1. Full name: Nguyen Van Ve                                         2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 24/01/1983                                            4. Place of birth: Ha Noi

5. Admission decision number: 4618/2016/QĐ-XHNV, dated December 29, 2016 on the second group of doctoral students in 2016 accredited by University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Ha Noi).

6. Changes in academic process:

The thesis’ s title is adjusted according to the opinion of thesis defense council at grassroots level, approved by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities according to document no. 1986/QĐ-XHNV dated October 27, 2020 on the change/adjustment of the student's doctoral thesis.

7. Official thesis title: Support for the community reintegration of returning trafficked women (case study in Dong Van district and Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province).

8. Major: Social Work                                                    9. Code: 9760101.01

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Quyet

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

11.1. After doing literature review, the author analyzed relevant contents of previous studies, pointed out missing issues in these studies to find direction, from social work perspective, for the in-depth research of activities to support the community reintegration of trafficked women.

11.2. The thesis listed a number of activities to support trafficked women returning to Ha Giang province, including: material aid, livelihood development; cultural and mental life help; access to resources and services; legal security and safety assistance. According to the author, the above activities implemented by Ha Giang province have had relatively good results, however, there are still some limitations relating to budget, difficult local conditions, skills of victims in the reintegration process.

11.3. The thesis indicated that there are many factors affecting the effectiveness of supporting trafficked women. Among them, direct factors associate with people supported (returning trafficked victims) such as: low educational level, lack of knowledge and skills to reintegrate, unemployment, etc. Other influencing factors link with the community, for example: support activities are mainly to visit, motivate, and provide part of initial budget, etc., however, activities to develop sustainable livelihoods are insufficient (vocational training, job placement, etc.).

11.4. After studying a number of models supporting trafficked women, based on the analysis of situation and influencing factors to activities assisting reintegration in Ha Giang province, the author has composed and proposed a support model in the community with the participation of organizations, individuals, families, neighbors, victims and especially the assistance of a Social Worker. This eight-step model identifies specific activities implemented by stakeholders, in which the role of the Social Worker is prominent.

12. Practical applicability, if any: The model of community reintegration support for returning trafficked women (section 4.2 - Chapter 4) can be applied to assist victims in reality.

13. Further research directions, if any: Performance of models to help returning trafficked women.

14. Thesis-related publications:

14.1. Nguyen Van Ve (2017), “Analysis of policies to support economic development for returning trafficked women”, Proceedings of national scientific conference: Gender in Sustainable Economic Development hosted by Vietnam Women’s Academy on November 18, 2017, ISBN: 978-604-56-4618-2, Vietnam Women’s Publishing House, Ha Noi, pp.393 –403.

14.2. Nguyen Van Ve (2019), “The effectiveness of activities to support returning trafficked women in Ha Giang province”, Journal of Social Psychology, No. 10, October 2019, ISSN: 0866-8019, pp.61-70.

14.3. Nguyen Van Ve - Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy (2019), The psychological trauma of returning trafficked women: some theoretical and practical issues, Proceedings of international conference on psychology: Psychology and its professional ethics, Labour and Social Publisher Company Limited, ISBN: 978-604-65-4417-3, pp. 96-104.