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Policy Topic: IFSW

Terms of Reference: Global Commissions

November 18, 2024 By Pascal Rudin

1.  IFSW Global Commissions 1.1 The IFSW Global Executive in consultation with the IFSW Secretary General will appoint the Global Commissioner for each Commission. 1.2 …

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Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: IFSW, UN

The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World

May 24, 2022 By Pascal Rudin

Update: Following the adoption of this policy in May 2022, IFSW has in July 2022 developed in partnership: The People’s Charter for a New Eco-Social …

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Region: Global Language: English Commission: United Nations

Policy Topic: IFSW, UN

Social Work and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

April 1, 2021 By Pascal Rudin

1. Concern The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015. With the 17 goals, the main areas for progress were identified to achieve transformational …

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Keywords: SDG, UN SDG, united nations Region: Global Language: English Commission: United Nations

Policy Topic: Education

Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training

August 1, 2020 By Pascal Rudin

Indonesian Translation Japanese Translation Latvian Translation Spanish Translation Contents: PREAMBLE RATIONALE THE SCHOOL     1. Core Mission, Aims and Objectives     2. Resources and Facilities     3. Curriculum …

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Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Children, Human Rights, Migration, Social Work

Policy and Guiding Principles for International Social Work assessment of children

February 1, 2019 By Pascal Rudin

Approved by the IFSW Executive 2019 Definitions ‘Home’ social worker – the social worker in the place where the request for an assessment has been …

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Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Environment, Ethics, Social Work

Policy for Socially Just, Fair and Sustainable World Trade Agreements

February 1, 2019 By Pascal Rudin

Approved by the IFSW Executive Policy IFSW promotes the need for international trade agreements to be socially just, fair and sustainable as measured against the …

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Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Ethics, Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work

Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles

July 2, 2018 By Form & Function

Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles:  This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social …

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Keywords: Statement of Ethical Principles Region: Global Language: English Commission: Ethical Standards

Policy Topic: Social Protection

The Role of Social Work in Social Protection Systems: The Universal Right to Social Protection

October 3, 2016 By Form & Function

Adopted at the IFSW General Meeting 2016, Seoul, Korea. “73% of world population have no or very restricted access to social protection resulting in the …

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Keywords: role of social work Region: Global Language: English

News, Policy Topic: Human Rights

Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression

October 31, 2014 By Form & Function

People whose sexual identity, sexual orientation or gender expression differs from the norm are vulnerable to oppression and marginalization to differing degrees in all nations …

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Keywords: LGBTI, sexual orientation Region: Global Language: English

News, Policy Topic: Children

Guiding Principles for Social Workers Working with Others to Identify and Protect Children From all Forms of Sexual Abuse

October 31, 2014 By Form & Function

This policy statement has been drafted in response to the following resolution of the General Meeting 2012: That this General Meeting: Acknowledges that in every …

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Keywords: policy, sexual abuse Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Social Work

Global Definition of Social Work

August 6, 2014 By Form & Function

The following definition was approved by the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly  in July 2014: Global Definition of the Social Work Profession …

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Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Environment

Globalisation and the environment

August 1, 2014 By Form & Function

Introduction Globalisation is the process by which all peoples and communities come to experience an increasingly common economic, social and cultural environment. By definition, the …

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Region: Global Language: English

News, Policy Topic: Employment

Effective and ethical working environments for social work: the responsibilities of employers of social workers

August 25, 2012 By Form & Function

IFSW POLICY STATEMENT 1      Introduction This policy provides guidelines regarding the working environment required for: effective and ethical social work practice; alignment of organisational and …

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Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Education

Global standards

March 3, 2012 By Form & Function

The process of developing global standards for the education and training of the social work profession1 is as important as the product; the actual standards …

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Region: Global Language: English Commission: Education

Policy Topic: Human Rights

Women

February 23, 2012 By Form & Function

1 Rationale 1.1 Attending to the well-being of women and girls is essential to social and economic development worldwide, as reflected in the inclusion of …

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Keywords: women Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Human Rights

People with disabilities

August 1, 2010 By Form & Function

Rationale It is estimated that there are more than 600 million people with disability in the world (WHO). This represents between 18 and 20% of …

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Keywords: disability Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Social Protection

Poverty eradication and the role for social workers

August 1, 2010 By Form & Function

1 Background 1.1 The Copenhagen Declaration describes absolute poverty as ‘a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, …

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Keywords: poverty Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Human Rights

Cross border reproductive services

August 1, 2008 By Form & Function

Rationale Social workers have committed themselves to enhancing the rights and well-being of all human beings through a variety of previous policy statements. Those that …

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Keywords: surrogacy Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Human Rights

Ageing and older adults

August 1, 2008 By Form & Function

Introduction Older adults comprise a growing proportion of the global population. This population shift has far-reaching socioeconomic and political implications for people of all ages. …

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Keywords: ageing Region: Global Language: English

Policy Topic: Human Rights

Health

August 1, 2008 By Form & Function

Summary IFSW asserts that health is an issue of fundamental human rights and social justice and binds social work to apply these principles in policy, …

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Keywords: health Region: Global Language: English

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