Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers (SLAPSH)

191, Dharmapala Mawatha
Colombo 07

Sri Lanka

Region Located 

South East Asia (SEARO)

Telephone 

+94 1 689202/689203

Email 

Organisation Type 

business

Organisation Activities 

advocacy; training; consultancies; networking; rehabilitation and disability; physiotherapy; counselling; translating; materials production; materials distribution; resource centre

Target Group 

government; media; non-governmental organisation (NGO); population: families; disabled people organisation (DPO); education stakeholders; communities: rural; population: elderly; persons with disabilities

SLAPSW's aims include: Upkeeping professional standards of social work; Training and research in human resource development; Working with the National Institute of Social Development in Sri Lanka in producing a quality workforce for social development; Produce local social work literature for public education; Undertake community development work in all parts of the country. The SLAPSW resource centre is open to the public

Country Focus 

Sri Lanka

Regional Focus 

South East Asia (SEARO)