Nicoleta Neamțu earned a PhD in Sociology—specializing in social work research—from Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) in 2006. She holds a Master’s degree in "Organization and Administration in Social Work" (1996) and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work (Class of 1995, UBB). She also graduated from the Faculty of Law at Babeș-Bolyai University (Class of 2001). He also pursued professional specialization and advanced training abroad. She served as a visiting researcher and Junior Fulbright scholar in the United States at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999–2000). She was awarded scholarships through ERASMUS (Worcester, 2017, and Keele, 2010, UK), UNICEF (Norwich, UK, 1997), AUDEM (Rochester, NY, USA, 1995), and TEMPUS (Dundee, Scotland, 1994). She has contributed to the revitalization of the social work profession in Romania, receiving the "2013 Personality of the Year in Promoting Social Work Education and Training" award at the 2014 National Social Work Excellence Gala organized by CNASR. In 2009, she initiated the Master’s program specializing in "Social Services Management" at Babeș-Bolyai University, and she continues to develop the program in her capacity as its director. She has published works in the following fields: management of social work provider organizations; social work evaluation; evaluation of foster care programs; methods and techniques of family social work; child and adult well-being; social work practice centered on the individual, family, and group; and innovation in social services. Notable publications by the author include the following books: ”Managementul serviciilor de asistență social” [Social Service Management] (3rd revised and expanded edition, 2015, Cluj-Napoca: Accent, 291 pp.); ”Procese de asistență socială centrate pe individ, familie și grup. Studii de caz” [Social Work Processes Centered on the Individual, Family, and Group: Case Studies] (2012, coordinator and co-author, Cluj-Napoca: Accent, 282 pp.); and ”Succes şi eşec în plasamentul familial, în contextul reformei sistemului de protecţie a copilului din România” [Success and Failure in Foster Care within the Context of Child Protection System Reform in Romania] (2007, Cluj-Napoca: Accent, 255 pp.).

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