Community’s Online and Offline Interdisciplinary SMPC Model in Shaanxi, China Prepared by Ying Liu Associate Professor, Northwest University, Shaanxi, China   The outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 has impacted different walks of life including individuals, groups and organizations in China. To address social challenges under the state of emergency, the active participation and professional assistance...

The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Implications for Community and Social Development’, Special issue SAGE has published this issue in open access and it is FREE to download :https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/coda/2/2    

IASSW: Register for Online General Assembly IASSW Members, You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jul 30, 2020 12:00 PM Rome Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpdeuoqjsqHN11TWklih3puNmUB1Uvqw9V After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Note:  All reports are available on IASSW website, Please visit : https://www.iassw-aiets.org/conferences-events/iassw-general-assembly/  

                                        IASSW’s close partner on social work and social development, IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers), held its #IFSW2020Conference from July 15 to July 19, 2020. IASSW representatives were invited to join live panel discussions on...

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Afghan Refugees in New Delhi By Mina Shokori, Social Work Student, Delhi University In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the lockdown has put all Afghan Refugees at risk in terms of their financial, mental, and physical health. Afghan refugees living in India aren’t officially recognized by the Government...

Biographies for the Encyclopedia   To: IASSW Members From:  Lynne Healy, member, Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Social Work Online RE:  Biographies for the Encyclopedia I am writing to ask for your help in identifying past leaders in social work from around the world for possible inclusion in an important reference work, the Encyclopedia of Social...

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: https://www.iassw-aiets.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IASSW-COVID-19-and-Social-Work-Country-Reports-Final-1.pdf China Country briefing on the role of social work during the COVID-19...

Consultation On The Next Global Agenda in various Languages Global Agenda Consultation document in Japanese El documento de la Agenda Global propuesto para consulta, se puede encontrar traducido en español en el sitio web O documento da Agenda Global proposto para consulta pode ser encontrado traduzido em português no site Le document proposé pour consultation...

| The Global Agenda 2020-2030 | Your Definition on Solidarity The new decade has started with unprecedented disruptions and uncertainties. IASSW considers this epic moment in human history as the crucial time to discuss The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development 2020-2030 under ‘Solidarity’. Not only calling for ideas contribution, IASSW also joins...

Webinar announcement Why are human rights considerations fundamental to social protection responses to COVID-19? On Tuesday 14 July 2020, Development Pathways, UNICEF South Asia and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host the twenty-second webinar of the “Social protection responses to COVID-19” webinar series.   For more details, click here: https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/news/webinar-announcement-why-are-human-rights-considerations-fundamental-to-social-protection-responses-to-covid-19/