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 The IFSW Global Executive, in […]
Policy
The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UNUpdate: 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 World. 1. Concern The world […]
ПРОГРАММА Международной федерации социальных работников (МФСР): Цели устойчивого развития (ЦУР) социальной работы и Организации объединенных наций (ООН)
Information Type: PolicyTopic: UN
1. Проблема Цели устойчивого развития были определены в 2015. 17 целей покрывают основные области, в которых необходимо вести работу для того, чтобы добиться трансформационных изменений в нашем мире. Как и […]
El Trabajo Social y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UNPreocupación Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) fueron establecidos en 2015. A partir de los 17 objetivos, se identificaron las principales áreas donde progresar hacia un cambio transformador en nuestro […]
Social Work and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UN1. Concern The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015. With the 17 goals, the main areas for progress were identified to achieve transformational change in our world. As […]
Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training
Information Type: PolicyTopic: EducationIndonesian Translation Japanese Translation Latvian Translation Spanish Translation Contents: PREAMBLE RATIONALE THE SCHOOL 1. Core Mission, Aims and Objectives 2. Resources and Facilities 3. Curriculum 4. Core Curricula Social Work […]
Policy and Guiding Principles for International Social Work assessment of children
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, Social Work, Children, MigrationApproved by the IFSW Executive 2019 Definitions ‘Home’ social worker – the social worker in the place where the request for an assessment has been made. ‘Visiting’ social worker – […]
Policy for Socially Just, Fair and Sustainable World Trade Agreements
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Work, Environment, EthicsApproved by the IFSW Executive Policy IFSW promotes the need for international trade agreements to be socially just, fair and sustainable as measured against the World Fair Trade Organisation’s principles, […]
Declaración Global de los Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsTraducción: Lola Casal-Sánchez Declaración Global de Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social Esta Declaración de Principios Éticos (de aquí en adelante referida como la Declaración) sirve como marco general para que […]
Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Work, Ethics, Human Rights, IFSWGlobal Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles: This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social workers to work towards the […]
The Role of Social Work in Social Protection Systems: The Universal Right to Social Protection
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social ProtectionAdopted at the IFSW General Meeting 2016, Seoul, Korea. “73% of world population have no or very restricted access to social protection resulting in the perpetuation of extreme poverty and […]
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
Information Type: News, PolicyTopic: Human RightsPeople whose sexual identity, sexual orientation or gender expression differs from the norm are vulnerable to oppression and marginalization to differing degrees in all nations of the world. In some […]
Guiding Principles for Social Workers Working with Others to Identify and Protect Children From all Forms of Sexual Abuse
Information Type: News, PolicyTopic: ChildrenThis policy statement has been drafted in response to the following resolution of the General Meeting 2012: That this General Meeting: Acknowledges that in every sector of society in all […]
Global Definition of Social Work
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social WorkThe following definition was approved by the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly in July 2014: Global Definition of the Social Work Profession “Social work is a practice-based […]
Globalisation and the environment
Information Type: PolicyTopic: EnvironmentIntroduction Globalisation is the process by which all peoples and communities come to experience an increasingly common economic, social and cultural environment. By definition, the process affects everybody throughout the […]
Effective and ethical working environments for social work: the responsibilities of employers of social workers
Information Type: News, PolicyTopic: EmploymentIFSW POLICY STATEMENT 1 Introduction This policy provides guidelines regarding the working environment required for: effective and ethical social work practice; alignment of organisational and social work practice objectives; protection […]
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 […]
Women
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights1 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 promoting gender equality and the […]
People with disabilities
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsRationale It is estimated that there are more than 600 million people with disability in the world (WHO). This represents between 18 and 20% of the world’s population. When the […]
Poverty eradication and the role for social workers
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Protection1 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, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education […]