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Terms of Reference: Global Commissions

Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW

November 18, 2024

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 […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: English

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

Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UN

May 24, 2022

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 World. 1.  Concern The world […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: EnglishCommission: United Nations

ПРОГРАММА Международной федерации социальных работников (МФСР): Цели устойчивого развития (ЦУР) социальной работы и Организации объединенных наций (ООН)

Information Type: PolicyTopic: UN

June 12, 2021

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 […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: Russian

El Trabajo Social y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas

Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UN

April 1, 2021

Preocupación 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 […]

Keywords: SDG, UN SDG, united nationsRegion: GlobalLanguage: SpanishCommission: United Nations

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

Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UN

April 1, 2021

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 change in our world. As […]

Keywords: SDG, UN SDG, united nationsRegion: GlobalLanguage: EnglishCommission: United Nations

Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Education

August 1, 2020

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     4. Core Curricula             Social Work […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: English

Policy and Guiding Principles for International Social Work assessment of children

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, Social Work, Children, Migration

February 1, 2019

Approved 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 – […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: English

Policy for Socially Just, Fair and Sustainable World Trade Agreements

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Ethics, Social Work, Environment

February 1, 2019

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 World Fair Trade Organisation’s principles, […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: English

Declaración Global de los Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, Ethics

August 2, 2018

Traducción: 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 […]

Keywords: Declaración Principios ÉticosRegion: GlobalLanguage: SpanishCommission: Ethical Standards

Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles

Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Ethics, Human Rights

July 2, 2018

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 workers to work towards the […]

Keywords: Statement of Ethical PrinciplesRegion: GlobalLanguage: EnglishCommission: Ethical Standards

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

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Protection

October 3, 2016

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 perpetuation of extreme poverty and […]

Keywords: role of social workRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression

Information Type: News, PolicyTopic: Human Rights

October 31, 2014

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 of the world. In some […]

Keywords: sexual orientation, LGBTIRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

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

Information Type: Policy, NewsTopic: Children

October 31, 2014

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 sector of society in all […]

Keywords: sexual abuse, policyRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

Global Definition of Social Work

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Work

August 6, 2014

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 “Social work is a practice-based […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: English

Globalisation and the environment

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Environment

August 1, 2014

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 process affects everybody throughout the […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: English

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

Information Type: News, PolicyTopic: Employment

August 25, 2012

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 social work practice objectives; protection […]

Keywords: working conditions, workers' rightsRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

Global standards

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Education

March 3, 2012

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 that have been developed. In […]

Region: GlobalLanguage: EnglishCommission: Education

Women

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights

February 23, 2012

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 promoting gender equality and the […]

Keywords: womenRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

People with disabilities

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights

August 1, 2010

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 the world’s population. When the […]

Keywords: disabilityRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

Poverty eradication and the role for social workers

Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Protection

August 1, 2010

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, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education […]

Keywords: povertyRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

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