World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
As a social worker, the Vice-President of IFSW Europe and a Board member of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA), I fully endorse the following message …
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Hungary. Open letter to Prime Minister to support social workers during COVID19
Inspired in the letter that the British Association of Social Work wrote to the Boris Johnson, 19 Hungarian social work NGOs have signed the open …
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BPSW – The Netherlands supports social workers with online lunchtime reflection
Immediately after the lock down measures BPSW opened the website with a special Covid 19 dossier, which is filled more and more every day with …
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The Liaison Social Work Role in Nursing Homes and Residential Settings: A Model for Practice
In April 2020, social workers deeply concerned about disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable residents in nursing homes and a wide range of residential settings, …
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Yakutia, the coldest place in the world, is celebrating today the Day of Social Workers
About Yakutia The Sakha Republic (Yakutia) is in the north-eastern part of the Eurasian continent and is the largest region of the Russian Federation. The …
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Twinning as a concept to cooperate – the Moroccan-Dutch case
Twinning can possibly be a fruitful concept to stimulate the cooperation between IFSW members, especially to support associations in countries were the development of social …
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Danish Association of Social Worker message to the government
In a number of cases, government, municipalities and regions have acted swiftly and extensively, and the social institutions have followed up with great commitment. At …
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Ireland’s Social Work Response to Covid-19
The first phase of Covid-19 restrictions was introduced in Ireland on 12th March 2020, and since then most social workers in Ireland and staff at …
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Putting Social Rights and Poverty reduction at the heart of EU’s COVID-19 response
IFSW Europe is a contributor to the EAPN report: Putting Social Rights and Poverty reduction at the heart of EU’s COVID-19 response. Frances McDonnell (IFSW …
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Israel Promotes International Learning from the Corona Pandemic When the world began to shut down in mid-March, it became clear that all social workers were …
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