مشقة المعيشة ليست غريبة على رومانيا. حيث أن 42.5% من الأطفال يعيشون حياة فقيرة ويعيش أكثر من 40% من السكان تحت خط الفقر. على مدى السنوات ال 20 الماضية، حاولت […]
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Scholarship fund for IFSW European Conference 2017
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW European Conference 2017 “Marginalization and Social Work in a Changing Society” has made available funds to provide support for 6 delegates to attend the Conference. The scholarship covers the […]
Challenges for Social Work in Turkey
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights
This month IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell meet with the Turkish Association of Social Workers in Ankara. The visit was organised to bring messages of support and solidarity to Turkish social workers […]
Refugee children arriving in the UK need warm support – not cold bureaucracy
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Children
IFSW President Ruth Stark writes about social work values when supporting child refugees entering the UK. “Finally, after years and months of waiting, the UK government has conceded it has […]
Unaccompanied children, age assessment and social protection systems
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenDavid Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth in Wales, has welcomed unaccompanied children who have finally been allowed into the UK from Calais with a loud questioning of whether they are […]
Celebrating 25 Years of Social Work in Russia
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work
Between the 5-8 October social workers and political leaders met at a summit in Vladivostok to mark the 25 anniversary of social work in Russia. The main topics of discussion […]
Campaign for better working conditions for Social Workers
Information Type: NewsTopic: Employment
A study in Northern Ireland just released by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) showed that 88% of social workers work additional unpaid hours, and nearly half of […]
Registration opens for IFSW European Conference 2017
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWRegistration for IFSW European Conference is open! We look forward to seeing you in Iceland May 2017. More information
IFSW Europe Newsletter – The European Social Worker
Topic: RepositoryIFSW Europe publishes a Newsletter “The European Social Worker”. The Newsletter comes out 2 times a year. The newsletter is the major tool to communicate to strengthen communication between the […]
IFSW European Conference 2017 announcement
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWDear Colleagues! The IFSW European Conference 2017 will be held in Iceland on the 28th to the 30th of May 2017 and the theme is: Marginalization and Social Work […]
Celebrating World Social Work Day in Belgium – 14th March 2016
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe International Federation of Social Workers – European Region (IFSW Europe) along with the European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW) and Union Professionnelle Francophone des Assistants Sociaux […]
Pressekonferenz: Menschen auf der Flucht – Berichte aus vorderster Front
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIn der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise stehen SozialarbeiterInnen und SozialpädagogInnen an vorderster Front. Die Soziale Arbeit ist herausgefordert, professionell zu helfen: den Flüchtlingen, den Institutionen und jenen, die in den Zielländern zu […]
New Swedish Code of Social Work Ethics
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Ethics
IFSW member The Swedish Union for Social Sciences Professionals (Akademikerförbundet SSR) has developed a new Ethical Code for Social Workers. Titti Frankel, Director of Development for Akademikerförbundet SSR said, “The […]
Déclaration de l’IFSW à l’occasion du colloque de solidarité sur le travail social face à l’austérité
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social ProtectionLa Fédération Internationale des Travailleurs Sociaux (IFSW) est à l’origine d’une rencontre de représentants de Grèce, d’Islande, d’Irlande, d’Italie, d’Espagne et du Royaume-Uni. Il s’agissait de créer des liens entre les travailleurs sociaux […]
IFSW supports Turkish social work academic facing detention
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsIFSW wishes to support our social work academic colleague in Turkey who is facing detention along with other academics following their support for a petition calling for peace and criticizing […]
IFSW Statement from The Solidarity Symposium on Social Work and Austerity
Information Type: StatementTopic: Social Protection
Social Work Symposium Responding to the Refugee Crisis
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
The International Federation of Social Workers in partnership with OBDS and Younion, are facilitating a meeting of social workers and refugees from the countries where people are escaping from (War […]
Seasons Greetings from the Icelandic Association of Social Workers and IFSW European Conference 2017
Topic: IFSWThe Icelandic Association of Social Workers wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2016 and hope that it will be a successful year for all social workers. […]
A statement of the Association of Social Workers of the Czech republic in the matter of so called migrant crisis
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsAs representatives of the Association of Social Workers of the Czech republic (hereinafter the SSP ČR) we issue this statement in the matter of so called migrant crisis, which seems […]
50 Years of IFSW Europe (1965-2015)
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThis year – 2015 – IFSW Europe celebrates 50 years! A Special Session “Socializing in IFSW Europe – IFSW Europe celebrates 50 years supporting social workers” took place at the […]