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.
AIFRIS WEBINARS – Wednesday July 7, 2021 International Association for Training, Research and Social Intervention – AIFRIS Theme: “Springs of experience and social inventions in times of crisis” AIFRIS and the national associations – ABFRIS / AFRIS France / ASFRIS / AQCFRIS -, in partnership with UNAFORIS are offering two Webinars on Wednesday July 7,…
Call for contributions: Social dialogue- social work education during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant disruption to social work education around the world. As we pass the one-year anniversary of the start of COVID-19 pandemic, we need a global inquiry to highlight our responses to these experiences. Therefore, we are seeking articles, research project reports, short stories, and other…
The Arc of Our Paths: Growing into Wholeness Vishanthie Sewpaul, on https://www.amazon.com/Arc-Paths-Growing-Into-Wholeness/dp/B08WP9FMJ5 I find nothing more daunting, than the prospect of pulling from the depths of my being the highways and byways, and valleys of my life that I would rather leave unexamined. Yet, I had always engaged my students in writing and reflecting on…
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…
COVID-19 Impact in Israel: A Call for International Networking to Promote Resilience and Coping among Front-Line University Social Work Students Shmaya Bender – BSW* shmayab@post.bgu.ac.il Mor Yehudi – MSW moryehu@post.bgu.ac.il Roi Erel – BSW* erelro@post.bgu.ac.il COVID 19 is a serios challenge faced by university students responsible for the well-being…
Literature review on social work and social policy related to Covid-19 Selected Topics Click here for download: https://www.iassw-aiets.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Literature-review.Covid-19.IASSW_.Research-Committee.pdf
IASSW STATEMENT ON COVID-19 VACCINES AS A GLOBAL COMMON GOOD Social work educators internationally are concerned about the growing social and health inequalities that have significantly increasing in 2020, the year of the pandemic of COVID -19. Therefore, the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) Human Rights and Social Justice Committee; Research…
Understanding day to day social work teaching, learning and practice during COVID-19:A global perspective. Thank you for taking the time to consider this survey. The analysis of your responses together with responses from colleagues around the world will help the IASSW understand academics’ and students’ experiences of Covid-19 and online teaching and learning, and…
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…