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25,000
20,000
15,000
Total
Figure 10-2
Social Workers Assigned to Social Welfare Tasks in Public and Private Agencies, 2012-2021
Public Agencies Private Agencies
10,301 11,537
12,487
13,589
9,013
4,576
2016
15,000 15,643
9,683 9,802 5,317 5,841
2017 2018
14,989
8,739
6,250
2019
16,176
9,510
6,666
2020
17,015
9,753
7,262
10,000 9,457
6,411 6,714
3,046 3,587 3,978
2012 2013 2014
8,093 7,559
5,000
0
4,394
2015
Social Workers". As of the end of 2020, a total of 582 specialist social workers were accepted, including 226 medical social workers (38.80%), 160 mental health social workers (27.50%), 133 children, youth, women, and family social workers (22.90%), 34 geriatric social workers (5.80%), and 29 disability social workers (5.00%).
Ministry of Personnel about measures like post adjustment and professional tables. The social work profession system was included in the "Strengthening Social Safety Net Program" policy communication platform for coordination across government departments to facilitate the promotion of related policies.
Every year we update the "Guidelines for Subsidizing Social Welfare Promotion" with respect to the labor conditions of social workers in the private sector. In 2016, we added the license allowance for specialized social workers. In 2017, we increased the professional service fee for social workers and social work worker supervisors from NTD 33,000 to NTD 34,000 and from NTD 37,000 to NTD 38,200 respectively. In addition, based on the "Salary Adjustment for Public Social Workers" and MOHW's "Subsidization for Salary Adjustment of Private Social Workers" program approved by the EY in June and September 2019 respectively, we added the dangerous
(3) The professional competencies of social workers are improved according to the "Regulations Governing the Continuing Education and License Renewal of Social Workers" and the "Regulation for Qualification by Category and Continuing Education of Specialized Social Workers". In 2021, a total of 2,936 reviews on continuing education score were conducted.
2. Protection of Social Workers' Rights
(1) In order to provide social workers with a friendly work environment and encourage them to choose full-time and long-term jobs, the Ministry of Health and Welfare discussed with the Personnel Administration Department of Executive Bureau and
(2)
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