Justin Francis Leon V. Nicolas
Administrative Positions
[edit | edit source]Chairperson, Department of Social Work, September 2019 to present; Field Instruction Coordinator, 2013, 2014
Courses handled
[edit | edit source]SW 201 Social Work Perspectives SW 225 Social Work Models SW 290 Social Work Research
Publications
[edit | edit source]Refereed Journal Articles
Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2016). The creative journeys of Filipino social workers in program and policy development. Philippine Journal of Social Development, (8) 1-20.
Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2016). Pushing the boundaries in social work: Establishing the place of creativity in disciplinary knowledge creation. Humanity Journal, 7 (1) 45-64
Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2016). Social Work in East Asia edited by Christian Aspalter. 2014: Surrey, Ashgate. ISBN 978 1 47241 310 9. International Journal of Social Work, 25(1)105-106.
Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2013). The meaning of creativity among Filipino social workers and its implication to governance. Philippine Journal of Social Development, (5) 89-111.
Book Chapters
Nicolas, J. & Gray, M. (2018). A unique sustainable livelihoods strategy: How resilient homeless families survive on the streets of Metro Manila, Philippines. In C. Zufferey & N. Yu (Eds.), Faces of homeless in the Asia Pacific (pp. 111-132). New York: Routledge
Leyson, A.T., Pablo, L.D. & Nicolas, J.V. (2014). Social work education in the Philippines. In T. Akimoto & K. Matsuo, (Eds.). Internationalization & Indigenization of Social Work Education in Asia. Japan: APASWE.
Manuals
Luna, E.M. & Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2014). Social protection vulnerability and adaptation manual. Quezon City: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2013). Module on action planning. In REDO Manual on inclusive approach to local planning: For local government social workers and government or non-government program implementers and supervisors on how to mainstream the rights and concerns of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in the Local Planning Process (OP/PWDs). Quezon City: REDO-CSWCD.
PhD Thesis (Unpublished)
Nicolas, J.F.L.V. (2019). Articulating creativity in social work practice. [PhD Thesis]. University of Newcastle NSW Australia.