IS SOCIAL WORK (Social Work)? Social work is a helping profession and an applied science based on human rights and liberal education. When studying Introductory Social Work, students learn professional skills such as RELATIONSHIP relationship-building skills, listening skills, empathy skills, problem identification skills, 5WHY tools, critical thinking skills, six thinking hats thinking, fishbone problem-solving thinking, etc. to analyze problems in social work practice. Students also learn foundational knowledge including system theory, Strengths perspective, PIE perspective = people in the environment, problem-solving models in social work, principles General principles, and ethics of the social work profession. This subject is also for...

September 23, 2019 NEW BOOKS SOCIAL WORK: PERSPECTIVES & THEORY Editor: Doan Thi Ngoc Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hoa Sen University Year 2019 – Publisher: Hong Duc SYNOPSIS Social Work is a helping profession, an applied science based on human rights, and a foundation of liberal education. The social work industry has been developing for more than 100 years in the world and is developing very rapidly in terms of training programs in Vietnam. The knowledge focus of the social work profession is the conceptual framework of Person in Environment (PIE=Person in Environment) or ecosystem, the Strengths perspective, Systems theory, and an emphasis on professional principles...

July 22, 2019 GENDER TALK INVITATION #5 The GENDER TALK organizing committee of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hoa Sen University (HSU) respectfully invites you to register to attend the seminar on Gender & Gender Equality – GENDER TALK #5. PLEASE REGISTER HERE. PARTICIPANTS: HSU students, researchers, educators, psychologists, social work experts, university students, teachers high school students, and individuals interested in Gender & Gender Equality inside and outside the HSU community. SPEAKER BRIEF Mr. Nguyen Tan Thu is a medical doctor who graduated in 2010 and has a certificate in HIV diagnosis and treatment. Mr. Thu also participated in many trainings...

July 19, 2019 On July 11-13, 2019, Master Nguyen Hong An of the Department of Psychology – at Hoa Sen University – participated in a report at the 13th Scientific Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology organized in Taipei, Taiwan. The conference brings together social psychologists from more than 20 countries across Asia-Pacific and other regions with the theme: “Building the Future of Psychology with a Focus on culture”. In particular, the conference had the participation of Professor Shinobu Kitayama, one of the leading cultural psychologists with the world’s most cited articles on social psychology. Master Nguyen Hong An...

July 19, 2019 On Saturday, June 22, 2019, the Center for Psychological Research and Consulting under the Department of Psychology – at Hoa Sen University organized the workshop “BRAIN AND LEARNING – AN INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY”. The workshop took place with the presentation and guidance of Dr. Paul Jantz, a Fulbright scholar at Texas State University. With very lively and scientific illustrations, Dr. Paul Jantz helped participants access the latest knowledge and research on brain science in a way that is very close to life. Dr. Paul Jantz helped participants access the latest knowledge in brain science Participants are particularly interested...

July 19, 2019 On Friday, June 21, 2019, the Department of Psychology – at Hoa Sen University organized a discussion: “SCHOOL CONSULTATION – A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE”The discussion took place with presentations. about the School Counseling Model in the United States by Dr. Paul Jantz, a Fulbright scholar at Texas State University. In addition, the discussion was also warmed up by sharing from 8 school counselors (TVHD) from school and university psychology consulting rooms in Ho Chi Minh City. These include schools such as Le Quy Don Secondary School, Tay Thanh High School, Tan Thoi Hoa Secondary School, Vietnam Australia International, Hoa Sen...