IASSW, ICSW and IFSW are delighted to announce their ongoing joint commitment to the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social development and that the three organisations will be jointly holding world conferences in 2022 and 2024 with the expectation that joint conferences will continue into the future. The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development will […]
March has been a very important month for all social workers in the world. The Armenian Association of Social Workers joint the social workers worldwide to celebrate the World Social Work Day on 19th of March. The Armenian Association of Social Workers united social workers from in Armenia during a week (on March 18- 22) […]
En el marco del II Congreso Internacional de Trabajo Social para Latino America y Caribbe, la televisión nacional NEX, en su programa nex noticias, se hace de la importancia de este evento con una interesante entrevista a la Presidenta de la FITS, Silvana Martinez y al Presidente de la Región de Latino America y el […]
Celebrations for World Social Work Day were postponed in Palestine after four civilians were killed by the Israeli military the day before the event was to take place. The celebration and promotion of social work was planned to be held with the Ministry of Education and other partners at Bethlehem University. The Palestinian Union for […]
La Presidenta de la IFSW, Dr. Silvana Martinez y el Tesorero Global Dr. Victor Ivan Garcia Toro están participando del Encuentro y la Conferencia de la Región América Latina y El Caribe de la IFSW con la presencia de 15 países de los 17 países miembros de la Región. Dicho encuentro se está llevando a […]
IFSW Europe are asking their member organisations to engage with the upcoming European Parliament elections May 23rd– 26th. This can be done by campaigning, lobbying and supporting candidates who share social work values and policies. IFSW Europe is a member of EAPN and is supporting the EAPN campaign for the European elections called “Make Europe […]
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell focused on social workers that work beyond the limitations of social services in an article published The Guardian on World Social Work Day. Social work can break cycles of crisis, and help people change their lives and communities Too often, social services are designed as rotating doors. They focus on individuals […]
World Social Work Day at the UN Geneva World Social Work Day was celebrated at the United Nations in the Geneva Headquarters on the 19th of March. The event was co-hosted by the International Federation of Social Workers, Avenir Social and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The event […]
World Social Work Day 2019 Relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives. Nevertheless, building positive and meaningful relationships can be very challenging for many people. Technology is changing relationships as we know them. Online hate speech is a growing problem. Fake news is dominating minds and headlines. In this atmosphere and culture, building sustainable human relationships becomes an […]
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) have initiated a joint process of reviewing and updating the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training. The current version of the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training document was adopted at the IASSW and […]
CELEBRACIÓN DEL DÍA MUNDIAL DEL TRABAJO SOCIAL EN PERÚ V Congreso Internacional de Trabajo Social – “Análisis de Las Políticas Sociales y la Inserción de los Servicios Sociales en los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible en Latinoamerica” 20,21,22 Febrero 2019 En el marco del Día Mundial del Trabajo Social, la Presidenta de la IFSW Dra. Silvana […]
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Social Work Students from the Department of Social Work, Nagasaki International University, Japan have produced this video for 2019 World Social Work Day
Seeing into the future of long-term care: what will tomorrow’s older adults need and demand? These days, Florence hosted the Long-Term Care Alliance Aging in Place Conference, the first interdisciplinary and multi-sector conference. The conference aimed to create a vision for how society will substantially enhance the quality of life of older adults and provide […]
For all the latest news and registration information – please visit the APSWC Website: https://apswc2019.com/ Please note: The last date for submission of abstracts is extended until 30th March 2019.
As the Victorian Branch of the Australian Association of Social Workers took to the streets on Sunday to support LGBTIQ Victorians at the Midsumma Pride March, the Association welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement that it plans to outlaw ‘conversion therapy’. The harmful and thoroughly debunked practice aims to change, suppress or eliminate an individual’s sexual […]
(Photo: Priska Fleischlin and Kate Gilmore) As IFSW and the OHCHR prepare plans for working together, Priska Fleischlin the IFSW UN Commissioner meet and interviewed UN representative and qualified social worker Kate Gilmore who holds the position of Deputy High Commissioner (OHCHR). They discussed the upcoming World Social Day event at the United Nations […]
The findings of pioneering research exploring social workers’ role supporting vulnerable children and adults during the Northern Ireland conflict was launched on Thursday in the Ulster Museum, Belfast. The culmination of a two-year study conducted by an international team of academics, Voices of Social Work Through The Troubles, gives a platform to social workers as they recount putting their […]
(Photo) David N Jones, Paula McFadden, Rory Truell, Silvana Martinez, Lola Casal, Jermaine Ravalier The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and Bath Spa University Centre for Health and Cognition (in association with Ulster University Social Work Department) have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding which will form the basis of a new research partnership aiming to shine […]
(Photo) Rory Truell and Vasilios Ioakimidis The University of Essex has recognised the IFSW Secretary-General Dr Rory Truell with the title of Honorary Professor. Professor Vasilios Ioakimidis the Director of the School of Social Work, said “We are very honoured to welcome Dr Rory Truell to the Centre for Social Work and Social Justice […]
United Nation Geneva Celebration of World Social Work Day - A speech given by Ana Rădulescu, European Vice President of IFSW to the United Nations Geneva on World Social Work Day Ana Radulescu Dear Mr Møller, Director General, United Nations Office at... https://t.co/zvH0milqmS
Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe - International Federation of Social Workers European Region Email: europe.ifsw@ifsw.org Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe Ma... https://t.co/xAnCjjnngT
