Involving service users in social work education raises questions related to relations of power and inequality. It raises questions about which agents who possess the right to take part in the creation of knowledge within social work education and on which terms. From our perspective service user involvement in social work education requires, that the...
Power Us is an international network of social work teachers and researchers and representatives from different service user organizations supporting the empowerment of marginalized and discriminated groups in society.IASSW and Power Us recognize the mutual benefits of service users’ involvement in the training of social work students and highlight the importance of the development of...
Child Labor and Children in Migration – CSocD61 side event Forced child labor deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity. Join us for this CSocD61 side event that highlights this important issue in line with the ambitious targets for ending child labor (SDG 8.7) and for safe, orderly and responsible migration (SDG...
International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability: “Disaster and Health” Time, Date : 14:00 – 16:15 (JST) January 25/ 19:00 – 21:00 (JST) January 26, 2023 Conference Style : ZOOM Webinar (Live stream) Language ：English and Japanese Capacity : About 1,000 Fee ：Free
The theme for 2022’s World Mental Health day was “Make Mental Health for all a Global Priority”. IASSW hosted a fireside chat with mental health specialists. The chat was moderated by Ms. Janet Saldanha, Counselling Psychologist (India). The guests for the chat were David Rose, Associate Prof., The University of Melbourne, and Christos Panagiotopoulos, Prof-Child...
International Summer School: “Gender and Leadership: Social Work Education in Southeast Europe” 5– 9 September 2022, University of Prishtina The first edition of the Summer School “Gender and Leadership: Social Work Education in Southeast Europe”, an undertaking of the Southeast Women’s Academic Leadership Network, comprised of social work scholars and educators from Albania, Bosnia and...
Future social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on the lives of people and societies in today’s world. This book provides a range of...
Roundtable: Asian Perspective for Social Work Education Date: 9 September 2022 (Friday) Time: 3:00-6:00 pm (HKT, GMT+8) Organizer: China and Global Development Network, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Location: Online via Zoom Registration: https://polyu.hk/rqZlG (Meeting ID and passcode will be sent to successful registrants)
Dear Colleagues, IASSW members and Friends Greetings from IASSW!! IASSW is looking forward to the 2022 General Meeting which will be held via an online platform on the Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 12:00pm Wed, Jul 13 2022 (CEST) Please register here at https://cutt.ly/XKuXtUr IASSW Board of Directors look forward to your active participation in the activities of...
JOINT WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT The SWESD 2022 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the JOINT WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: REDEFINING SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY: SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AT A...
