The International Association Of Schools Of Social Work
Est. 1928
IASSW response on Japan earthquake The earthquakes of 14 and 15 April 2016 that devastated many places in Kumamoto on Kyushu Island has killed several people, injured 1500 others, and left thousands homeless as buildings, transportation routes, and hospitals were destroyed by a 6.2 MW and 7.0 Mw earthquake. Japan is one of the countries…
IASSW response to Ecuador Earthquake IASSW is saddened to hear of the terrible loss of life and property following a 7.8 Mw earthquake in coastal provinces of Manabi, Guayas, Santo Domingo, Los Rios, Esmeraldas and Galapagos, on the northwestern coast of Ecuador. States of emergency have been declared for all these areas, and the cities of…
Poster calling for Social Work Days of Solidarity with Refugees letter circulated on behalf of EASSW.: Dear European Social Work Educators
MESSAGE FROM EASSW AND IFSW EUROPE FOLLOWING THE TERROR ATTACKS The European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW) and the International Federation of Social Workers – European Region (IFSW Europe), representing European social work practitioners, academics and students in unison, express our collective shock and outrage with the recent horrible terrorist attacks that happened in Brussels, Ankara and Istanbul and…
Capacity Building News Celebration of the first ‘IASSW Regional Resource Centre’ in Beijing, China. The Capacity Building committee of IASSW is delighted to announce the launch of the first IASSW Regional Resource Centre (RRC) which is based in China. RRC status is intended to extend the activities of centres already engaged with local partners on…
World Social Work Day Celebration: Social Media & the Social Worker Social work educators and practitioners joined together for the presentation. Participants were greeted at the social service agency Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust with a traditional mihi whakatau Maori (indigenous) welcome. For more details click here:World Social Work Day Celebration
IASSW Statement on human dignity The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is committed to a just and inclusive world and endorses human dignity as a social work value and human right which is reflected in social work education programmes, educational strategies and policies, and research. The IASSW is committed to inclusiveness by…
IASSW Message on World Social Work Day March 15, 2016: Responding to the Refugee Crisis, Role of Social Work The refugee crisis is not new and in fact people displaced by disasters including wars, conflicts and political instability have required social work interventions since the beginnings of the social work profession. Due to the increases…