The people of Ukraine, including social work educators and staff of schools of social work, have been suffering from the Russian invasion since February 24, 2022. Ordinary life has become one of destruction and devastation of homes, infrastructure, and the entire living environment. People live in fear of losing their loved ones and each and…
KZN floods: Climate change and the infra-politics of power It is heart-breaking, 395 dead and human suffering that cannot be quantified. The horrific flooding, and its disastrous consequences that we have witnessed in KwaZulu Natal is no freak of nature. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2022 concluded, what has been known for decades…
Floods in South Africa and the Philippines The members of IASSW are appalled by the unending disasters that are buffeting people’s lives across the world. While we see the many links between them, we also wish to embrace the people suffering from specific ones and offer them whatever help we can. Many people have…
IASSW’s Message For Peaceful Engagement With Social Justice, Opposing And Condemning Racism, Discrimination And Violence IASSW opposes and condemns racism, discrimination, intolerance and violence in all its pernicious and evil forms, and condemns those governments, quasi-governments and individuals who perpetrate racism, discrimination and support intolerance and violence. We condemn racist acts and people or industries that…
Resources of World Social Work Day at the UN-Geneva We hope you participated in the online edition of the World Social Work Day at the UN-Geneva, on March 16. You can find the speeches, presentations and podcasts of the different sessions by clicking HERE.
Resources related to older persons in humanitarian action and forced migration Here are documents address working with older persons who are displaced or in situations of humanitarian assistance in emergencies. One is from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the other was developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a UN General…
UK Social Work Education Committee (SWEC) Social Work Education and Research Annual Conference 2022. Reclaiming the ‘Social’ in Social Work. Dates: Thursday 23 June – Friday 24 June 2022 (inclusive). Venue: Leeds Beckett University, The Rose Bowl, Portland Crescent, Leeds, England. LS1 3HB. The conference is open to all social worker practitioners, academics, researchers, policymakers,…
Webinar on “World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work“ Webinar on “World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work“, scheduled on 7 April 2022, Thursday from 5:00- 6:30 PM (IST) (12.30 PM BST, 2.30 PM EEST) The webinar is a part of collaborative ‘Team Finland Knowledge’ project funded…
Riding Out the Pandemic: Social Work Practice during COVID-19: Navigating Client Needs and Boundary Changes Department of Applied Social Sciences will hold a Professional Talk Series in April 2022. There are 2 talks that will disseminate valuable information on self-care and supporting one another during the pandemic .Presenters of talks are: Prof. Faye Mishna from…
International Seminar On “Disaster Preparedness And Sustainable Development.” The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) along with other International Organizations is organizing International Seminar on “Disaster Preparedness and Sustainable Development.” on 22nd March 2022 GMT 12 noon – 2 pm (Singapore time 8-10pm), details at IASSW website :https://archive.iassw-aiets.org/news/9379-international-seminar-on-disaster-preparedness-and-sustainable-development/ For more information, please contact Ms. Jenny Joy…