Social Work has a long history in Africa stemming back to pre-colonial times. The region now comprises 25 IFSW members who are working toward the establishment of a recognised social work profession association in all the region’s countries, and the visibility of the profession’s contributions in addressing the complex factors of poverty, HIV eradication, gender equality and self-led community empowerment.
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In Nepal, the National Association of Social Workers says "Social workers are proactively supporting the communities and societies specially to maintain physical distance and social solidarity. Therefore, all the social workers of Nepal are requested to support the people in need who are traumatized and in anxiety taking necessary safety measure for self as well.
Ifsw Europe IFSW Africa IFSW Africa FITS Latinoamérica y el Caribe Dansk Socialrådgiverforening
Sosialráðgevarafelag
Sosiaalialan korkeakoulutettujen ammattijärjestö Talentia ry
Anastasia Anastasia საქართველოს სოციალურ მუშაკთა ასოციაცია/GASW Σύνδεσμος Κοινωνικών Λειτουργών Ελλάδος Irish Association of Social Workers
איגוד העובדים הסוציאליים
Assnas Direttivo Nazionale
www.ifsw.org/nepal-the-national-association-provides-tele-socio-psychological-counselling/
IFSW member in the United Kingdom The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is the professional association for social work and represents more than 21,000 members.
They request to British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson
✅Personal Protective Equipment
✅Priority Groups for Testing
✅Supporting social workers back into the workforce
✅Support for vulnerable groups
www.ifsw.org/united-kingdowm-open-letter-to-prime-minister-to-support-social-workers/
Ifsw Europe IFSW Asia Pacific IFSW Africa Ana Radulescu Dansk Socialrådgiverforening Sosialráðgevarafelag Sosiaalialan korkeakoulutettujen ammattijärjestö Talentia ry
Anas Nationale საქართველოს სოციალურ მუშაკთა ასოციაცია/GASW Manane Petrosyan Aytakin Huseynli
Σύνδεσμος Κοινωνικών Λειτουργών Ελλάδος Félagsráðgjafafélag Íslands Антонина Дашкина Irish Association of Social Workers/ איגוד העובדים הסוציאליים
Assnas Direttivo Nazionale
www.ifsw.org
United Kingdom. Open letter to Prime Minister to support social workers Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Covid19April 2, 2020BASW calls on the Prime Minister to provide essential PPE and guidance for social workers and include as priority group for testing. BASW Chair and CEO issue an...In Nepal, the National Association of Social Workers says "Social workers are proactively supporting the communities and societies specially to maintain physical distance and social solidarity. Therefore, all the social workers of Nepal are requested to support the people in need who are traumatized and in anxiety taking necessary safety measure for self as well.
www.ifsw.org/nepal-the-national-association-provides-tele-socio-psychological-counselling/
📌 Social Work responds to Covid19.
Read the reports of IFSW members on our website www.ifsw.org/
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Ifsw Europe IFSW Africa IFSW Asia Pacific FITS Latinoamérica y el Caribe Australian Association of Social Workers 香港社會工作人員協會 National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) Hamed Olamaee 日本ソーシャルワーカー連盟（Japanese Federation of Social Workers） 日本ソーシャルワーカー協会 Yemen union of sociologists ,social workers and psychologist 한국사회복지사협회 Association des Assistants Sociaux au Liban 澳門社會工作人員協進會 - MSWA/ Malaysian Association of Social Workers Social Worker's Association Nepal "swan" ANZASW - Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers PUSWP - Palestine - نقابة الأخصائيين الإجتماعيين والنفسيين الفلسطينية Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc. - Laguna Chapter Fanny Matiaba النقابة العامة للمهن الاجتماعية - نقابة الاجتماعيين Ghana Association Of Social Workers - GASOW
Association Guinéenne Des Travailleurs Sociaux - AGTS Mohamed Suzane Camara Kenya Institute of Social Work and community Development National Association of Liberian Social Workers George Mansaray Tanzania Association of Social Workers (TASWO) National Association of Social Workers of Uganda -Naswu Joachim Cuthbert Mumba Белорусская ассоциация социальных работников
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The newly established IFSW Asia Pacific representatives to the UN in Bangkok had their first meeting over the weekend bringing together social workers from all over the region
Silvana Martinez Joachim Cuthbert Mumba Ana Radulescu
John Brennan Larry Emil Alicea-Rodríguez Jan Christianson Wood Kathy Wehrmann Priska Fleischlin Wilaiporn Kae Kotbungkair Sug Pyo Kim Pushkar Sebastian Suresh Pathare Herbert Paulischin Swetha Rao Pascal Rudin
Michael Cronin Shane Pakura Robyn Corrigan Australian Association of Social Workers Habibur Rahman
香港社會工作人員協會 Indian Society of Professional Social Work: ISPSW Karnataka Association of Professional Social Workers National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) Kerala Association of Professional Social Workers - KAPS Hamed Olamaee 日本ソーシャルワーカー連盟（Japanese Federation of Social Workers） 日本ソーシャルワーカー協会 Sug Pyo Kim Teoh Ai Hua Yemen union of sociologists ,social workers and psychologist" 한국사회복지사협회 Association des Assistants Sociaux au Liban 澳門社會工作人員協進會 - MSWA/ Malaysian Association of Social Workers
Social Worker's Association Nepal "swan" Anzasw Voice
PUSWP - Palestine - نقابة الأخصائيين الإجتماعيين والنفسيين الفلسطينية
Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc. - Laguna Chapter "IFSW UN Global Commissioner and Asia Pacific Regional Representatives
First Meeting – 21 March 2020
The newly established IFSW Asia Pacific representatives to the UN in Bangkok had their first meeting over the weekend bringing together social workers from all over the region with representative from China, Thailand, Korea, India, Iran, New Zealand and Australia. Rose Henderson, President of ISFW Asia Pacific welcomed the new team and gave a presentation about the region and the IFSW structure and the leading documents such as the definition, the code of ethics and the policy papers.
This team is now part of the IFSW UN Commission that represents social work to the UN headquarters and offices in order to strengthen the understanding of social work and to raise awareness about the importance for governments to partner with the national social work associations.
This new established team discussed key future actions, partnership within the commission and the IFSW community. Due to current circumstances, the meeting on Zoom also included a chance for sharing knowledge and experiences in relation to each countries response to COVID-19
The newly established @IFSW Asia Pacific #representatives to the #UN in #Bangkok had their 1s meeting bringing together #socialworkers from all over the region with representatives from China, Thailand, Korea, India, Iran, New Zealand, and Australia.
📲https://www.ifsw.org/meeting-of-ifsw-asia-pacific-representatives-to-the-un-in-bangkok/
