TranslateCountries in Attendance 1. Aotearoa Tangata Whenua (Coordinating body) 2. Argentina 3. Australia 4. Austria (Coordinating body) 5. Azerbaijan 6. Bangladesh (Proxy – Canada) 7. Belgium (Proxy – Spain) 8. Bolivia (Proxy – Peru) 9. Brazil 10. Bulgaria (Proxy – OBDS Austria) 11. Canada 12. Chile (Proxy – Argentina) 13. China 14. Colombia (Proxy – […]
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Working Draft Position Description for The Commissioner of the IFSW United Nations (UN) Commission
Position Title (Draft subject to amendment by the IFSW Executive): Commissioner of the IFSW United Nations (UN) Commission Position Mandate: The 2018 IFSW General Meeting agreed to form a UN Commission comprising a global Commissioner and five regional representatives (that would normally hold the role of Main IFSW UN Representative within the relevant UN regional […]
Working Draft Role Description for: The Commissioner of the IFSW Interim Education Commission
Position Title (Draft subject to amendment by the IFSW Executive): Commissioner of the IFSW Interim Education Commission Position Mandate: The 2018 IFSW General Meeting agreed to form an Interim Education Commission comprising a Commissioner(s) and regional representatives. The Federation’s five geographic regions are: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, and North […]
Declaración de principios éticos del trabajo social
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsDeclaración de principios éticos del trabajo social Esta Declaración de Principios Éticos (en lo sucesivo denominada la Declaración) sirve como un marco general para que los y las trabajadoras sociales trabajen hacia los estándares más altos posibles de integridad profesional. Implícito en nuestra aceptación de esta Declaración como profesionales del trabajo social, educadores/as, estudiantes e […]
IFSW at the United Nations High Level Political Forum 2018
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Dr Sebastian Cordoba represented IFSW at the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July, advocating for greater government action and highlighting the important role that social workers have in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The HLPF is an annual event where for eight days member states and key non-government […]
Launch of Major Global Report on Social Work and Social Development
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Dublin, Ireland Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability – Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Third Report A major report on the practice of social work and social development, drawing on contributions from social workers and service users from all over the world, is launched today at the World Conference on Social Work, Education […]
70 country-level members participate in the 2018 IFSW General Meeting
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The 2018 IFSW General Meeting recorded the highest level of participation with 70 countries registered to vote. IFSW Secretary General Dr Rory Truell said: “It was a very historic event for the social work profession with such a large number of country representatives overcoming challenges to be able to participate in the General Meeting. There […]
Statement of Ethical Principles
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsStatement of Ethical Principles: Social Work This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social workers to work towards the highest possible standards of professional integrity. Implicit in our acceptance of this Statement as social work practitioners, educators, students, and researchers is our commitment to uphold […]
IFSW is delighted to launch a new website
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IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell said: Developing this new website has been a significant undertaking for an organisation with very limited resources and a less than two full-time staff. But we are delighted that the goal has been met and that we can launch the site before the IFSW 2018 General Meeting. The new website represents […]
COSW Ensures Social Work Voice and Concerns are Heard During Commonwealth Summit
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The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW), which is accredited to IFSW, ensured that the concerns of social workers were raised during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London (CHOGM) (April 2018). The Informal Forum of Commonwealth Organisations (IFCO) presented a submission to CHOGM in March 2018 drawing attention to several universal issues […]
World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
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No-one chooses to be a refugee Children, adults, families and communities seek refuge from disasters, climate change and inhumane abuse of power and control. This is not a journey of choice. They suffer trauma from the forced circumstance in which they find themselves. They are on a journey experienced by many victims of harm and […]
World Social Work Day 2012
World Social Work Day took place on Tuesday 20 March 2012. It’s the annual opportunity for all social work organisations to promote the significant role of social workers and the profession. IFSW invited national organisations, members and partners to celebrate World Social Work Day on the 20th of March under the banner of the Global Agenda for […]
World Social Work Day 2016
World Social Work Day 2016 (WSWD) was on March 15th. The theme ‘Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples’. WSWD 2016 created another opportunity for the profession to express international solidarity and to bring common messages to governments, regional bodies and to our communities. The theme for this, and the last, WSWD came from the Global […]
Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
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Dear Friends and Colleagues I am writing at the end of my term as President of IFSW to thank you for the honour you have given me to lead the profession in the last 4 years and to indicate that I think we are now ready for a new period in our development in making […]
IFSW Calls for the Joining of the Professional Global Social Work Organisations
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
In the United Nations world social work day event on Monday 29 March 2018, IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell called for the joining of the global social work organisations. Speaking as part of a panel with Annamaria Campanini President of International Association of Schools of Social Work and in front of an audience of 700 UN […]
Declaración en el Día Mundial de los Derechos Humanos realizada por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de IFSW
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights
Desde el punto de vista de FITS (IFSW por sus siglas en inglés) los derechos humanos se sitúan en el corazón del trabajo social, y desde sus inicios la labor del trabajo social ha sido… una profesión de derechos humanos, cuyo principio básico es el valor intrínseco de cada ser humano y uno de sus […]
Statement on World Human Rights Day by IFSW Human Rights Commission
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsFrom IFSW’s standpoint human rights stands at the heart of social work, and from its very beginnings social work has been …a human rights profession, having as its basic tenet the intrinsic value of every human being and as one of its main aims the promotion of equitable social structures (United Nations, 1994:3)[i]
The 2018 World Social Work Day Poster Now Available
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work Day
The 2018 World Social Work Day poster is now available. The theme ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’ is running for its second and final year as a part of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. The 20th March 2018 will be a day that social workers worldwide celebrate the achievements of the […]
Invitación Para Participar en la Encuesta Cuya Finalidad es la de Cerrar la Brecha Entre la Educación y la Práctica del Trabajo Social
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationEstimados miembros de la profesión del trabajo social, personas que utilizan los servicios sociales, los empleadores de trabajadores sociales, educadores del trabajo social y representantes de los gobiernos, La Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (IFSW por sus siglas en inglés) es el organismo global de representación de la profesión, representando a 3 millones trabajadores sociales […]
Invitation to Participate in a Survey Aimed at Bridging Gaps Between Social Work Education and Practice
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationDear members of the social work profession, people who use social work services, employers of social workers, social work educators and representatives of governments, The International Federation of Social Workers is the profession’s global body representing 3 million social workers in 126 countries. IFSW is now working towards closing the gaps between social work education […]
