Jakarta, 20 April 2020 For the sake of our safety, the anniversary of World’s Social Work Day, which we had prepared, must eventually be canceled due to the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia. Since then, IPSPI as the Social Workers Organization has to turn its attention and programs into emergencies because Indonesia has indeed declared […]
From the very outset, the celebration for the ratification of the Social Workers Act was cut short by the ravaging COVID-19. Social workers respond to the rapidly emerging emergency in many different ways. Social workers in the Ministry of Social Welfare have been focusing on safeguarding people’s very basic needs and survival particularly of those […]
For the first time, the world was shocked by the discovery of an “Unusual Pneumonia” at the end of 2019, later known as the Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19/2019-nCov) in Wuhan, China. As WHO (World Health Organization) warned many countries to take precaution and be prepared. Indonesian Government started preparing necessities to face the disaster. Initially, […]
We feel the need to share this happy and exciting news. At least, the correct phrase to express our situation now is the words from Eleanor Roosevelt who said: “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts”. There is a belief among Indonesian that September brings joy and happiness, and so we call […]
(Co-sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs and the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW Membership) Reports by the Indonesian Association of Social Workers (IPSPI): IPSPI Report by the Japanese Coordinating Body (JCB) for IFSW Membership: JCB Report
The Indonesian Association of Social Workers (ISPSI), the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, and IFSW Asia-Pacific Region co-hosted the Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations: The Roles and Skills of Social Workers in Asia Pacific between January 12th and 14th at the Ministry Social Welfare Training Center. We welcomed participants from five countries […]
It had been acknowledged that social work has important roles in providing support for people affected by disaster. Psychosocial support is one of intervention that usually provided by social workers aftermath of disaster. The roles of social workers in this area continue during rehabilitation process particular in stage where affected people begin again to rebuild […]
This past weekend’s bombing of young tourists and Balinese civilians is a profound tragedy, which will affect the lives of so many for a long time to come. We share the loss and grief experienced by those affected most directly. The International Federation of Social Workers condemns terrorism in all its forms and wherever it […]