Social Work Services Policy and Delivery Modes for the Elderly with Special Difficulties: Guidelines and Implementation Framework for Social Work Service Standards Final Report

This report particularly focuses on developing an implementation framework, guidelines, a monitoring and evaluation system, and government procurement mechanisms for social work services for the elderly with special difficulties (ESD). This entails:
(i) assessing gendered needs of the ESD and corresponding social services,
(ii) identifying good practices in ESD social work service delivery modes,
(iii) developing guidelines for ESD social work services, and
(iv) outlining a broad implementation framework for these social service guidelines.

Consultants' reports describe activities by a consultant or group of consultants related to preparing a technical assistance project.This document dated December 2016 is provided for the ADB project 49003-001 in the People's Republic of China.