IASSW Elections 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS We are announcing three vacancies on the IASSW Board of Directors from July/August 2022.  There is one position open for Treasurer (years of serving: July/August 2022-July/August 2026) and two positions for Members at Large of the Board of Directors (years of serving:...

International Association of Schools of Social Work presents Katherine Kendall Memorial Award Lecture  Saturday, 17 April 2021, 13.00 GMT   Title of Lecture: Social Work and Social Development Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Global South by Professor Leila Patel   Professor of Social Development Studies and the South African Research in Welfare...

COVID-19 AND SOCIAL WORK: A COLLECTION OF COUNTRY REPORTS IASSW draws your attention to a compilation of country reports on the COVID-19 pandemic which it is hosting on the website to provide access to as many people as possible to this resource Country Report from Northern Ireland Click to download Northern Ireland Report For more reports...

National Conference on Climate Change Dr. Barbara Shank, Secretary of the IASSW, was honored to formally inaugurate the programme of the Second National Conference on Climate Change organized by the Post Graduate Department of Social Work at Sree Sabareese College, India.  The conference aims to integrate all stakeholders – academics, activists, students, researchers, policy makers,...

WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY- UN GENEVA   World Social Work Day has been celebrated around the globe since 1983. This year, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) teams up once again with the Geneva School of Social Work and its international partners to mark the Day at the UN in Geneva. International Association...

New Publication: RIVISTA DI SERVIZIO SOCIALE (SW JOURNAL) – SPECIAL ISSUE as homage to Prof. Annamaria Campanini on the occasion of her retirement from University of Milan Bicocca, Italy After a long and prestigious career, from 1 November 2020, Professor Annamaria Campanini is retired due to having reached the age limit at the University of...

The 37th Annual Social Work Day at the UN Thank you for registering to this year’s 37th Annual Social Work Day at the UN! As promised, the full webinar is now available for viewing on Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, YouTube page:  

Tribute for King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu   The University of Zululand mourns the sudden passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu.The University has twice conferred honorary doctoral degrees on the King as a fitting affirmation of His Royal Majesty’s sterling roles as a nation builder‚ wise leader, philanthropist and visionary leader who invested in changing people‚...

WSWD 2021- SAGE Journals 90-Day Free Access Offer   Happy World Social Work Day!!   In recent Tripartite meeting held online in February , three international sister’ s organizations  International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) decided that SAGE provide a free access...

WSWD Video from Nagasaki Happy World Social Work Day! Social work students from two schools in Nagasaki made this video for #WSWD 2021 :https://youtu.be/74rsGnDcays