Social Welfare in Taiwan: Current Status and Challenges

USC China Program, USC School of Social Work

Monday, November 16, 2009 : 11:00am to 12:30pm

University Park Campus
Social Work Center
Room 106


Professor Joanne Liu from National Taiwan University's Department of Social Work shares her observations about social welfare in Taiwan.

Liu is CEO of the Vanguard Foundation, a think tank, and deputy executive director of the Taiwan Health Reform Foundation, an advocate nonprofit organization. She also serves as a social welfare consultant to the Taiwan government on domestic violence/child protection and is a board member of the Taiwan Women's Rescue Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates and provides services for abused women.

Liu's research has focused on social service delivery — contracting social services, interagency collaboration and NPO management. Recent studies have included "Fatal Child Abuse and Filicide-Suicide in Taiwan: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies" and "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence."

In 2006, Liu earned an Outstanding Contribution in Protecting Domestic Violence Victims Award from the Ministry of Justice.

Lunch will be served, so please RSVP to chengjin@usc.edu.
Jingjing Cheng