IASSW invites interested and well qualified parties from the IASSW regions to submit applications for Regional Resource Centre Status for 2019. Applications should be submitted by member schools of social work, or a lead school if several intend to work in partnership. The 2019 call will give priority to regions that do not already have an RRC. The deadline...
IASSW AND APASWE Statements -15 March https://www.iassw-aiets.org/2019/03/17/iassw-statement-on-attack-in-new-zealnd/ CSWEANZ, social work educators, 19 March Dismantling Islamophobia: The massacre at the mosques ANZASW – professional body, supported by IFSW, 15 March http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1903/S00439/anzasw-statement-on-the-attacks-in-christchurch.htm Dr Jay Marlowe, social work educator, University of Auckland, invited media comment, 20 March. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@ideasroom/2019/03/20/495911/time-for-kiwis-to-take-a-look-in-the-mirror Dr Barbara Staniforth, social work educator, University of Auckland, media comment,...
Dear colleagues I wish you all a very positive and productive WSWD 2019 and hope that you have exciting and interesting activities planned for today or around today. I will be delivering an address on behalf of ASASWEI at the DSD National event taking place today in Centurion, which is themed on the Global Agenda...
Rajagiri International Summer School“Social Entreprenuership-A multidisciplinary journey immersed in Rich Indian Heritage and Culture” Greetings from Office of International Relations, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences(Autonomous),Kerala, India. We are organizing an International Summer School from 15th to 28th July 2019 at Rajagiri Valley Campus, Kakkanad, Near Cochin, Kerala, India. The summer school is titled as “Social Entrepreneurship-A...
Monday, 18 March 2019 IASSW and IFSW to update Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) have initiated a joint process of reviewing and updating the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training. The current version...
This is the statement issued by APASWE in front of the Christchurch massacre. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues and we underline our commitment against any form of violence. Statement from APASWE : We at APASWE are distraught and stunned with the gruesome massacre, an act of terrorism, recently in New Zealand, of all...
I hope you all will be preparing to celebrate World Social Work Day 2019.You can find the video message from IASSW President- Prof. Annamaria Campanini and IFSW President- Prof. Silvana Martinez together in the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcd4l2PCH0&feature=youtu.be. The video message is in Spanish with subtitle in English. Also students of Nagasaki International University have prepared this...
University of Eastern Finland Summer School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies International Migration Studies in Child, Youth and Family Welfare- Click here for details: https://bit.ly/2HdtUik Building Networks and Frameworks for Global Social Work Symposium-in-China-2019-on-Migration : https://bit.ly/2VPDVFC
Message from Dr. Lynne Healy, Main Representative to the UN, International Association of Schools of Social Work: The early March issue of the IASSW United Team Newsletter reports on the recent session of the UN Commission for Social Development. With a focus on inequality and social protection, the meeting was highly relevant to social work...
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) on the Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill 22Feb19 – History in the Making! The Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill was passed in Parliament today giving greater protection for some of our most vulnerable people and increasing standards in the social work sector, says Minister for Social...
