IFSW Europe

Social Work Action Day

November 8, 2005

The Role of Social Workers in Europe

REPORT

The Delegates Meeting 2004 decided to highlight in 2005: The Role of Social Workers in Europe. It was a part of the project “Social Work Promoting Social Cohesion” of IFSW Europe. This topic was chosen as many member organisations are concerned about the increasing amounts of new legislation and changing expectations of social workers as well as the severe financial constraints placed on the social sphere in many countries.

The following countries informed the IFSW Europe Secretariat about the action they plan for celebrating SWAD:

Austria, Österreichischer Berufsverband Diplomierter SozialarbeiterInnen

Denmark, Danish Association of Social Workers/ HK/Kommunal - Danish Union of Commercial and Office Employees - Local Government/ National Federation of Social Educators (SL)

Croatia, Croatian Association of Social Workers

Finland, Union of Professional Social Workers Talentia

France, Association Nationale des Assistants de Service Social (ANAS)

Germany, Deutscher Berufsverband für Sozialarbeit e.V. (DBSH)

Iceland, Iceland Association of Social Workers

Italy, Associazione Nazionale Assistenti Sociali

Malta, Maltese Association of Social Workers

Norway, Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers (FO)

Portugal, Association of Trained Social Workers – APSS

Spain, Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Diplomados en Trabajo Social y Asistentes Sociales

Sweden, Swedish Union of Local Government Officers SKTF

Switzerland, AvenirSocial - Professionelle Soziale Arbeit Schweiz

United Kingdom, British Association of Social Workers

Russia -The Russian Union of Social Pedagogues and Social Workers

The NASW International Chapter will also develop actions on the European SWAD 2005.

The activities and the press release has been place on the IFSW Europe website. The statistic shows that the SWAD website page has been the most visited in November 2005.

IFSW Executive thanks all participating countries for celebrating SWAD 2005.