Call for chapters Teaching for transformation: Embedding justice and sustainability in the Social Work Curriculum Edited by: Prof. Mpumelelo E Ncube (University of the Free State), Dr Poppy Masinga (SACAP), Dr Peggie Chiwara (University of Pretoria), Dr Fatima Mmusi (University of Johannesburg) & Dr Nevashnee Perumal (Nelson Mandela University) About the book: This edited volume...
Children and Family Social Work – Springer Series We are pleased to announce a Call for Chapters for a forthcoming edited volume on Children and Family Social Work, commissioned by Springer Nature as part of the Major Research Works series in social work. The series is led by Professor Richard Hugman, Emeritus Professor of Social...
Theme: International Relations in a Changing World: Way Forward for Social Work📅 Dates: 9th – 13th November 2025📍 Venue: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) & College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai About the Conference The 36th CIF International Conference brings together social work practitioners, academicians, researchers, CIF members, and civil society representatives from...
The Annual Conference of the China Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) 2025 was held on August 23–24 in Guangzhou, China, with more than 800 experts, scholars, and practitioners from over 230 colleges, universities, and professional organizations participating. The conference featured a peer review session on “China’s Social Work Education: Local Experiences and International Dialogue,”...
IASSW Past President Annamaria Campanini delivered an inspiring presentation on “The IASSW Role in Promoting Service Users’ Integration into Education and Research” at the 4th International Summer School in Tirana. The event was organized by the Southeast Europe Academic Women’s Leadership Initiative, with support from the Dennis and Julia Watkins Foundation and Prof. Barbara Shank....
CAPA Social Work (CAPA Trabajo Social) is organizing the First World Congress of Clinical Social Work, which will be held online from September 15–20, 2025. You can find more details here: https://capasocialwork.com/congreso-2025-setiembre/ or read below. This congress has been endorsed by prestigious academic partners, ensuring an event of the highest quality and meeting the most rigorous educational standards. We...
Congratulations to IASSW Member-at-Large, Associate Professor Dr. Auschala Chalayonnavin (profile link), on her re-appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Social Administration at Thammasat University, Thailand, for a further three-year term from July 2025 to July 2028. IASSW extends its best wishes for her continued success in this important leadership role.
Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that we extend our congratulations to Professor Wassie Kebede on his recent promotion to the rank of Full Professor. This achievement is particularly significant, as he is the first scholar in social work in Ethiopia to attain this position. The advancement of social work in Ethiopia has been made possible through the collective...
The Second World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Qatar in November 2025, marks a key moment in global efforts to advance social progress. Building on the commitments made at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, it presents an opportunity to reassess global commitments to social progress, in light of...
