Social Work Services and Flood Disaster Victims Recovery in Cross River State, Nigeria

The aim of this study was to investigate social work services and flood disaster victims’ recovery in Cross River State, Nigeria. One research question, one research objective and one research hypothesis were used to guide the study. Literature review was drawn from both domestic and foreign works in relation to the topic and there were also both empirical and theoretical in context. This study relied on one related theory viz: problem-solving theory. The explanatory sequential design was adopted for this study. The study population was 600;382 was taken to represent the study sample while the stratified and purposive sampling technique were utilized for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used to perform the statistical testing of HO1 at 0.05 level of significance. Data for the study were obtained using questionnaire, interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGDs). The findings of the study uncover that; there is a significant relationship between social work services and flood disaster victims’ recovery. On the basis of this, it was concluded that social work services have a significant role in flood disaster victims’ recovery in Cross River State. Based on the strength of the finding and conclusion of the study, it was recommended that social workers should be empowered to adequately involve more in flood disaster victims’ recovery process.