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UPDATED INFORMATION ON IFSW & COVID-19

Update on the Corona Virus for IFSW Members

Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Covid19

March 1, 2020

This statement contains information on planned IFSW events and the role of social workers in the fight against the Corona Virus:

Social workers are proactively supporting communities and societies in many countries around the world in the fight against the Corona Virus. The social work role is essential in assisting people with their trauma/anxieties, providing education on safe social practices and advising on the community role in supporting each other. On behalf of the Federation, Silvana Martinez and Rory Truell send a message of solidarity and support to all social workers preforming these vital roles.

IFSW is acting to ensure the safety and appropriate coordination of international social work events. The Federation is vigorously monitoring all IFSW planned activities including the World Conference of Social Work and the IFSW General Meeting commencing in July in Calgary Canada. The Federation will take every action to maximise that participants to all planned IFSW events are safe and that risks are effectively managed.

At this point in time, IFSW will not plan or proceed with any international events in highly affected areas. National Associations of Social Work in highly affected areas are recommended to follow the World Health Organisation and local authorities’ guidelines with regard to inviting overseas guests and holding gatherings. We also request that if you have international visitors to check and advise participants on the restrictions in transiting airports the how their future travel will be affected by visiting your country. We further recommend that flexibility be offered to refund registration costs should your event be cancelled as a consequence of the Virus.

IFSW has appointed a ‘Corona Virus Response Officer’ who will be working closely with host organisations that are inviting international representatives to ensure that safety policies are in place. These include a ‘no kiss, no handshake protocol’; that hand sanitizers be widely available for all participants; that information systems of responding to people with illness symptoms are in place; that volunteers and all conference facilitators are trained to support best social hygiene practices, and that participants are sent appropriate guidelines before coming to the event.

IFSW fully supports WHO’s global coordinated efforts to combat the virus and its call for global solidarity and resources. We are aware that social work is critical in the fight against this virus and will place on the agenda of all meetings a focus on strengthening the social work role in combating the virus. The profession has significant experience in providing essential social education and support to communities in the fight against Ebola and HIV /AIDS and we have every confidence that social work will also play a significant role in defeating this virus.

Issued by:

Dra. Silvana Martinez, IFSW President, Dr. Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General and Dr. Kathy Wehrmann, IFSW Corona Virus Response Officer.

Region: Africa, Asia and Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean, Europe, 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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