18th January 2012
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has updated its Code of Ethics for social workers as evidence emerges that frontline workers...
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19.01.12
30.11.11
On the 4th of December 2011 the first episode of a new series about social workers in Poland will be broadcasted.
Here is a preview:
04.11.11
Members of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) this week voted overwhelmingly to support the transfer of the Association’s £3m assets into a future...
02.11.11
Mark Battle, former Executive Director of the US National Association of Social Workers and a social work pioneer in the United States sadly died last week. IFSW...
02.11.11
British social workers are being encouraged to contribute their views on a revised version of the Association’s Code of Ethics, the set of values and principles ...
12.09.11
WASHINGTON, DC
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), in conjunction with the office of Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns and the Congressional Social...
19.08.11
Open publication Free publishing More social work
07.07.11
IFSW is delighted to inform that the Board Member of the Union of Social Pedagogues and Social Workers of Russia, Tony Widmer, responsible for international ...
28.06.11
In an address to the Irish Association of Social Workers in Dublin to mark the association’s 40th anniversary, President McAleese said social workers were ...
10.05.11
La Junta de Gobierno de la Federación Argentina de Asociaciones Profesionales de Servicio Social (FAAPSS) se reunió el 29 y 30 de abril pasados en Santa Fe para...
21.04.11
Korea Association of Social Workers (KASW) has commemorated the Social Workers Day on April 22 since 2007. KASW started the National Social Workers Track Meet then...
16.03.11
'The Bill for the improved treatment and status of social workers and related workers' was passed by the Korean National Assembly on March 11, 2011.
The major...
15.03.11
In recognition of World Social Work Day, March 15, 2011, NASW encourages members to get involved
In the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Japan and the ...
10.03.11
06.03.2010
Social workers in Israel are demanding improved working conditions, including a wage hike of 35 percent to 40 percent, and the inclusion of ...
09.03.11
Por o motivo do Dia Internacional da Mulher, o CFESS vem a público se manifestar e reafirmar o compromisso de todos/as os/as assistentes sociais no combate a todas...
02.03.11
February 25, 2011
Korea Association of Social Workers (KASW) held the Presidential Election on February 25, 2011. Four candidates contested the leadership and ...
17.12.10
The UK Social Work Reform Board has published a national set of professional standards for social workers, in a bid to raise the status of the job in line with ...
13.12.10
Bethlehem
Two representatives from the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) were guests at the Norwegian Union for Social Workers in...
23.11.10
On a press conference on Friday, 23 November 2010, chaired by IFSW African MemberatLarge Daniel Asiedu, the Ghana Association of Social Workers (GASOW) welcomed the...
22.11.10
The Portuguese Association of Social Workers invited to a national Conference which took place from 18th to 19th November 2010. The general theme of the Conference...
10.11.10
For the 11th time the Singapore Association of Social Workers together with the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) honoured three outstanding social workers...
05.11.10
The chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers called on education secretary Michael Gove to make social work more prominent in the Department of...
08.10.10
October 8, 2010
In recognition of both Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 39) and World Mental Health Day (October 10), the Canadian Association of Social...
17.09.10
On April 23, the Malaysian Cabinet approved several measures to streamline social workers’ profession, ensure quality of social care provided by social workers, and...
10.08.10
The North American Association of Social Workers (NASW) Massachusetts offers a wide range of Social Work podcasts for continuing education. NASW started with this...
10.08.10
The US National Association of Social Workers has formed a new Advisory Committee of Hollywood writers, awardwinning journalists, social workers involved in the...
06.08.10
The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Mrs Rabhia Diab, visited the office of the Palestinian Union of Social Workers & Psychologists (PUSWP) in Bethlehem last Sunday, 1...
19.07.10
The most senior and very active member of the Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers and parliamentarian Mr. Nandimithra Ekanayaka has been appointed...
18.05.10
Dear IFSW Colleagues,
It’s my great pleasure to write this letter of appreciation on behalf of Armenian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and extend my...
14.05.10
The Japanese Coordination Body for IFSWmembership looks forward to welcoming you to joint Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Social...
05.05.10
The Malaysian Government has announced its intention to introduce a new Social Work Act to regulate the practice of social work. This follows several years of...
19.04.10
"Partnership is a national gain in order to develop the Palestinian Society": an endeavor the called for in her visit to the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and...
12.04.10
The Russian Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues is glad to inform experts in the social sphere about the Fourth International Forum of Social Workers of...
06.04.10
BASW has produced a Manifesto for Social Work that it is challenging political parties and all parliamentary candidates at the coming British General Election to...
15.03.10
The BASW Chief Executive Hilton Dawson has said that social workers had become “cowed, wary and afraid,” adding: “So we are fighting back – and we want nothing less...
15.03.10
The UK public service union, Unison, has launched a national advertising campaign costing £50,000 to highlight the role social workers play in keeping vulnerable...
04.03.10
“It negatively impacts wellbeing. It compromises human rights. It goes against Canada’s image as a fair and equal country. This is what social workers often see and...
23.11.09
The Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) recently (November 2009) held their elections for new board members. 82% of those eligible to vote...
11.11.09
ARGENTINA, 9 de Noviembre 2009
Lamentamos profundamente comunicarles que el 9 de Noviembre 2009 falleció el colega CARLOS EROLES.
Detallar en este momento...
13.10.09
The Philippine Association of Social Workers (PASWI) is inviting social workers of the country to volunteer as debriefers to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in Ultra...
28.09.09
Der Österreichische Berufsverband der SozialarbeiterInnen (OBDS) fordert politische Entscheidungsträger und Verwaltung auf, Rahmenbedingungen für professionelle...
22.09.09
“On this day, Social Workers Day 2009, the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers encourages all Social Workers to take pride in the valued mahi/ work ...
19.08.09
“Trafficking in persons degrades the dignity of a human person and exploits the vulnerability of people. …Trafficking in persons is becoming a menace, and is now a...
22.07.09
Tokyo, July 20, 2009
On July 20, 2009 the first Japanese Social Workers Day was celebrated in Tokyo. Various social work and training school associations joined...
21.06.09
“Knowledge and information about the situation in the countries where asylum seekers and refugees originate will empower government and civil society to respond to...
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