Seminario Internacional Proyecto IASW UNAM España Sudáfrica International Seminar Spain, Mexico and South Africa Mapping Social Work in Higher Education due to COVID-19 will be held online on November 30th. It will be BROADCAST: School of Social Work ENTS UNAM https://www.youtube.com/c/EscuelaNacionaldeTrabajoSocialENTSUNAM   11:00 hrs Mexico / 18:00 hrs Spain / 19:00 hrs South Africa For more...

SELECTION FOR MASTER AND DOCTORATE IN SOCIAL WORK AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO – BRAZIL The Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Social Work at the Center for Applied Social Sciences makes this Public Notice public, in the UFPE Official Bulletin and through the electronic addresses https://www.ufpe.br/propg and https://www.ufpe.br/ppgss, the rules of the Public...

Tribute to the Late Emeritus Professor Vimla V. Nadkarni, PhD (by her friends and colleagues in alphabetical order of first name) Annamaria Campanini, Barbara Shank, Tan Ngoh Tiong – IASSW Officers “This is a great loss for the world social work community. The IASSW board and friends pay tribute to our gentle leader. The social...

In Remembrance of Prof. Vimla Nadkarni It is with great sadness that the IASSW announces the passing away of Dr. Vimla Nadkarni on the morning of 20th November 2021. Dr. Nadkarni was an Emeritus Professor and also the Past President of IASSW from 2012 to 2016 and Immediate Past President from 2016 until her demise....

Introduction: Social work has a history of more than 100 years of addressing climate change issues, beginning with its acclaimed Nobel Laureate, Jane Addams who encouraged Italian immigrants in Chicago, USA, to recycle waste to clean up the environment and generate income in low-income communities marred by poverty. This work drew on that of the...

50th memorial symposium on November 27th, starting from 9:00am (CET) organized by JASWE International Symposium on Social Work Education (On-line) Social Work Education in Times of Crisis :From a Glocal Perspective RATIONALE The global COVID-19 Pandemic has had a profound impact on social work education and practice. More than ever, the pandemic has shown that...

An Interview with the IASSW President Annamaria Campanini, on the IASSW-BRASIL Channel Interview with Annamaria Campanini, on IASSW-BRASIL Channel, within the scope of the Research “Internationalization of Brazilian Social Service and the Role of IASSW”, developed by the GEPE (Study and Research Group on Ethics) of UFPE, coordinated by Professor Alexandra Mustafá, on October 26,...

International projects – call for project applications International Schools of Social Work (IASSW) annually invites proposals for projects, designed to advance social work education internationally. Grants of up to US $4.000 are available for proposals submitted by IASSW members that can be expected to contribute to the implementation of the IASSW Mission Statement, and to the enhancement of cooperation among schools of social work world-wide. This...

Call for Papers for a Research Methodology Special Issue to be Published in August 2022 Call details (PDF) | Call details (Web page) The process to decolonize social work has produced significant outcomes, including, but not limited to a crop of African social workers who are clear about what decolonization is and why it is necessary. This...

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. The 2021 edition focuses on “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses.” International Association of Schools of Social...