IFSW EUROPEAN CONFERENCE – 8.-11. September 2019 Vienna, Austria YOU HAVE 15 MORE DAYS TO REGISTER! The conference organisers extended the Early Bird Registration to 30 June 2019! After this date, you can register based on the regular fees (LINK)! The Austrian Association of Social Work (OBDS) and the International Federation of Social […]
IFSW Europe is pleased to announce the 2019 Delegates Meeting to be held in Vienna, Austria on the 6th of September (14.00–18.00) – 8th of September (09.00-12.00). This event is open only to representatives and observers of IFSW Europe members. Registration of IFSW European members is available HERE!
The IFSW European Executive met over the weekend of June 1 and 2, 2019 in Vienna. Our thanks to our colleagues at OBDS for hosting the meeting and a special thanks to Herbert Paulischin for his assistance. Over the two days we discussed many topics, but we focused on the work program, the global report, […]
I am pleased to announce that the IFSW Europe Executive has appointed Teodora Dobre as IFSW European Honorary Secretary to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Lola Casal to IFSW Global. The initial appointment is until the end of 2020. As IFSW European Honorary Secretary, Teodora is responsible for establishing and maintaining the bridges between our […]
IFSW Europe is looking for inspiring projects of our national members to showcase how social workers organisation work on the key principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights! In November 2017, the European Union’s leaders proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights and stressed their united political commitment to achieve a socially and economically […]
The association of Social Work in Kosovo has organized for the first tiema a one-day training on the topic:” The Role of Custodian Body”, on 25 May 2019. The training was held in Prishtina at Hotel Serius in Prishtina with participants from different Municipalities and Institutions from Kosovo. In total 17 social workers participated in […]
The Moroccan association AMAS is still young, just like social work education in Morocco. There are lots of connections between the Netherlands and Morocco, mainly because many Moroccan labor migrants and their children and grandchildren live in the Netherlands. Now both social work associations have decided to start a "twinning" to inspire each other. The […]
Europe Day is the name of two annual observance days, 5 May by the Council of Europe and 9 May by the European Union. Europe Day is about wishes, but it’s also about engagements. As social workers, we wish to have social protection systems that meet the real needs of all people, and we engage […]
Social workers behind the front lines providing solutions for internally displaced persons – NATO Exercise Vigorous Warrior 19 The highest objective of social workers is to protect and support people. How can we apply this general goal in cases of armed conflicts? Social workers were invited through ASproAS (The Association of Social Workers in Romania) […]
IFSW-Europe Project 2018-2019 – Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe Project Phase Two This project is now in the second phase and member organisations are being asked to support two planned events this year. These are: A full day workshop to take place in Copenhagen on Saturday, 11th May 2019 A […]
March has been a very important month for all social workers in the world. The Armenian Association of Social Workers joint the social workers worldwide to celebrate the World Social Work Day on 19th of March. The Armenian Association of Social Workers united social workers from in Armenia during a week (on March 18- 22) […]
IFSW Europe are asking their member organisations to engage with the upcoming European Parliament elections May 23rd– 26th. This can be done by campaigning, lobbying and supporting candidates who share social work values and policies. IFSW Europe is a member of EAPN and is supporting the EAPN campaign for the European elections called “Make Europe […]
World Social Work Day 2019 Relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives. Nevertheless, building positive and meaningful relationships can be very challenging for many people. Technology is changing relationships as we know them. Online hate speech is a growing problem. Fake news is dominating minds and headlines. In this atmosphere and culture, building sustainable human relationships becomes an […]
Seeing into the future of long-term care: what will tomorrow’s older adults need and demand? These days, Florence hosted the Long-Term Care Alliance Aging in Place Conference, the first interdisciplinary and multi-sector conference. The conference aimed to create a vision for how society will substantially enhance the quality of life of older adults and provide […]
This year the World Social Work Day, 19 March, promotes the importance of human relationships. It is a key day in which social workers worldwide stand together to celebrate the achievements of the profession and take the theme message into their communities, workplaces and to their governments to raise awareness of the social work contributions […]
This conference will finalise a global consultation process that will set the strategic priorities for the social work profession from 2020 to 2030. Social work is the fastest growing profession in the world as more governments and employers recognise the powerful impact that social workers have in communities. Lower crime rates, better health outcomes, more […]
The findings of pioneering research exploring social workers’ role supporting vulnerable children and adults during the Northern Ireland conflict was launched on Thursday in the Ulster Museum, Belfast. The culmination of a two-year study conducted by an international team of academics, Voices of Social Work Through The Troubles, gives a platform to social workers as they recount putting their […]
The first Congress of social workers of Siberia with international participation will take place in the West Siberian city Kemerovo. The title of the Congress is «Social workers are the key factor for the social welfare of vulnerable people». In Siberia, we have 10 regions and all of them will send their delegates to Kemerovo. The important […]
John Brennan from the Irish Association of Social Workers is the new IFSW European Vice-President. Mr Brennan has been an active member of IFSW for many years. IFSW President, Silvana Martinez welcomed John Brennan to the global Executive team. She said: John is well known in IFSW and has performed outstanding work for the […]
Dear social workers all over Europe! Today, as you all gather with family and friends, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Looking back on 2018, I genuinely believe that we have many reasons to be very proud of our professional accomplishments. From these successes and experiences, we will draw the […]
On #WorldEnvironmentDay @IFSW launches IFSW Climatic Justice Program to #educate #advocate and #BeTheChange We WishTo See in the World by reducing our harmful impacts.
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