IASSW President in University of Brasilia

IASSW President has been invited by the University of Brasilia for one week to develop a partnership with the Milano Bicocca University. During her stay she met the dean of the social Work department Prof.Valdenizia Bento Peixoto; Esther Luíza de Souza Lemos profesora de la Universidade Estadual do Oestedo Paranà President of ABEPSS-Associação Brasileira de…

50 Notable Social Workers in US History

IASSW congratulate Prof. Barbara Shank, IASSW Secretary for recognition as ’50 Notable Social Workers in US History”: https://www.bestmswprograms.com/great-american-social-workers/ Arranged chronologically by date of birth, we hope that these stories of lived service give new social workers a sense of pride as they begin their journey on the path to becoming an important part of the profession themselves.  Read…

Fall Cybercounselling Course

===================== Cybercounselling Online, Level 1 25th   Anniversary September 13th – December 19th, 2019 Special   Discounts! Cybercounselling – Level 1″ is a three module course designed for experienced counselling practitioners who want to offer professional, ethical online counselling to their clients. We cover video, live text-chat and email-style communications methods. Certificates are issued upon completion of…

Request from East Tennessee State University (ETSU)

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S., recently joined IASSW.  As a faculty member, I am honored to be assisting our department in adding both Indigenous and international components to our curriculum.  Currently, I am in the process of revising MSW course titled Social Work Foundations II which focuses on working with communities and organizations; and Practice…

Global questionnaire : Social Work Research

Global questionnaire about the state of the art of research at different social work schools, countries and regions 2019/2020 is available at: https://archive.iassw-aiets.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Global-Questionnaire-IASSW.ON-RESEARCH-GLOBAL.pdf Please complete and return the questionnaire to: Darja.zavirsek@fsd.uni-lj.si

Handbook on Social Policy and Development

Professor James Midgley has led the editorial team for a groundbreaking book that provides a coherent case to enhance collaboration between social policy and development. The Handbook of Social Policy and Development, edited by James Midgley, Rebecca Surender and Laura Alfers, discusses a myriad of ways in which this can be done, exploring both academic…