A member has asked what IASSW actually does at the United Nations. Hopefully, many of you have gleaned at least part of the answer from the newsletters that our interns prepare to report on our activities. The short answer to what we do is that we do what the UN allows NGOs with consultative status...
We are pleased to send you the final edition of the IASSW United Nations Representatives Newsletter for the academic year. This issue highlights the events of Social Work Day at the UN Headquarters and the March session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, at which IASSW co-sponsored a workshop. It also includes...
The NGO Committee for Social Development, the group I work with at the UN, has prepared a survey on inequalities. Please help with our survey on inequalities at the community level. Is your social work program involved in community level projects? Are students and/or teaching staff working in community programs or efforts? If yes, please...
IASSW, ICSW and IFSW are delighted to announce their ongoing joint commitment to the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development and that the three organizations will be jointly holding world conferences in 2022 and 2024 with the expectation that joint conferences will continue into the future. The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development will...
Iran Association of Social Workers Annual meeting and celebration for the Social work Day was held on April 8th , 2019. This year, the conference was with the them of “Social Work and Social Resilience” on 8th of April 2019. Hundreds of social workers from all over Iran and some other countries came together. More...
WOn 4th April WSWD was celebrated in United Nations Conference Centre Bangkok, Thailand by IASSW, ICSW and IFSW. IASSW President Prof. Annamaria Campanini couldn’t make for the event and Prof. Zulkarnain Hatta, President of IASSW and Vice President of IASSW represented IASSW in the event. Along with IASSW, the President of IFSW (Asia Pacific) and...
Department of Social Work and Human Services Report of World Social Work Day Activities: March 19, 2019 At Babcock University in Nigeria, the World Social Work day was celebrated with colorful activities that kicked off with a presentation at a general staff meeting. The presentation was about the plectra of services provided by Social Workers...
Humanism and ethics in social work : 7th National Congress of Social Work with international participation: 16 -18 October 2019, Terme Vivat, Moravske Toplice, Slovenia organized by Faculty of social work, University of Ljubljana in cooperation with the Slovenian Association of social workers. More details available here: http://eesrassw.net/blog/2019/03/21/humanism-and-ethics-in-social-work-7th-national-congress-of-social-work-with-international-participation/
IASSW invites interested and well qualified parties from the IASSW regions to submit applications for Regional Resource Centre Status for 2019. Applications should be submitted by member schools of social work, or a lead school if several intend to work in partnership. The 2019 call will give priority to regions that do not already have an RRC. The deadline...
