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All social workers are invited to help create the biggest overview of often-challenging working conditions of social workers around the globe. The survey is open until 31 May 2024. Participate […]
A special issue of Practice. Social Work in Action dedicated to the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development has just been released. The substantive editorial by George Palattiyil, […]
Dear fellow Social workers in Africa, Today, the 19th of March, 2024, as we commemorate the World Social Work Day, let us celebrate the remarkable strides we’ve taken and the […]
En este Día Mundial del Trabajo Social del 2024, tengo el honor de dirigirme a la comunidad internacional del Trabajo Social bajo el tema del Buen Vivir. En primer lugar, […]
World Social Work Day Statement by Rory Truell, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Social Workers: On this World Social Work Day in 2024, I am honored to address the […]
IFSW is delighted to present President Joachim Mumba’s 2024 Word Social Work Day video message. Happy Social Workers Day (19 March 2024) everyone:
After enduring decades of neoliberal policy making that advocated for a small state and promoted the market as the primary instrument for the efficient allocation of jobs and resources, the […]
Today I lived the life of social work students in Ukraine, from the classroom to the bunker. ASproAS (The Association of Social Workers in Romania), in partnership with IFSW Europe, […]
Organized in collaboration by IFSW Europe, in partnership with the Association of Social Workers of Turkey and the Center for Training and Evaluation in Social Work (CFCECAS), the training program […]
‘Using forced starvation as a negotiating tactic in Gaza is brutal inhumanity’, says IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell. Recent events in Gaza, in trying to get humanitarian aid to the people […]
CONFERENCE ON ECOSOCIAL WORK June 13/14 2024 We are thrilled to invite you to the Conference on Ecosocial Work, a dynamic conference aimed at fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovation […]
67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) ONLINE Side Event: Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) with Hydromorphone in Austria – a new perspective? Wednesday, 20th March 2024, 9:00 […]
Dear Friends, I wrote to you 6 months ago saying I was taking a pause to recharge and reconnect: I did this in the context of an incredible but demanding […]
The Nordic-Baltic Doctoral Network in Social Work (NBSW) is a joint network of doctoral schools, universities, and other institutions in social work in seven countries. The network provides research training […]
📅 Date: March 7, 2024 🕕 Time: 18:00 CET Registration FORM Join us on March 7th for a groundbreaking exploration of essential social services identified in the “Innovation in Social […]
IFSW stands in full support of the recent statement by humanitarian leaders on the extreme peril facing civilians in Gaza. The escalation of violence following the attacks on 7 October […]
In an era where understanding and resolving conflicts have become paramount, the NASW International Committee is set to host a webinar titled “Beyond Borders: Navigating Conflict Using Insight from Global […]
The Association of Social Workers from Bulgaria,represented by Valio Hristov, Diana Petrova and Ivailo Milanov, together with Ana Rădulescu (President of IFSW Europe) and Herbert Paulischin (Representative of the Association […]
HAN University hosted International Social Work Week 2024, providing an enriching platform for students to collaborate, learn and develop with colleagues from different countries. The overarching objective was to cultivate […]
February 6, 2023- February 6, 2024 The earthquake on February 6, 2023, marked the deadliest seismic event in Turkey since the 2010 Haiti earthquake. With magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 […]