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Volunteering and social work: Experience of volunteering online with United Nations Volunteers India for COVID19 campaign

June 3, 2020

Volunteering and social work: Experience of volunteering online with United Nations Volunteers India for COVID19 campaign Piyush Poddar and Ayush Poddar, Department of social work, University of Delhi. Email- poddar306@gmail.com Volunteering as a basis for the formation of social work Social work originated as a voluntary activity, as inferred from Allice Cheyney’s definition of…

Statement on Social Justice and Human Rights from various organization

June 3, 2020

Statement on Social Justice and Human Rights from various organizations The Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators (ACSWE) Statement The Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators (ACSWE) is compelled to denounce the racially motivated attacks that are occurring against the Black community in United States. The most recent incidents are part of a pattern of…

Covid-19: What if you get sick? Advice on how to plan for it

June 1, 2020

Covid-19: What if you get sick? Advice on how to plan for it IASSW Board Member and Professor Shahana Rasool, at the Department of Social Work at the University of Johannesburg, says “If you live alone or are single mother, here are some tips to help you put some plans in place in case you…

Analysing the ‘social’ during Covid-19

May 26, 2020

Analysing the ‘social’ during Covid-19 Pamela Singla, Professor of Social Work, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, India. Email: pamelasingla@gmail.com This narrative considers the newer social aspects of this pandemic and discusses certain critical aspects relevant for social workers and policy makers. It looks beyond numbers and othering to understand the changing face of…

COVID-19: Impact among the Forest Dwelling (sedentary and pastoral) Communities

May 26, 2020

COVID-19: Impact among the Forest Dwelling (sedentary and pastoral) Communities Prashant Anand, Email: anandprashant@gmail.com, Samanta Foundation Practitioner, Website: www.samanta.org.in A young Van Gujjar man tests COVID positive so his family including his 6 month daughter, wife and family were quarantined. Vineeta ( fictitious name) a mother to 3 children from the Taungya community, aged 28…

Prof Leila Patel receives the prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award

May 25, 2020

Prof Leila Patel receives the prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award Professor Leila Patel, South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), has been awarded the prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award for 2020 by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). This award is made annually to…

Working during Covid-19: Notes from Scotland

May 25, 2020

Working during Covid-19: Notes from Scotland By Keith Sutherland, social work student, University of Stirling I am Keith, currently a student in my second year of a Social Work Masters course, based in Stirling, Scotland. I also work part time as a Social Work Assistant in a frontline Children and Families Social Work Team.…

Managing your lifestyle during the COVID 19 lockdown

May 24, 2020

Managing your lifestyle during the COVID 19 lockdown Rashmi Pandey Executive Office-International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting an extraordinary experience for all of us. This includes lockdown, a rough time coping with the challenges brought on by abrupt changes in lifestyle. For me there is NO big…

Living in COVID times: from the diary of a social work faculty

May 20, 2020

Living in COVID times: from the diary of a social work faculty Pamela Singla It’s nearing two months since life has taken a different turn – filled with lockdown announcements; newer forms of vulnerability; new vocabulary through coloured zones, social and physical distancing and the latest webinars. Social work is a differently profiled profession and…

Social work in a SW England NGO during lockdown

May 19, 2020

Social work in a SW England NGO during lockdown Prepared by Natalie Pethick I qualified as a social worker last September and got a job at START where I completed my final placement. This NGO in the south west of the UK supports refugees to access their rights and provides student placements for social…