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DSWD Glossary of Social Welfare and Development Terms

This Glossary is created to ensure that the Department will have a leveled-off understanding in terms of accuracy and consistency of definitions and branding among similar topics. This further establishes that the terms will be used and interpreted correctly that they should be. The document is crafted in collaboration with various offices, bureaus, services, units, and field offices who worked on...
Good Practice and Success Story Documentation

Mother's Saving Care: Switching to Cost-efficient Lampin Diapers (Lampers) for Child Care

This good practice documentation discusses the initiative of the Regional Haven for Women residents, especially the mothers in creating lampin diapers or lampers as they called it. Mothers use lampers for their babies during the day, while diapers at night to provide comfort and convenience. This initiative brought cost savings as diaper consumption was cut in half, responded to health issues...
How-to-Guide

Knowledge Management Toolkit: Knowledge Product Development

The Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) of the DSWD developed the Knowledge Management Toolkit focused on Knowledge Product Development to come up with and consolidate standardized processes, templates, and guidance on KP Development which will guide its implementation by and within the Department.
Research and Development Material

2021 Social Welfare and Development Journal

The Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Journal is the official journal of the DSWD. The SWD Journal showcases studies on various disciplines of social protection and social welfare development, iniated by the Department and other partners.
Good Practice and Success Story Documentation

Production Line System (PROLINES): A Good Practice on Efficient Production of Family Food Packs of DSWD FIeld Office Caraga

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is on the frontline of disaster response as the lead agency in three disaster response clusters in the country. This requires the DSWD to keep prepositioned Food and Non-Food Items in its strategic warehouses that are easily accessible in the event of a disaster. DSWD Field Office Caraga as it maintains a warehouse for production and storage...
Good Practice and Success Story Documentation

"Malinis na Kapaligiran, Ligtas na Pamayanan": KALAHI-CIDDS KKB Hygiene Promotion in Cagayancillo, Palawan

In this good practice documentation, the proponents together with the community integrated the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) component to complement and maximize the benefits of the Water Desalination Reverse Osmosis project. The Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation (PHAST) approach was adopted for the WASH component to improve community hygiene practices to prevent waterborne diseases and...
Good Practice and Success Story Documentation

Binuwang Kalihukan para sa Kabatan-onan: Taytayan sa Kabaghoan (Monthly Steps, Leaps for Change) Executive Summary available in the documentation

Home for Girls situated in Field Office 7 is one of the 71 Centers managed by the DSWD. It serves as a temporary residential facility providing an alternative form of family care in a 24-hour group living for girls below 18 years old. In this good practice documentation, HFG showcases it strategy to conduct monthly activities/ events aligned with national holidays/commemorations to fill in the...
Good Practice and Success Story Documentation

Creation and Utilization of OSAP for Encoding Application for the Social Amelioration Program Implementation

In this good practice documentation, DSWD Field Office X developed its own encoding application system known as the Offline Social Amelioration Program (OSAP) Encoding System Application in response to the challenges encountered in the implementation of SAP. This creation of the system resulted to faster Social Amelioration Card (SAC) encoding of the LGUs, systematic elimination of invalid data...
Good Practice and Success Story Documentation

Real Convergence Leading to Real Sustainability: Implementation of Sustainable Livelihood Program Integrating Cash-for-Work Program Executive Summary available in the documentation

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has responsive programs to prepare communities before, during, and after the occurrence of natural or man-made disasters in order to mitigate their negative socio-economic impacts on the communities. In this good practice documentation, the Local Government of Real, Quezon came up with the initiative to implement a convergence program...
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Are the courses/ training free?

Yes. All of the training and courses provided by the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau are free of charge. However, some trainings may require participants to deliver certain outputs in order to qualify for a certificate.
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Are there trainings/courses accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Units?

Yes. Typically, training, courses and LDIs developed are submitted to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) for CPD accreditation, if they fall under the following types of interventions: Formal learning, non-formal learning, informal learning, self-directed learning, online learning activities, professional work experience and attendance to conventions and conferences by accredited...
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What are common topics of the LDIs?

Based on previous data, some of the LDIs conducted in the past have concentrated on blended learning, implementation, program management and navigation of collaboration tools and technical platforms in the context of new normal, among others. The topics of Learning Development Interventions (LDIs), however, are usually formulated and designed depending on the identified needs of the stakeholders...
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Aside from trainings, what are the other modes of interventions along learning and development?

Apart from training, other modes of interventions that are usually being conducted to support and facilitate learning and development are seminars, workshops, skills enhancement sessions, and knowledge-sharing activities. In general, these activities are systematically designed to increase and build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) of the workforce needed in an organization to boost the...
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Who are the usual participants of the trainings?

The profile of participants may depend upon the targeted goals and objectives of the training laid down. The learning management team may invite partners and intermediaries, local government units, department field offices, bureaus, and services, public and private organizations, non-profit organizations, and so on, with the aim of achieving the training session objectives that are anchored to the...
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What are the L&D needs of DSWD where a partner can support?

The L&D needs of DSWD where partners can support will depend on the results of the Learning Needs/ Capacity Needs Assessment, approved IDCB Plan submitted by the DSWD Central and Field Offices, IDP submitted by employees to HRMDS, Annual Thrust and Direction of DSWD for the officials and Staff, and the resources needed from the partners.
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What are the common tasks of the partners?

The common tasks of the partners are the following: Participate in the formulation of designs and development of training needs analysis and learning tools; Develop and implement capacity building designs based on needs of the region/agency/organization, to ensure responsive learning intervention in coordination with Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) and Field Office; Develop...
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What are the requirements to become a partner on L&D?

In selecting a partners to serve as LSP such as resource person, trainers, coordinators, or facilitators must take into consideration generally the following Education/Expertise - Background or area of specialization, Experience - proven record that can substantiate any claims to the experience or skill and preferably with documented outcomes Suitability/Aptness - fitness for the tasks or role...
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What are the criteria to become an individual expert?

To be an individual expert one must meet the minimum requirement/criteria . Education/Expertise - Background or area of specialization, Experience - proven record that can substantiate any claims to the experience or skill and preferably with documented outcomes Suitability/Aptness - fitness for the tasks or role sustainability; and Integrity - absence of critical incidents that might otherwise...

The DSWD KM Portal is a dynamic facility founded to promote the development and sharing of knowledge within the DSWD and its partners. The Portal has vast collection of DSWD Knowledge Products (KPs) and other learning resources on social welfare and social protection.