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Electronic Launch of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance
The School of Social Work of the University of Monmouth, USA, is inviting to the electronic launch of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance. The …
Read moreIFSW President Gary Bailey and Dr. Lyudmila Harutyunyan recognized with Doctor of Humane Letters Degrees
IFSW President Gary Bailey and Dr. Lyudmila Harutyunyan, were each recognized with Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during the University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work Recognition ceremony …
Read more15 de Mayo Día del Trabajo Social
Desde la Región América Latina y Caribe saludamos a todas y todos los profesionales de Trabajo Social y Servicio Social que hoy festejamos nuestro Día …
Read moreTribute to Joe Mathe
Josephat Mathe, a well-known member of the social work fraternity in Zimbabwe, died at St Anne’s Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe at 3am on 23rd April 2013. …
Read moreCompiling an international picture of the state of social work
‘The creativity and determination of social workers in the face of funding cuts, salary reductions and the growing stigmatisation of poor and disabled people was …
Read moreChanging children’s chances: new findings on child policy worldwide
A new report provides, for the first time, a detailed international comparison of the laws and policies that shape children’s lives around the world. Click …
Read moreUnited Nations approves a global plan to end gender-based violence
The United Nations has approved a global plan for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. The plan was …
Read moreAustria: SozialMarie – Award for Social Innovation
SozialMarie’s award ceremony was held on Wednesday 1st of May at the ORF Radiokulturhaus in Vienna. The assortment of winner projects has never in SozialMarie’s …
Read moreSocialPlatform, Platform of European Social NGOs, publishes its Annual Report 2012
Ian Johnston and Cristina Martins express appreciation to the Platform’s 2013 General Assembly for the strong message conveyed by the Platform to the European Commission …
Read more1º de Mayo Día de los Trabajadores/ Workers Day/ Dia dos Trabalhadores
La Región América Latina y Caribe de FITS celebra este Día de los y las Trabajadores y Trabajadoras, recordando a aquellas y aquellos Trabajadores/as Sociales …
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IX Congreso Nacional de Trabajo Social en Costa Rica
AMPLIAR El IX Congreso Nacional y el VI Internacional de Trabajo Social “Trabajo social: desafíos éticos, condiciones laborales en la contemporaneidad” que se …
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7º Encontro Gaúcho de Assistentes Sociais; Porto Alegre, Brasil
O Conselho Regional de Serviço Social do Rio Grande do Sul estará comemorando nos dias 16 e 17 de maio seu cinquentenário. Na data, também …
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14º Congreso Brasilero de Asistentes Sociales- 14 al 18 octubre 2013
No período de 14 a 18 de outubro de 2013 será realizado em São Paulo, em Águas de Lindóia, o XIV Congresso Brasileiro de Assistentes …
Read moreWorld Social Work Day Celebrations in Zimbabwe
This year, social work day commemorations were adopted at national level led by the Council of Social Workers and the National Association of Social Workers. …
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III Encuentro de la Región América Latina y Caribe
Se amplia el plazo para la presentación de ponencias y posters hasta el 30 de abril!! por informaciones a encuentro.fits@gmail.com
Read moreEl Trabajo Social Boliviano se reúne en su XVII Congreso Ordinario Nacional
Con el tema “Participacion y Control Social en las Políticas Publicas del Estado Plurinacional”, el Colegio de Trabajadores Sociales de Bolivia realiza su XVII Congreso Ordinario Nacional, en …
Read moreLaunch of European Observatory for Social Work and Social Development – A New Outlook on Social Action in Europe
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The European Observatory on Social Work and Social Development was launched today in Istanbul at the conference of …
Read moreBotswana Association of Social Workers’ Annual Meeting held under the theme of “Indigenising Social Work”
The Botswana Association of Social Workers hold its Annual Meeting recently under the theme of Indigenising Social Work”. The theme reflects that social work should …
Read moreWorld Social Work Day in Northern Ireland
The photo (left-to-right: Back row: John Devaney (QUB SW Director; Gerry Skelton (Belfast Met Lecturer and Project Coordinator); Ciara Thompson (SW Practitioner); Richard Allen (SW …
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El Trabajo Social uruguayo se moviliza para obtener la reglamentación legal del ejercicio de la profesión
Este martes 16 de abril a las 14:30 la Asociación de Asistentes Sociales del Uruguay (ADASU) presenta el Proyecto de Ley de Reglamentación del Ejercicio …
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