Floods in South Africa and the Philippines The members of IASSW are appalled by the unending disasters that are buffeting people’s lives across the world. While we see the many links between them, we also wish to embrace the people suffering from specific ones and offer them whatever help we can. Many people have...
IASSW’s Message For Peaceful Engagement With Social Justice, Opposing And Condemning Racism, Discrimination And Violence IASSW opposes and condemns racism, discrimination, intolerance and violence in all its pernicious and evil forms, and condemns those governments, quasi-governments and individuals who perpetrate racism, discrimination and support intolerance and violence. We condemn racist acts and people or industries that...
Resources of World Social Work Day at the UN-Geneva We hope you participated in the online edition of the World Social Work Day at the UN-Geneva, on March 16. You can find the speeches, presentations and podcasts of the different sessions by clicking HERE.
Resources related to older persons in humanitarian action and forced migration Here are documents address working with older persons who are displaced or in situations of humanitarian assistance in emergencies. One is from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the other was developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a UN General...
UK Social Work Education Committee (SWEC) Social Work Education and Research Annual Conference 2022. Reclaiming the ‘Social’ in Social Work. Dates: Thursday 23 June – Friday 24 June 2022 (inclusive). Venue: Leeds Beckett University, The Rose Bowl, Portland Crescent, Leeds, England. LS1 3HB. The conference is open to all social worker practitioners, academics, researchers, policymakers,...
Webinar on “World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work“ Webinar on “World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work“, scheduled on 7 April 2022, Thursday from 5:00- 6:30 PM (IST) (12.30 PM BST, 2.30 PM EEST) The webinar is a part of collaborative ‘Team Finland Knowledge’ project funded...
Riding Out the Pandemic: Social Work Practice during COVID-19: Navigating Client Needs and Boundary Changes Department of Applied Social Sciences will hold a Professional Talk Series in April 2022. There are 2 talks that will disseminate valuable information on self-care and supporting one another during the pandemic .Presenters of talks are: Prof. Faye Mishna from...
International Seminar On “Disaster Preparedness And Sustainable Development.” The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) along with other International Organizations is organizing International Seminar on “Disaster Preparedness and Sustainable Development.” on 22nd March 2022 GMT 12 noon – 2 pm (Singapore time 8-10pm), details at IASSW website :https://www.iassw-aiets.org/news/9379-international-seminar-on-disaster-preparedness-and-sustainable-development/ For more information, please contact Ms. Jenny Joy...
Riding Out the Pandemic: Mindful Parenting in Challenging Times Department of Applied Social Sciences will hold a Professional Talk Series in March and April 2022. There are 3 talks that will disseminate valuable information on self-care and supporting one another during the pandemic. Three international scholars, Professor Susan Bögels (University of Amsterdam), Professor Sarah Banks...
Research assistant / data analyst for the EASSW co-funded Small Project “Social Work Practice Education in Times of Pandemic, and Beyond” Department of Political Science of the University of Pisa is looking for a research assistant / data analyst for the EASSW co-funded Project “Social Work Practice Education in Times of Pandemic, and Beyond. Continuities,...
