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Release Social Worker Munther Amira Immediately! Statement by IFSW Human Rights Commission
Munther Amira The IFSW Human Rights Commission calls for the immediate release of Munther Amira, a Palestinian Social Worker who was arrested on the 27th …
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Pouvoir, politique et action sociale : la nécessité de réinventer le travail Social dans le monde entier – Contributions des travailleurs sociaux latino-Américains
“Vous trouverez ci-dessous, traduit en français, le discours d’introduction de Silvana Martínez, Présidente régionale de l’IFSW pour la région Amérique latine et Caraïbes lors de la dernière …
Read morePoder, Política Y Trabajo Social: La necesidad de reinventar el Trabajo Social a nivel Mundial
Below you will find the main presentation given by Silvana Martínez, President for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region within the framework of the …
Read morePower, Politics and Social Work: The Need to Reinvent Social Work Worldwide – Contributions from Latin American Thought
Below is the English translated keynote address delivered by Silvana Martínez, [1] IFSW Regional President of the Latin American and Carribean Region at the last Joint …
Read moreNewsletters 1962 – 2002
March 1962 June 1962 November 1962 March 1963 June 1963 September 1963 December 1963 March 1964 August 1964 December 1964 March 1965 1967 May 1973 …
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Guinean Association of Social Workers Joins IFSW
IFSW announces that the Guinean Association of Social Workers has been successful in its application for Full IFSW membership. IFSW Secretary-General Dr Rory Truell said, …
Read moreJFSW Statement on the Rohingya People
The Japanese Federation of Social Workers issued the following statement regarding violations against the Rohingya people. JFSW Statement on the Rohingya People
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Declaración en el Día Mundial de los Derechos Humanos realizada por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de IFSW
Desde el punto de vista de FITS (IFSW por sus siglas en inglés) los derechos humanos se sitúan en el corazón del trabajo social, y …
Read moreStatement on World Human Rights Day by IFSW Human Rights Commission
From IFSW’s standpoint human rights stands at the heart of social work, and from its very beginnings social work has been …a human rights profession, having …
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The 2018 World Social Work Day Poster Now Available
The 2018 World Social Work Day poster is now available. The theme ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’ is running for its second and final year …
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IFSW-AP Logo Contest (Extended)
Submissions to: asia.pacific@ifsw.org Deadline: December 23rd (Sat), 2017 IFSW-AP Logo Contest Details
Read moreIFSW-AP Workshop In Nepal
(Co-sponsored by the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Federation of Social Workers) Date: November 3rd-4th Venue: Alpha House, …
Read moreIFSW-AP Workshop In Vietnam
(Co-sponsored by the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Federation of Social Workers) Date: October 5th-6th Venue: Ministry of …
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New Book on Global Mental Health
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) asserts that health, which always includes mental health, is an issue of fundamental human rights and social justice …
Read moreStatement on unaccompanied minors – from the French Association of Social Work Assistants
Young people declaring themselves unaccompanied minors: place and function of the social service assistant Opinion of the National Association of Social Work Assistants on the …
Read moreNew Book: ‘Social Work & Social Development in Botswana. Issues, Challenges & Prospects’
IFSW is delighted to publish, ‘Social Work & Social Development in Botswana. Issues, Challenges & Prospects’ The book set in 14 chapters has been written …
Read moreMeeting IFSW Europe President – ANAS
Ana I. Lima Fernández (IFSW Europe President) and Manane Petrosyan (Deputy Executive IFSW Europe, invited by Ana and supporter of the president of IFSW …
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IFSW Member in the UK: ‘Austerity’s effects are driving social workers to tears – it’s why we must protest’
Chairperson of the British Association of Social Workers, Guy Shennan writes in the Guardian; ‘The effects of austerity are not evenly spread, as people living …
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Familia- Escuela –Comunidad
There is a current consensus that considers education a process in which personal, familial, and socio-cultural variables converge. For that reason, contextual factors have been …
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Breaking The Poverty Cycle
Breaking The Poverty Cycle uses an agent-oriented approach toward development in addressing barriers toward positive individual and community development. The authors use examples from the …
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