Message from Heads of Schools of Social Work in Israel We are watching and hearing about the chaotic situation in which the whole community of Ukraine is facing. From our experience here in Israel, unfortunately also as a result of security escalations, we understand that a considerable part of the people’s ability to withstand such…
IASSW elections 2022: vote on-line The IASSW is holding elections for three positions on the IASSW Board of Directors (Treasurer and two Members at large representing all IASSW members). The voting is organized in electronic way. You may go to the link : https://archive.iassw-aiets.org/elections/elections-2022/elections-2022-announcement-of-candidates/ and vote for candidates. Please note following points: Only those members who have paid membership dues for 2022 are…
World Social Work Day 2022 : Message from IASSW President Happy World Social Work Day 2022 (WSWD). This year World Social Work Day will be celebrated on the 15th March 2022. The theme: ´Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind´ which relates to the second theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. We understand, in current situations, how important is Co-building a New Eco-Social World:…
Invitation to the National Conference The Department of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Kerala, India cordially invites you to *DYUTI 22 (22nd Edition) – National Conference on Equitable and Inclusive Education* which will be held online on March 10-11, 2022. Please see the brochure attached. For registration: https://forms.gle/YxucrNFyEboZ6vCX7 For details: http://dyuti.in/ https://archive.iassw-aiets.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dyuti-2022_-Brochure.pdf More…
EASSW statement on Ukrainian crisis Dear colleagues and friends, We have been facing unexpected crisis (financial and health) the past few years at a global and European level too. Nevertheless, we stood together and regardless of race, ethnicity, religious identity, we managed to progress despite the loss of friends, relatives and colleagues. However, the…
Statement on Ukraine by EEsrASSW Social work as a profession and academic discipline is based on the idea of peace and non-violence (Statement 9 of the Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles). The pioneers and founders of professional social work explicitly advocated for peace and against military interventions that continue to inflict suffering on…
IASSW Statement on Ukraine Social workers subscribe to the principle of self-determination of the people, and stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people taking a stand against the aggressor on the basis of our shared values. We abhor the use of force against the territorial integrity to subjugate any people and urge all nations, government…
WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS – GENEVA – 16 March 2022 Wednesday 16 March 2022 (ONLINE) Positioning Social Work in an Eco-social World: Building New Partnerships and Alliances Like every year, social workers around the globe will celebrate World Social Work Day in March this year to promote and disseminate a common…
Social Dialogue #26 – call for articles Black Lives Matter: developments in de-colonising social work Editors: Kish Bhatti-Sinclair and Brian Littlechild The proposal for this special edition of Social Dialogue is from members of SWEARN (Social Work Education Anti-Racist Network), an established network of academics and leaders from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic…
IASSW elections 2022: announcement of candidates This is formal announcement of candidates standing for three positions on the IASSW Board of Directors. Their bio sketches and statements of all candidate translated into the IASSW official languages (Chinese, English, French, Japanese and Spanish): https://archive.iassw-aiets.org/elections/elections-2022/elections-2022-announcement-of-candidates/ Electronic ballots for the 2021 election will be available on IASSW website…