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Declaración de solidaridad a la Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá
A la Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá Lic. Kenia Batista SU DESPACHO Como representantes de la Región de …
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MLA becomes a Social Worker for a day
Northern Ireland Assembly Member Robbie Butler has grasped the opportunity to become a social worker for a day. The Lagan Valley MLA learned about the …
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Malawi, The Netherlands and Sierra Leone Join IFSW
The IFSW Secretariat has the great pleasure to announce that we have three new country-level members! The following organisations have had their applications for Full …
Read moreStatement from IFSW Latin American and Caribbean Region on the Triumph Of Social Work In Colombia
Declaración de la IFSW Región Latinoamericana y del Caribe sobre el Triunfo del Trabajo Social en Colombia
Call for contributions to an IFSW book on ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’
Dear IFSW Members, Friends and Supporters As you are aware the current and third theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development …
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Hacia un marco de derechos de trabajo social
Dr. Rory Truell, Secretario General de la FITS, 10 de diciembre de 2016 En el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, los trabajadores sociales celebramos …
Read moreTowards a Social Work Rights Framework
By Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General Social Workers in India advocating for Dignity On International Human Rights Day, social worker’s celebrate and advocate for a …
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World Social Work Day Poster 2017
IFSW is delighted to announce the winner of the 2017 World Social Work Day Poster. More than 400 submissions were received from many places in …
Read moreWorld Social Work Day 2017
World Social Work Day 2017 (WSWD) is on the 21st of March. The theme ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’ relates to the third pillar of the Global Agenda …
Read moreMENSAJE DE SOLIDARIDAD A COSTA RICA, PANAMÁ Y NICARAGUA
Queridxs colegas: La Región de América Latina y El Caribe de la FITS se solidariza con los colegas y el pueblo de Costa Rica, Panamá …
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Social Worker Killed in Aleppo
Anas al-Basha a social worker that used a clown costume to engage traumatised children in Aleppo has been killed by an air strike. The 24-year-old was the …
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NASW (US) supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against pipeline project
IFSW Member The National Association of Social Workers in the United States of America supports the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against the Dakota …
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In Memory of Heinrich Schiller (1925-2016)
Heinrich Schiller This is an obituary of one of International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) Presidents from 1980-1988. He passed away in Nürnberg …
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Social workers help Romania’s abandoned children off the streets
An article in the Guardian written by IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell, highlights the key roles of social work in Romania’s development. Follow this link to the …
Read moreViolence against Women and Girls is Not Inevitable
Domestic violence, rape, torture and enslavement affect women and children around the world. Crimes are committed behind closed doors and the power and control exercised …
Read moreLos representantes de la FITS en la ONU cuestionan la Clasificación de Educación del Trabajo Social de las Naciones Unidas
Esta semana la FITS ha sabido que los trabajadores sociales de Colombia han salido a las calles para manifestarse en contra de las reformas educativas …
Read moreIFSW Joins Celebrations of Universal Children’s Day, But Says There is Much More To Do
The International Federation of Social Workers is pleased to join the global celebrations today on Universal Children’s Day, 20 November. Today also marks the UN …
Read moreIFSW UN Team Challenges UN Classification of Social Work Education
This week IFSW was alerted that social workers in Colombia have been demonstrating in the streets against their government’s educational reforms that have reclassified social …
Read moreSocial workers from Grenada appalled at death of another person with mental health issues
Statement issued by The Grenada Association of Professional Social Workers(GAPSW) The Grenada Association of Professional Social Workers (GAPSW) is expressing dismay at the murder of …
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