IFSW Europe is glad to announce that Ana Rădulescu has been appointed European Regional President until 2020. Ana Radulesco started her collaboration with IFSW International Federation of Social Workers in 2002 and […]
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IASSW – World Census of Social Work Education Programs – 2020 Directory
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Education
Dear social worker / social work educator. The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is updating the 2010 Directory of Social Work Schools / Programs You are hereby […]
Manifiesto sobre las elecciones en Brasil
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
Brasil se enfrenta a un punto de inflexión extremo como pro dictadura, y es que el líder autoritario, Jair Bolsonaro encabeza las encuestas con el 57% de los votos. El […]
IFSW Statement on the Elections in Brazil
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSWBrazil is facing an extreme turning-point as the pro-dictatorship, and authoritarian leader Jair Bolsonaro leads in the polls with 57% of the vote. Bolsonaro’s rise to power is marked by […]
Statement in Support of Social Work Student Elin Ersson
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
The interim Education Commission of the International Federation of Social Workers calls the Swedish authorities to drop the charges against Elin Ersson, the Swedish a social work student who protested […]
‘New Era’ as Service-User and Indigenous Representatives Join IFSW World Conference Planning
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Conference
The planning committee for the world social work conference that will be held in Calgary, Canada: ‘The Global Social Work Agenda: The Next Ten Years’ will be joined by service-user […]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
Statement Issued by IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell and President, Silvana Martinez Today the United Nations and world highlight the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with the 2019 theme: “Coming […]
IFSW Representative to the UN Criticises Medicalisation of Social Problems
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
Pascal Rudin is currently undertaking research in the field of Psychiatric Social Work in Bengaluru, India. This is where the TV shooting took place According to the Diagnostic and Statistic […]
IFSW African Region Issues Statement on Human Rights Violations in Cameroon
Information Type: Statement, NewsTopic: Conflict, Human Rights, IFSW, Social Protection, Social Work
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2018 CONTACT: Joachim Mumba IFSW Vice President African Region GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE CAMEROON We the Social Workers in the Africa Region are […]
IFSW Launches Consultation Process on the Global Agenda 2020 to 2030
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development started in 2010 when 3000 social work representatives and social development professionals came together to set the priorities for the profession […]
Texas social workers act against the separation of immigrant families
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, Children, Migration
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 […]
Declaración Global de los Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsTraducción: Lola Casal-Sánchez Declaración Global de Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social Esta Declaración de Principios Éticos (de aquí en adelante referida como la Declaración) sirve como marco general para que […]
Launch of Major Global Report on Social Work and Social Development
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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, […]
70 country-level members participate in the 2018 IFSW General Meeting
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]
Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsGlobal Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles: This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social workers to work towards the […]
SWSD Book Launch
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWAt 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 is delighted to launch a new website
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]
COSW Ensures Social Work Voice and Concerns are Heard During Commonwealth Summit
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]
Pronunciamiento De Regíon América Latina y El Caribe De La FITS, COLACATS y ALAIETS Sobre Política Migratoria De Cero Tolerancia De Estados Unidos De Norte América
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]
World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]