On the occasion of the International Day of Education on January 24, 2024, we are reminded of the powerful intersection between Social Work Education, human rights, peacebuilding, and the aspirations […]
Education
Continuous Professional Development. International Short Course
Information Type: ProjectsTopic: Education, Social Workflyer_MiniCourse Continuous Professional Development (CPD) International Short Course by the Social Services in the Context of Conflict Network Download course flyer/ brochure Co-organisers: Educating for Peace – Social Work in […]
International social work in Education and training
Information Type: NewsTopic: Education, Social WorkTwo members of the IFSW education commission will take part in a workshops funded and supported by the European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW) inviting social work academics, students […]
International Social Work Programme in the Netherlands Endorsed by IFSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, EducationPhoto: HAN BISW students arriving for fieldwork placement in Nepal at the Maya Foundation This week, the Bachelor of International Social Work offered by HAN University in the Netherlands was […]
Global Strategy for the Advancement of Social Work Education
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationIFSW and partner organisations have launched a global strategy to advance social work education. This follows the updating of the Global Stands for Social Work Education and Training that were […]
Webinar ‘Social work and the Covid 19 Crisis: international perspectives
Information Type: NewsTopic: Covid19In light of the impact that Covid-19 is having on social work and social services as well as on the most vulnerable populations across the world, IFSW was developed Web […]
IFSW message from Interim Education Commission on #WSWD2020
Information Type: NewsTopic: Education, Social Work, World Social Work Day#WSWD2020 message from IFSW Interim Education Commissioner, Vassilis Ioakimidis “Some academics and students have made the brave decision to continue with the practice education, some social students have joined the front line […]
Ideas and suggestions on Social Work Teaching and Learning in the context of social distancing
Topic: IFSWThe current pandemic has impacted on the social work community in multiple and extraordinary ways. Social work training and education has not been immune from the changes and adaptations our […]
Asia Pacific Social Work Conference 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWPlease visit the APSWC 2019 website for all the latest information of the Asia Pacific Social Work Conference next week! Full Programme and Speaker information available here: https://apswc2019.com/
Exchanging Practices, Knowledge and Cooperation between Europe and Africa
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkLast May, the III Macaronesia Congress of Social Workers, (SW) was held in Cidade da Praia ( Santiago Island ) and it was organized by the “young” Cape Verde National […]
Manifiesto por los ataques de las políticas del Presidente Bolsonaro contra la educación universitaria y el desarrollo de la pesquisa y la ciencia en Brasil
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: Education, Social WorkPronunciamiento de la Región de América Latina y el Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales FITS-LAC , de la Representante Regional de la Comisión de Educación de la […]
IFSW Asia Pacific Region Newsletter – June 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWWelcome to the IFSWAP Newsletter. Newsletter June 2019 In this edition: • Celebration of World Social Work Day 2019- Indonesia • World Social Work Day 2019 – Australia […]
Social Work in Kosovo, Training on “The Role of Custodian Body”
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationThe association of Social Work in Kosovo has organized for the first tiema a one-day training on the topic:” The Role of Custodian Body”, on 25 May 2019. The training […]
Acuerdo entre el Colegio de Trabajadores Sociales Región III Lima del Perú y la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Trabajo Social
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationEl Colegio de Trabajadores Sociales del Perú, Región II Lima, dentro del Marco de las Actas Acuerdo firmadas con la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Trabajo Social, ha logrado que se […]
La Región de América Latina y el Caribe reconoce el avance en el derecho a la educación en México
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: Education, Social WorkLa Región de América Latina y el Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Trabajo Social reconoce como un hito importante para garantizar el derecho a la educación la aprobación del […]
IFSW UN and interim Education Commissioners Announced
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW. Vasilios Ioakimidis & Priska Fleischlin Following the General Assembly last July where IFSW members voted to establish a United Nations Commission and an […]
IASSW – World Census of Social Work Education Programs – 2020 Directory
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, EducationDear 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 […]
Statement in Support of Social Work Student Elin Ersson
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSWThe 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 […]
Closing the Gaps between Education and Practice: Creating Dialogue, Increasing Knowledge Transfer in Social Work Curricula
Information Type: StatementTopic: EducationLast week a new law was passed in Greece that democratises and strengthens the quality and capacity of social work to meet people’s needs. The law recognizes the role of […]
Global standards
Information Type: PolicyTopic: EducationThe process of developing global standards for the education and training of the social work profession1 is as important as the product; the actual standards that have been developed. In […]