IASSW : Social Work Ethics, consultations

Dear colleagues The International Association Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) are collaborating to develop a set of common social work principles, which we hope to have adopted at the General Assemblies of IASSW and IFSW in July 2018. This draft document (that includes principles developed by the IFSW…

IASSW Statement

Dear IASSW Colleagues, As an institutional member of IASSW, we want to provide you an update on the progress we have made in working through the challenges that have presented between IFSW and IASSW.  In September, we notified you about our concerns with IF’s development of an interim Education Commission that it claimed would close…

IASSW- Invoice for 2018 Membership

IASSW- Invoice for 2018 Membership International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) has sent renewal invoices for 2018 to most members. These were sent from our accountants in Virginia USA and are legitimate. Enquiries should be directed to the Treasurer at m.henrickson@massey.ac.nz, per instructions on the invoice.

IASSW statement on Natural Disaster and Climate Change

IASSW statement on Natural Disaster and Climate Change The world is seeing an increasing number of disasters globally – earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, flooding, drought and wildfires.  Each event brings untold misery to human beings, the plants, animals and ecosystems of the territories affected.  IASSW members reach out to those affected – sometimes they too…

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance

  Social Service Workforce Week Day 1: Why We Need to Advocate for a Strong Workforce: http://www.socialserviceworkforce.org/resources/blog/why-do-we-need-advocate-strong-social-service-workforce   Social Service Workforce Week Day 2: How Does the Social Service Workforce Contribute to SDGs Related to Violence?http://www.socialserviceworkforce.org/resources/blog/how-does-social-service-workforce-contribute-sdgs-related-violence

University of Swaziland-two positions

The social protection system technical assistance in the Kingdom of Swaziland (supproted by EU),  would like to recruit and employ non-key experts for short time in research teaching and field education specializations to assist the University of Swaziland. ToRs for the two positions are as below: ToR for NKE in Academic field education training ToR…

Kigali March, 2018 conference

Kigali March, 2018 conference The East Africa Centre for Research and Innovation in Social Work (CRISOWO) is pleased to invite you to the International Social Work Conference that will take place from 20 to 22 March, 2018, to coincide with World Social Work Day. The conference will address the following theme: Professional Social Work and Sustainable…