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PhD/Early Career Researcher SIG at the ECSWR 2021 in Bucharest

22. 04. 2021

EXTENDED DEADLINES 

The PhD/Early Career Researcher SIG event at the ECSWR 2021 in Bucharest will take place within a 90 minute slot in the regular conference program (May 6, 14:45 – 16:45 CET). 

In that way, we want to provide SIG members wit...

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EASSH  - call for experts application

26. 04. 2021

Dear all,

Please find below a call for experts application. As you can see it is very specific but if you could circulate among your organisation it would be great.

Also, it is of paramount importance that researchers in your organisations could subscribe in the experts database. Plea...

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Event

Call for papers Social work education Turkey

08. 04. 2021

Dear Colleagues,

Social work education, which continues to develop and transform in the world since the 19th century, is celebrating its 122nd anniversary today. However, in 2021, Turkey celebrates 60 years of Social Work Education. The Social Work Academy was founded in 1961 and started so...

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Decisions, Assessment, Risk and Evidence in Social Work Biennial International Conference

29. 03. 2021

Decisions, Assessment, Risk and Evidence in Social Work Biennial International Conference

The pandemic lockdowns mean that we cannot proceed with an in-person DARE conference at the present time.

The arrangements for DARE 2020 at the Dunadry Hotel,...

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Call for information:

09. 03. 2021

Using ‘out-of-home’ care and secure facilities in response to child exploitation and trafficking

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Conference

CALL FOR EDITORS

25. 02. 2021

A new journal proposed by European Social Work Research Association

An expected flagship journal for social work research across Europe, with the preliminary name European Social Work Research seeks applications for Editors, an Editorial Board, and an Internationa...

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Event

Webinar on social arts initiatives today

22. 02. 2021

The aim of this Webinar is to show a set of social arts projects that are under the umbrella term of "community-based art therapy". This medley of examples forms a fascinating “bottom-up” look at how art therapy is adjusting to social contexts and incorporating social values...

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World Social Work Day 2021

10. 02. 2021

Centre for Social Work Practice (CSWIR) at the University of Sussex

The theme for World Social Work Day 2021 is Ubuntu, “I Am Because We Are” which highlights, “Building social solidarity and global connectedness”. R...

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Conference

ECSWR 2021 Bucharest

03. 02. 2021

In response to demand, we are happy to announce an extension for abstract submission until Monday 8th February 2021. The theme for this conference is Social work research: Contributing to innovation in practice, policy and social development. Submissions may be on any topic that addresses the the...

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SIG Newsletter February 2021

01. 02. 2021

In response to demand, we are happy to announce an extension for abstract submission until Monday 8th February 2021. The theme for this conference is Social work research: Contributing to innovation in practice, policy and social development. Submissions may be on any topic that addresses the the...

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Publication

Special Issue "Ecosocial work and Sustainability"

01. 02. 2021

CALL FOR PAPERS

Message from the Guest Editors:

Papers could focus on social work practice as it relates to the following themes:

• Initiatives that seek to expand international cooperation and capacity-building of local communities to support access to safe and affordable dr...

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Job Opportunity - Professor in Social work Durham University

25. 01. 2021

• Professor in Social Work (SOCI20-54) (Job Number: 21000056)
• Department of Sociology
• Grade 10: - Competitive salary based on our professorial Pay Scales (starting at £64,606 and going considerably higher based on experience)
• Open-Ended/Permanent&nb...

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Conference

ECSWR 2021 Bucharest

19. 12. 2020

Dear Colleagues

We have been carefully exploring the different possibilities for delivering the European Conference for Social Work this year, including a hybrid conference with on-site and online components, or a completely online conference. In our considerations, we wanted to ensure that...

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Event

International Book Launch: Handbook of Service User Involvement in Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education

07. 12. 2020

International Book Launch: Handbook of Service User Involvement in Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education

‘The editors of ‘The Routledge I Handbook of Service User Involvement in Service User Involvement in Human Services Res...

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International Seminar 30 November - 1 December 2020

24. 11. 2020

Loneliness, Grief, Pain And Death In Times Of Pandemic. A Perspective From The Profession (International Seminar Of The Department Of Social Work)

The COVID19 pandemic has vehemently broken into the workplace in which social workers display their professional roles and skills. But...

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International Journal of Social Welfare

17. 11. 2020

Welcomes your applications for the position of

Associate Editor

The International Journal of Social Welfare (IJSW) publishes original articles in English on social welfare and social work that focus on migration, economy, policy, health, gen...

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EJSW Special Issue

11. 11. 2020

Social work research and human rights: where do we go from here?

ESWRA would like to congratulate Koen Hermans and Griet Roets on the publication of this special issue which was launched as part of the European Conference for Social Work Research that took place in Leu...

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Publication

PRIM Study “Developing Lifeworld Oriented Perspectives for Return Migration”

22. 10. 2020

Return takes place in a transnational social space. To fulfill this perspective, a concept for sustainable return and reintegration must be further developed. The PRIM (“Project Migrants Interested in Return”) study uses the lifeworld approach to shed light on the needs, vulnerabiliti...

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Publication

New book to be published 9th October by Routledge: Women, Vulnerabilities and Welfare Service Systems

21. 10. 2020

New book to be published 9th October by Routledge: Women, Vulnerabilities and Welfare Service Systems, edited by Marjo Kuronen, Elina Virokannas and Ulla Salovaara.
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Conference on Corporate Social Policy | 4 June 2021 | Barreiro - Portugal

20. 10. 2020

CALL FOR PAPERS

In the context of the 150th anniversary of Alfredo da Silva's birth, the Amélia de Mello  Foundation (FAM) in collaboration with the Catolica Research Centre for  Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing (CRC-W/UCP), is promoting a con...

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

20. 10. 2020

The Marie-Skłodowska-Curie European Innovative Training Network ASTRA offers 15 Early Stage Researcher Positions in the Field of Social Work

On Behalf of Prof. Dr. Aila-Leena Matthies University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Coordinator of the ASTRA Project; Prof. Dr. Holger Ziegle...

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Publication

The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education’

15. 10. 2020

A new international book with many contributions from ESWRA SIG members on service-user involvement in education and research ‘The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education’ by Continue reading »

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New publication

05. 10. 2020

Killick C & Taylor BJ (2020) Assessment, Risk and Decision Making in Social Work: An Introduction. London: Sage.  ISBN: 9781529702224

This book is designed for students on qualifying social work courses. It focuses on the essential social work skills of undertaki...

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Conference

4th European Conference on Domestic Violence

29. 09. 2020

4th European Conference on Domestic Violence

September 13th to 15th 2021, Ljubljana, Slovenia

We are pleased to announce that the Call for abstracts for the fourth European Conference on Domestic Violence is now open until 10.12. 2020. The conference ...

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Publication

Social Work Journal - Call for papers

14. 05. 2020

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Pandemics, Economics, Systems, and the Future of Social Work

Special Issue Editors: Anna Scheyett, PhD, and Laura Nissen, PhD

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant concatenated economic crises have changed the world dramatically; ...

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World Pandemic Research Network (WPRN)

20. 04. 2020

EASSH has joined as a partner the World Pandemic Research Network (WPRN): assessing societal and human impact of Covid 19. This platform maintains a searchable global directory of research projects, surveys and initiatives about the s...

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Congratulations!

11. 04. 2020

ESWRA is delighted to announce the winners of the Annual Awards for Outstanding Publication in European Social Work Research 

Annual Award for outstanding publication in European Social Work Research

Kenneth Burns, University College Cork, Ireland...

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EU Funding opportunities

20. 12. 2019

The European Commission is providing a total of €178m for a newly announced call “addressing societal challenges”. There are 24 topic areas, spanning migration, disruptive technologies and public governance.
 
The list of topics can be accessed via the link below:<...

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Job Opportunities The University of Vermont

21. 11. 2019

The University of Vermont, Educational and Social Services is recruiting for 2 positions

1. The College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont seeks applicants for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position in the area of Social Work, beginning in Fall, 2020....

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Publication

Austerity, social work and welfare policies: a global perspective

08. 07. 2019

Published in June 2019 year this book examines the impact of the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis on social work and welfare systems.

It outlines a new environment of austerity where reduced government commitment to tackling inequality and poverty is accompanied by increasingly punitiv...

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ESWRA Members Expertise Register

04. 11. 2020

As members, you may be the connection that others are looking for. The Resources Development Group has developed an online register where members can find colleagues who might share the same research interests and who has published in their field. We would like to invite you to add your details t...

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Conference

Human Rights on Trial

14. 05. 2019

Emilio Jose Gomez Ciriano, an ESWRA Board member, published this article in 2016 that may be of interest: ‘Human Rights on trial: a diachronic and comparative perspective on the situation of social rights in five European countries’ available to download free here: Continue reading »