Cuts in expenditure on social services constitute false economy
Press Release from the IFSW Delegates Meeting 2014 Madrid, Spain Social workers from the length and breadth of the European Economic Area (EEA) are assembling …
Read moreAn Open Letter to The Prime Minister of Greece on Maintaining Social Work Services
To the Honorable Prime Minister of Greece: Mr. Antonis Samaras On behalf of the International Federation of Social Workers, we are writing to you to …
Read moreGreece: Social Work Day of Action
On Wednesday the Greek public sector social workers shut schools, left hospitals and public services on emergency staffing levels to protest against Government plans to …
Read moreStatement of IFSW Europe e.V. in Support of Ukrainian People Struggle for Better Future
IFSW European Region’s support to Ukrainian people’s struggle for better future. The key role of social workers is to support people who, for whatever reason, …
Read moreVideo from a Social Worker in Kazakhstan
A short video about the activity of a social worker in the Kazakhstan Primary Public Health System. “In our country till 2011 year social workers …
Read moreOverwhelming demands on social workers highlighted in report
The findings of an UK Inquiry into the State of Social Work won’t be news to social workers throughout the country all too familiar with the often …
Read more‘Social Intervention in Troubled Times’ – 1,300 Spanish social workers attend national congress
More than 1,300 Spanish social workers came together in Marbella, Spain on 14 – 16 November 2013 for the national social work congress of the …
Read moreEuropean Court of Justice decided that being gay or lesbian is reason to grant asylum in the European Union
On November 7th of 2013, the European Court of Justice declared that being gay or lesbian is reason to get asylum in the European Union. The …
Read moreEuropean profile of prevention and promotion of mental health (EuroPoPP-MH) published by European Commission
The European Commission has published a new and very detailed independent comparative study of mental health services in Europe. Entitled “European profile of prevention and …
Read moreUK Prime Minister applauds “noble and vital” social work
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, gave unexpected and strong support to social workers in his speech to his Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, England on …
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