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The Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has formed partnerships with legal and civil rights organizations to provide a range of support services for migrant families. NASW is a member of IFSW. Social workers are responding to the concerns of immigrant families being separated and stripped of their rights by providing holistic assessment services, […]
Declaración de principios éticos del trabajo social Esta Declaración de Principios Éticos (en lo sucesivo denominada la Declaración) sirve como un marco general para que los y las trabajadoras sociales trabajen hacia los estándares más altos posibles de integridad profesional. Implícito en nuestra aceptación de esta Declaración como profesionales del trabajo social, educadores/as, estudiantes e […]
Dublin, Ireland Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability – Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Third Report A major report on the practice of social work and social development, drawing on contributions from social workers and service users from all over the world, is launched today at the World Conference on Social Work, Education […]
The 2018 IFSW General Meeting recorded the highest level of participation with 70 countries registered to vote. IFSW Secretary General Dr Rory Truell said: “It was a very historic event for the social work profession with such a large number of country representatives overcoming challenges to be able to participate in the General Meeting. There […]
Statement of Ethical Principles: Social Work This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social workers to work towards the highest possible standards of professional integrity. Implicit in our acceptance of this Statement as social work practitioners, educators, students, and researchers is our commitment to uphold […]
At the opening of the Social Work and Sustainable Development Joint World Conference in Dublin, IFSW is proud to launch the second volume of an important series:
Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability: A Workbook for Global Social Workers and Educators, Volume 2.
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell said: Developing this new website has been a significant undertaking for an organisation with very limited resources and a less than two full-time staff. But we are delighted that the goal has been met and that we can launch the site before the IFSW 2018 General Meeting. The new website represents […]
The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW), which is accredited to IFSW, ensured that the concerns of social workers were raised during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London (CHOGM) (April 2018). The Informal Forum of Commonwealth Organisations (IFCO) presented a submission to CHOGM in March 2018 drawing attention to several universal issues […]
La Federación Internacional de Trabajo Social para la Región de América Latina y el Caribe (FITS ALC), el Comité Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Organizaciones de Trabajo Social/Servicio Social (COLACATS) y la Asociación Latinoamericana de Enseñanza e Investigación en Trabajo Social (ALAIETS), repudiamos cualquier práctica por parte de las naciones que hayan incurrido o incurran en […]
No-one chooses to be a refugee Children, adults, families and communities seek refuge from disasters, climate change and inhumane abuse of power and control. This is not a journey of choice. They suffer trauma from the forced circumstance in which they find themselves. They are on a journey experienced by many victims of harm and […]
Michael Lynk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in OHCHR has thanked IFSW for its support of Munther Amira who last week was released from 6 months imprisonment for peacefully protesting for children’s rights. The international social work profession took immediate action when Mr Amira was arrested last year. In addition, more than 15’000 people signed […]
La Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Región América Latina y El Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS-ALC) y del Comité Latinoamericano y […]
Social workers from Europe endorse the “Boot Out Austerity marches on – Blackwood to Cardiff, June 2018” and consent to the message sent by social workers. Ana Radulescu, IFSW European Vice President: today, social workers from BASW became our common voice on making visible the impact of austerity on social work services, social work profession […]
Today the Andrés Bello University in El Salvador presented Silvana Martinez with an Honorary Doctorate for ‘Dignifying the Social Work Profession’. The award was issued in recognition of the leadership role that Dr Martinez has performed in the Latin American and Caribbean region and worldwide. In her acceptance speech Dr Martinez, said, “Today, before all […]
Las organizaciones miembros de la Región América Latina y El Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS) y el Comité Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Trabajo Social (COLACATS) expresamos nuestro REPUDIO ABSOLUTO por LA REPRESIÓN A LA PROTESTA SOCIAL y ARRESTOS a Trabajadores Sociales, Estudiantes de Trabajo Social y otros manifestantes de Puerto Rico …
On the 9th of April, Ana I. Lima Fernández (IFSW Europe President) has been in Lisbon, Portugal, in the context of “Desafios colocados ao Serviço Social: Presente e futuro” (Challenges placed at Social Service: Present and future) organized by the ISCTE-IUL. A journey that has involved IFSW Europe activities, where Ana Lima has held different […]
Guy Shennan, Chair of BASW has written an open letter to the Chair of the Israeli Union of Social Workers on the arrest and imprisonment of Munther Amira, the former General Secretary of the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists, and the military detention of Palestinian children. Read the letter here.
Dear Friends and Colleagues I am writing at the end of my term as President of IFSW to thank you for the honour you have given me to lead the profession in the last 4 years and to indicate that I think we are now ready for a new period in our development in making […]
Statement issued by Palestinian Union of Social workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) We stand today, with all humanity, professionalism and high responsibility, to extend our unwavering support and unlimited thanks to the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) for its support, and solidarity with the issues of our people and its endeavours to achieve justice and […]
The IFSW Global Executive has issued a censure to its member The Israeli Union of Social Workers for not acting as an independent voice of the profession in Israel or working in accordance with the Federation’s Statement of Ethical Principles. This action follows correspondence and discussions where the IUSW has stated that the solution to […]
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
