Disaster Intervention, Climate Change And Sustainability Committee
IASSW initially set up the Disaster Intervention, Climate Change, and Sustainability Committee in 2010, following the failure of the UNFCCC COP meeting in Copenhagen in 2009. Its aim was to prepare policies, materials and inputs into the United Nations’ discussions on climate change and other disasters.
Now, it has contributed to understanding and addressing the impact of COVID-19, the novel corona virus that has spread to 180 countries across the world endangering lives and economic development. For this new crisis, the Committee would like to hear from you and learn how you have contributed to dealing with the crisis in your school, community and family. Please contact the Committee Chair, Lena Dominelli by email at lena.dominelli@stir.ac.uk Social distancing can still include communicating with and sharing our stories with one another. The human spirit, kindness, compassion and solidarity will defeat the corona virus! Social workers have these characteristics in abundance. Let us share this optimistic message with those we encounter virtually or otherwise.
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IASSW Updates about COVID-19
ASASWEI Webinar 1 October 2020 13h00-17h00-PANDEMICS, POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: INTERROGATING THE SOCIAL WORK RESPONSE Dear colleagues ASASWEI is delighted to bring to you a colloquium (mini-symposium) on PANDEMICS, POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: INTERROGATING THE SOCIAL WORK RESPONSE Click here to pre-register by 28 September 2020 on: https://forms.gle/CcmCaPi3YufhnjZeA. Zoom link provided via email by 29 September 2020. Certificates awarded…
Call for Abstracts:22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development ON POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATIONS AROUND THE WORLD Venue: UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG | JULY 13-16, 2021 Deadline for abstract for papers/ session proposal submissions: 30 November 2020 Please submit abstracts to icsd22ndconference@uj.ac.za Please note that the conference will most likely be…
Seminario Metodológico Internacional Interdisciplinario International Interdisciplinary Methodological Seminar 9 septiembre de 2020 Acto Inaugural 12:30 horas Dra. Anna María Campanini Presidenta de la IASSW International Seminar:opening ceremony and first session was chaired by Dr. Annamaria Campanini is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNK5pt85VUc For the following sessions of the International Seminar those interested in attending must enter the link…
Support to Vulnerable People during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Jimma City, Oromia region, Ethiopia By Birhanu Fufa, Department of Social Work, Jimma University, Ethiopia Ethiopia recorded the first positive case of COVID-19 on 13 March 2020. By 29 March, the Ministry of Health announced the first coronavirus related death in the country. On 7th April,…
Invitation to Webinar on 20 August 2020 with Prof Leila Patel For circulation and attendance: The Department of Social Work at the University of Johannesburg and the Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions, invites you to a free webinar on The impact of Covid-19 on children and families: exploring the implications of the NIDS-Cram…
‘Let’s Fight the Pandemic Together’: An Online Social Work Service for Adolescents By Professor Liya Xu, China Youth University of Political Studies, China Social Work Academy (SFSWPC), Beijing, China and Zhen Peng, Lecturer, China Youth University of Political Studies, China Association for Social Work Education (SYSWPC), Beijng, China Service Background Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak,…
A light in the darkest time By Liu Xiaoan, Good Companion Response Team, Wuhan, China Email: liu.xiaoan@qq.com “My mother was up all night. What can I do? Please help her. We can’t wait any longer!” This is one of the messages from online groups seeking help during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, the epicenter of…
During COVID-19 Outbreak, School of Social Work At China Women’s University Cooperated with Professional Social Organizations to Provide Community Services Prepared by Miao Yan Mei (Associate Professor) School of Social Work At China Women’s University Under the guidance and with the financial support of the China Association for Social Work Education (CASWE), the School of…
Responding to vulnerable people: Emergency social work practice in nursing homes in Wuhan, China Prepared by Yan Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, School of Health, Fujian Medical University Jingrong Chen, MSW, Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University Since January this year, China has been shrouded in the shadow…
You are Here for All of Us, We are Here for You: Online Social Work Services to Physicians and Nurses Working in Temporary Quarantine Hospitals in Tianjin, China Prepared by Yang Yunjuan, Wang Miao Department of Social Work, Tianjin University of Technology, China Background: With the outbreak of COVID-19, China adopted the strongest epidemic policies.…
