International Association of Schools of Social Work

The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is a worldwide association of schools focused primarily on social work and social-work educators.[1] The IASSW was founded in 1928.[2]

Structure and leadership

The organization is governed by the Board of Directors made up of both elected and appointed members. The IASSW has had 13 Presidents.[3]

A list of IASSW Presidents:[4]

  • 1928/29-1946 Alice Salomon (Germany, then – USA)
  • 1946–1953 René Sand (Belgium)
  • 1954–1961 Jan Floris de Jongh (Netherlands)
  • 1961–1968 Eileen Younghusband (United Kingdom)
  • 1968–1976 Herman D. Stein (USA)
  • 1976–1980 Robin Huws Jones (United Kingdom)
  • 1980–1988 Heiner Schiller (Germany)
  • 1988–1996 Ralph Garber (Canada)
  • 1996–2004 Lena Dominelli (United Kingdom)
  • 2004–2008 Abye Tasse (Ethiopia)
  • 2008–2012 Angelina Yuen (Hong Kong)
  • 2012–2016 Vimla Nadkarni (India)
  • 2016 – Present Annamaria Campanini (Italy)

The execution of initiatives by IASSW is facilitated through a structure comprising committees and task forces. These committees cover various aspects, such as: nomination and election, capacity building, human rights, social justice, communication, publication, sustainability, climate change, and disaster intervention. Additionally, task forces are dedicated to areas such as the Global Agenda and the Global Standards for Education and Training.

Activities

Major Activities of IASSW include:

IASSW Global Standards Task Force
Monthly Webinars
IASSW Monthly & Weekly newsletters
Capacity Building Workshops
Cross-sectoral learning
International Projects Grant Funding
Global Social Work Documents
IASSW with the International Federation of Social Workers, or IFSW, developed three Global Social Work Documents, available on the IASSW website which includes the Global definition of Social Work; Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles; Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training; Ethics in Social Work Statement of Principles. The Global Definition Of Social Work was approved by the IASSW General Assembly and IFSW General Meeting in July 2014.[5]
Ethics In Social Work, Statement Of Principles - the IASSW version of the Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles - which was unanimously adopted at the General Assembly of IASSW on 5 July 2018 in Dublin, Ireland is available in various languages.[6]
IASSW and IFSW approved in July 2020, the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training.[7]
IASSW with IFSW and the Institute for Clinical Social Work (ICSW), developed the Global Agenda 2010–2020 and are currently developing the Global Agenda 2020–2030. Annually IASSW in collaboration with ICSW and IFSW sponsors World Social Work Day at the United Nations. The theme for World Social Work Day is based on the pillars of the Global Agenda.[8]
IASSW has prepared two statements for social work understanding of the IASSW international position on social work research (2017) and clinical social work (2023).

See also

References

  1. ^ Healy, Lynne M.; Link, Rosemary J. (2012). Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development, and the Global Profession. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195333619.
  2. ^ "About IASSW - International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)". Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ Global leaders for social work education : the IASSW presidents 1928-2008. Friedrich W. Seibel, International Association of Schools of Social Work (1. Aufl ed.). Boskovice: Verlag ALBERT. 2008. ISBN 978-80-7326-133-7. OCLC 469227843.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ "Presidents of IASSW 1928-2020 - International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)". Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ Global Definition Of Social Work
  6. ^ "Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles - International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)". 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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  8. ^ "Global Agenda (2020-2030)".