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Social workers: we see you – Joint Statement of Solidarity

Information Type: NewsTopic: Covid19

March 26, 2020

March 2020

In this unsettling time, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) want to close this solemn National Social Work Month with a commitment of solidarity.

As Presidents of our respective national associations, we recognize and acknowledge that our members are risking their lives each day, but often without the full recognition offered to the more visible health and social care professionals.

We see you. We appreciate your commitment to service. And we salute you.

There are children being protected, isolated seniors receiving care, families experiencing trauma being supported, health teams advantaged by your expertise, people in corrections receiving support, and so many other individuals and communities, all benefiting from services from social workers who are often not equipped with the proper physical protections provided to other professions.

We see you. We appreciate your commitment to service. And we salute you.

All the while, you are dealing with your own grave sense of anxiety and fear over the impact of this pandemic on yourself, your family, clients, colleagues, and friends. At times, it is overwhelming – daunting – to grasp the gravity of this new world.

We see you. We appreciate your commitment to service. And we salute you.

As professionals, we know that the people at greatest risk will be the people who are hardest hit by this pandemic. Many of us will experience personal and professional tragedies, but we will maintain our resolve, and we will see this crisis through to its end.

NASW and CASW stand in solidarity with you, and commit to continuing to find ways to pull our social work communities together. We will continue to fight for the funding needed to support each other and our clients through this crisis.

Even in isolation – we are all in this together.

In solidarity

Kathryn Wehrmann, NASW President

Jan Christianson-Wood, CASW President

 

Travailleurs sociaux : Nous vous voyons – Déclaration commune de solidarité

Mars 2020

En cette période troublée, la National Association of Social Workers (NASW) des États-Unis et l’Association canadienne des travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux (ACTS) veulent clôturer ce Mois national du travail social solennel par un engagement de solidarité.

En tant que présidentes de nos deux associations nationales respectives, nous reconnaissons et admettons que nos membres risquent leur vie chaque jour, mais souvent sans la pleine reconnaissance offerte aux professionnels de la santé et des services sociaux les plus visibles.

Nous vous voyons. Nous apprécions votre engagement à servir. Et nous vous saluons.

Il y a des enfants qui sont protégés, des personnes âgées isolées qui reçoivent des soins, des familles qui subissent des traumatismes qui sont soutenues, des équipes de santé qui bénéficient de votre expertise, des personnes en milieu carcéral qui reçoivent un soutien, et tant d’autres individus et communautés, qui bénéficient tous des services de travailleurs sociaux qui, souvent, ne sont pas équipés des protections physiques adéquates fournies aux autres professions.

Nous vous voyons. Nous apprécions votre engagement à servir. Et nous vous saluons.

Pendant ce temps, vous êtes confrontés à votre propre anxiété et à votre peur des conséquences de cette pandémie sur vous-même, votre famille, vos clients, vos collègues et vos amis. Parfois, il est accablant — voire décourageant — de saisir la gravité de ce nouveau monde.

Nous vous voyons. Nous apprécions votre engagement à servir. Et nous vous saluons.

En tant que professionnelles, nous savons que les personnes les plus vulnérables seront celles qui seront le plus durement touchées par cette pandémie. Beaucoup d’entre nous connaîtront des tragédies personnelles et professionnelles, mais nous maintiendrons notre détermination et nous verrons cette crise jusqu’à sa fin.

La NASW et l’ACTS sont solidaires avec vous et s’engagent à continuer de trouver des moyens de rassembler nos communautés de travailleurs sociaux. Nous continuerons à nous battre pour obtenir les fonds nécessaires pour nous soutenir mutuellement et soutenir nos clients pendant cette crise.

Même en isolement, nous sommes tous dans le même bateau.

En toute solidarité,

 

Kathryn Wehrmann, Présidente de la NASW

Jan Christianson-Wood, Présidente de l’ACTS

 

 

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Keywords: CASW; NASW, Covid19Region: North America, GlobalLanguage: English

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Official IFSW statements relating to Covid-19

2 June: IFSW Call for Action on Equal Access to Vaccines

20 April: Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind. 160 Million Social Work and Health Workers Collaborate for a New World Future

4 March: Coalition of Health and Social Work International Professions Formed to Advocate for Global Equitable Access for Vaccine and to Increase health and Social Protection Workforce
English | Spanish

10 November: Practising During Pandemic Conditions: Ethical Guidance for Social Workers

4 November: To the Top of the Cliff: How social work changed with COVID-19

1 July: The Social Work Response to COVID-19 – Six Months On: Championing changes in services and preparing for long-term consequences

19 May: COVID-19: the struggle, success and expansion of social work – Rory Truell reflects on the profession’s global response, five months. English | Spanish

22 April: Weekly Report From IFSW On The Social Work Response To COVID-19: Number 5
English | Spanish

9 April: Femicides: When you live with the murderer. A reading in times of Compulsory Social Isolation

8 April: It is the time to replace models of nationalism and charity with new global ethical foundations: What the World Can Learn from International Social Work

7 April: Ethical Decision-making in the face of COVID-19

7 April: Decisiones éticas en el cotexto del Covid-19

1 April: Social Work Responds to Covid 19 – Report 3

30 March:Humaniratian request to telecomunication business owners

30 March: Pedido Humanitario a los empresarios de las Telecomunicaciones

26 March: As social workers work through the Covid 19 crisis we work towards a better world

21 March: Secretary-General report on the Social Work Response (video)

11 March: Statement on IFSW and Covid-19

1 March: Update on the Corona Virus for IFSW Members

Key documents

  • Global Definition of Social Work
  • Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles 
  • The Role of Social Work in Social Protection Systems
  • The People’s Charter for a New-Eco Social World

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