Sharing a Story from Kenya Prepared by Wilkins Ndege Muhingi The Association of Social Work Educators was involved in a number of activities in response to Covid-19. We distributed face masks to residents of some areas within Nairobi City County (Langata, Globe cinema, Kawangware, Kabiria, Ngara Langata Police Station and Nairobi Central Police Station). We…
Coronavirus pandemic and social work in Hospital: an Italian experience Prepared by: Anna Scarnera Health policies that address the coronavirus infection is related to social policy which depends on political choices. In this period we can read about the medical effects of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences during lockdown in order to prepare for…
IASSW Announces the Release of Social Dialogue Magazine # 22 Dear Friends, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is ready with one more incredible volume of Social Dialogue online magazine on the theme of “Social Work: Key lessons from its’ troubled past” This magazine is FREE for IASSW members and they can…
Grief in the time of COVID-19 Prepared by Susan Cadell Grief is a normal and natural response in this time. Grief is a response to loss that affects our physical, emotional, behavioural, social, financial, and spiritual lives. It does not only occur in response to death; any loss can cause us to grieve. So much…
Join ASASWEI for our Conversations in Academia. Topic: Academic responses to Covid 19 in Social Work. Thursday 30 April at 14:00. Speakers: Prof Annamaria Campanini (President IASSW) Prof Gidraph Warrire (President ASSWA) Dr Anneline Keet (ASASWEI) Chair: Dr Varoshini Nadesan ( President ASASWEI) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81055736281?pwd=ZjViLzJOcVNOb2x4c1FUMk9XajJVUT09 Meeting ID: 81055736281 Password: 031981 www.asaswei.org.za
Paradox and change – Aotearoa-New Zealand Prepared by : Ian Hyslop Lock-down in Aotearoa-New Zealand is multiplying the strains on the many children and families who don’t have the luxury of material security; warm homes, possessions, savings and middle-class social capital. Not that you would know this from watching the nauseating television features which…
Faculties and Undergraduates of Social Work of Chongqing University of Science and Technology Volunteered to Fight against the Epidemic in Various Forms Prepared by Dr. Cheng Pengli, Department of Sociology, Chongqing University of Science and Technology April 17,2020 Since the outbreak of COVID-19, teachers and students of the social work major of Chongqing University…
Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19 Shahana Rasool, IASSW Board member writes on Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19 Click for detail article: Read here
Surviving Covid-19: Social Work Issues in a Global Pandemic (Child Protection and Welfare, and Social Care) By Lena Dominelli, University of Stirling You can download the document here: Child Protection and Welfare Under Covid Article 11 Apr R Citing this work: If you reproduce or cite this leaflet, please cite it as Dominelli, L.…
Tasks and competences of frontline social workers in fighting the Covid-19 Pandemic: Stories from Chengdu, China Prepared by: Dr. Ke Cui School of Public Administration Sichuan University, China Email: ke.cui@scu.edu.cn Social workers from Datong Social Work Service Center (Datong) and Lichuan Social Work Service Center (Lichuan), two local social organizations in Chengdu City,…