SOCIAL WORK AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR INCREASE SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION

ANICHE, ALEXANDER (2018) SOCIAL WORK AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR INCREASE SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION. In: International Conference on Emerging and Contemporary Social Issues, September 12-13.

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Abstract

In Nigeria, the number of Internally Displaced Persons has continued to double annually, especially at North Eastern Region as identified by the International Organizations for Migration. The Internal Displacement is caused by a connection of interrelated factors which include: violence, communal clashes, Boko Haram insurgency, Fulani Herdsmen attacks, natural disaster which include flood and storm etc. The Boko Haram insurgency and Fulani herdsmen attacks have caused over 2million people to be Internal Displaced, making Nigeria to be the home of African largest Internally Displaced persons. Thus, multiple complex causes trigger Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria, providing significant challenges to Nigerian government, social workers and Non Governmental Organizations on the ground. Although social work in Nigeria is relatively a new profession but there is increase need for social work intervention in the situation of Internally Displaced Persons and the like. Social work aims at provision of services to the needy. Social work is anticipated as a promising alternative for bringing relief to the Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria. Thus, the need for increase social work intervention cannot be over emphasized. This work covers: (a) Introduction (b) Nigeria as a nation and the current challenges (c) Facts on Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria (d) Problems of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria (e) Social work in the context of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria and the need for increase social work intervention and (f) Conclusive remarks.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2019 12:57
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2019 12:57
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2117

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