Message from President Gary Bailey on the devastation in the Philippines
Dear Colleagues- The images are of the devastation in the Philippines is both shocking and devastating to watch. Our hearts go out to the thousands of …
Read moreTribute to Anthony Tan (Malaysia) – international social worker and inspiration behind COSW
13 November 1948 – 29 September 2013 IFSW is sad to report the death of Anthony Tan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 29 September 2013. …
Read moreGovernment thanks social workers on Social Work Day in Aotearoa New Zealand
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett joined in celebrations with social workers in Wellington to mark National Social Workers Day on Wednesday 25 September 2013. The …
Read moreSocial Work growing in Laos
IFSW congratulates the Social Work Colleagues from Laos where the profession is continously growing. Social work education started in 2005. Since then, about 80 students …
Read moreChina has 300,000 social workers, government reports
The number of specialized social workers in China has reached 300,000, including over 80,000 who qualified after passing the government exam, according to a government …
Read moreMacau continues legislative debate on registration of social workers
The legislature in Macau is considering a draft bill to create a registration system for social workers. A recent report in the Macau Daily Times …
Read moreJune 2013 Newsletter from the Asia-Pacific Region
Please find the latest news from the Asia-Pacific Region in the latest issue of the Regional Newsletter.
Read moreWorld Social Work Celebrations in Laos
The third celebration of World Social Work Day was held at Mme Xuyen’s home on Saturday 23rd March 2013 . The informal meeting …
Read moreNepal School of Social Work Celebrates World Social Work Day 2013
Nepal School of Social work has celebrated World Social Work day on 19th March 2013 with the global theme of “Promoting social and economic equalities” …
Read moreWorld Social Work Day in Jordan
Staff and students at Al-Balqa Applied University Princess Rahma University College Social Work Department joined with local community centres to participate in events to mark …
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