News from member organisations

News from member organisations
10.08.10
The North American Association of Social Workers (NASW) Massachusetts offers a wide range of Social Work podcasts for continuing education. NASW started with this...
10.08.10
The US National Association of Social Workers has formed a new Advisory Committee of Hollywood writers, award-winning journalists, social workers involved in the...
06.08.10
The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Mrs Rabhia Diab, visited the office of the Palestinian Union of Social Workers & Psychologists (PUSWP) in Bethlehem last Sunday, 1...
19.07.10
The most senior and very active member of the Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers and parliamentarian Mr. Nandimithra Ekanayaka has been appointed...
18.05.10
Dear IFSW Colleagues, It’s my great pleasure to write this letter of appreciation on behalf of Armenian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and extend my...
14.05.10
The Japanese Coordination Body for IFSW-membership looks forward to welcoming you to joint Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of ...
05.05.10
The Malaysian Government has announced its intention to introduce a new Social Work Act to regulate the practice of social work. This follows several years of...
19.04.10
"Partnership is a national gain in order to develop the Palestinian Society": an endeavor the called for in her visit to the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and...
12.04.10
The Russian Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues is glad to inform experts in the social sphere about the Fourth International Forum of Social Workers of...
06.04.10
BASW has produced a Manifesto for Social Work that it is challenging political parties and all parliamentary candidates at the coming British General Election to...
15.03.10
The UK public service union, Unison, has launched a national advertising campaign costing £50,000 to highlight the role social workers play in keeping vulnerable...
15.03.10
The BASW Chief Executive Hilton Dawson has said that social workers had become “cowed, wary and afraid,” adding: “So we are fighting back – and we want nothing less...
04.03.10
“It negatively impacts well-being. It compromises human rights. It goes against Canada’s image as a fair and equal country. This is what social workers often see ...
23.11.09
The Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) recently (November 2009) held their elections for new board members. 82% of those eligible to vote...
11.11.09
ARGENTINA, 9 de Noviembre 2009 Lamentamos profundamente comunicarles que el 9 de Noviembre 2009 falleció el colega CARLOS EROLES. Detallar en este momento...
13.10.09
The Philippine Association of Social Workers (PASWI) is inviting social workers of the country to volunteer as debriefers to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in Ultra...
28.09.09
Der Österreichische Berufsverband der SozialarbeiterInnen (OBDS) fordert politische Entscheidungsträger und Verwaltung auf, Rahmenbedingungen für professionelle...
22.09.09
“On this day, Social Workers Day 2009, the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers encourages all Social Workers to take pride in the valued mahi/ work ...
19.08.09
“Trafficking in persons degrades the dignity of a human person and exploits the vulnerability of people. …Trafficking in persons is becoming a menace, and is now a...
22.07.09
Tokyo, July 20, 2009 On July 20, 2009 the first Japanese Social Workers Day was celebrated in Tokyo. Various social work and training school associations joined...
21.06.09
“Knowledge and information about the situation in the countries where asylum seekers and refugees originate will empower government and civil society to respond to...



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