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1hls ls Lhe forLh of Lhe new serles of LASSW
newsleLLers publlshed Lo regularly updaLe all Lhe
members on lLs acLlvlLles and dlssemlnaLe lnformaLlon
of common lnLeresL on soclal work educaLlon ln
Lurope.
ln Lhls lssue you wlll flnd a recenL reporL from Lhe
resldenL, Susan Lawrence, a remlnder on how Lo
subscrlbe or renew your LASSW membershlp ln 2014
and oLher news on LASSW acLlvlLles.
ln Lhe secLlon "Conferences, semlnars and oLher sLudy
meeLlngs" you wlll flnd an exLenslve reporL on Lhe
round table Problems and perspectives of integration
of 8usslan and Luropean Soclal Work programmes of
hlgher educaLlon ln Lhe framework of 8ologna
process (Nalchik in Russia, July 2012), together with
Lhe announcemenL of lmporLanL forLhcomlng
lnlLlaLlves. 1he mosL lmporLanL of Lhem for our
AssoclaLlon ls Lhe LASSW conference "Soclal Work
LducaLlon ln Lurope Lowards 2013", organlzed ln
cooperaLlon wlLh AluCSS (lLallan AssoclaLlon of Soclal
Work LducaLors) and Lhe unlverslLy of Mllano 8lcocca.
lL wlll Lake place from 29Lh !une Lo 2nd !uly 2013 ln
Mllan (lLaly). 1oplcs of Lhe conference are:
knowledge, skllls and values of soclal work,
Challenges and opporLunlLles ln developlng soclal
work currlcula,
8eflecLlng on soclal work Leachlng meLhods,
1heory and pracLlce relaLlonshlp,
1owards generallsL or speclallsL soclal work
educaLlon?
Soclal work research on pracLlce and educaLlon,
lnLernaLlonal dlmenslon ln soclal work educaLlon,
1eachlng soclal work and soclal work educaLlon ln
Llme of crlsls.
So, please, save Lhe daLe: 29 and 30 !une and 1 and 2
!uly 2013!
SuggesLlons and conLrlbuLlons (ln Word formaL,
please) for Lhe newsleLLer should be senL Lo:
7alessandro.slcora[unlcal.lL8
1hanks ln advance and have a good read!
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LIFE OF THE ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT'S UPDATE
Slnce our lasL newsleLLer, LASSW has been engaged ln
many activities in line with the Associations
ob[ecLlves. l have pleasure ln presenLlng some of Lhe
key acLlvlLles underLaken, whlch l hope wlll glve
members and frlends an ldea of Lhe scope of Lhe
Associations work.

Wor|d Soc|a| Work Day 2014
lor World Soclal Work uay, March 2014, under Lhe
theme Promoting social and economic equalities
LASSW made a fllm for use durlng Lhe week of acLlon,
hlghllghLlng some of Lhe evenLs ln Lurope, whlch can
be vlewed on Lhe LASSW webslLe (www.eassw.org ).
l was honoured Lo represenL LASSW/lASSW ln Ceneva
on 18 March 2014. 1he evenL, coordlnaLed by klaus
kuhn of llSW, Look place Lhls year ln Lhe Lcumenlcal
CenLre, as Lhe un Cfflce was fully booked for buslness
on 18 March.
lans are underway for World Soclal Work uay 17
March 2013, lncludlng holdlng a day semlnar aL Lhe
un AluS CenLre ln Ceneva, supporLed by lASSW, llSW
and LASSW. An evenL ls also planned aL Lhe Councll of
Lurope ln SLrasbourg and Lhe LASSW vlce resldenL,
CunLer lrlesenhahn ls coordlnaLlng acLlvlLles on behalf
of LASSW.
LASSW urges all members and frlends Lo mark WSWu
on Lhe Lhlrd 1uesday of March each year wlLh evenLs
and acLlons ln supporL of soclal work and servlce
users. lease lnform LASSW vla Lhe webslLe of your
plans for Lhe day.

Luropean 8|enn|a| Conference 2013
1he LnSAC1 Luropean Conference for Lhe Soclal
rofesslons (1619 Aprll 2013 ln lsLanbul, 1urkey
hLLp://www.ensacLlsLanbul.org ) was a greaL success,
aLLracLlng approxlmaLely 800 delegaLed (over 600 Lo
Lhe whole conference and 200 as day delegaLes).
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1he conference LlLle was "Soclal AcLlon ln Lurope:
1owards lncluslve ollcles and racLlces".
Lach of Lhe organlzaLlons conLrlbuLlng Lo Lhe
conference plannlng held a symposlum durlng Lhe
conference (18 Aprll). LASSW focused speclflcally on
"1eachlng susLalnable developmenL for soclal work
pracLlce" 1horsLen Afflerbach provlded Lhe keynoLe
presenLaLlon. Mr. Afflerbach ls Pead of Soclal
Coheslon and lnLegraLlon, ulvlslon Soclal Coheslon and
ulverslLy ueparLmenL, ulrecLoraLe of Puman 8lghLs
and AnLl-dlscrlmlnaLlon, Councll of Lurope,
SLrasbourg. Seven presenLaLlons followed and Lhere
were over 100 parLlclpanLs durlng Lhe sesslon.

Genera| Assemb|y of LASSW
1he meeLlng of Lhe Ceneral Assembly Look place
durlng Lhe Conference on 17 Aprll and Lhe new
LxecuLlve CommlLLee was elecLed/conflrmed. lull
deLalls of Lhe new Cfflcers and LxecuLlve CommlLLee
Members can be vlewed on Lhe LASSW webslLe.
1he Ceneral Assembly debaLed Lhe proposed
amendmenL of Lhe consLlLuLlon and ln parLlcular Lhe
secLlon on membershlp. 1he new LexL, agreed by a
ma[orlLy of Lhose presenL aL Lhe meeLlng was as
follows:
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and political links with Europe.

G|oba| Agenda for Soc|a| Work and Soc|a|
Deve|opment
LASSW has been acLlve ln Lhe LrlparLlLe Luropean
Clobal Agenda Croup and launched Lhe Luropean
CbservaLory ln Aprll 2013, durlng Lhe LnSAC1
conference. Many members and frlends have
submlLLed evldence Lo Lhe Luropean CbservaLory vla
Lhe LASSW, and a reglonal reporL LhaL has conLrlbuLed
Lo Lhe Clobal CbservaLory reporL was submlLLed.
Some examples of submlsslons Lo Lhe Luropean
CbservaLory can be vlewed aL:
hLLp://www.eassw.org/global-soclal-
work/6/examples-of-submlsslons-Lo-Lhe-global-
observaLory.hLml


Improve contact and support w|th soc|a| work
educat|on |nst|tut|ons |n d|fferent parts of Lurope
kuss|a: LASSW was represenLed aL Lhe lnLernaLlonal
Conference "lnLernaLlonallzaLlon of Soclal Work
Education, held in Moscow State Regional University
(MCCu) on lebruary 14, 2013.





Greece: 1he resldenL of LASSW senL an open leLLer Lo
Lhe Creek MlnlsLry of LducaLlon regardlng Lhe closure
of Schools of Soclal Work ln Creece, ln supporL of
colleagues ln schools of soclal work and Lhelr sLudenLs.

S|oven|a: LASSW along wlLh lASSW supporLed an
lnLernaLlonal symposlum ln L[ubl[ana 17-18 !une 2013
through its Innovative Project Funding. Against social
sufferlng: soclal work ln alllance wlLh people wlLh
disabilities in times of crisis focused on the burning
lssues ln Lhe reglon whlch Loday faces growlng
lnequallLles, poverLy, pollLlcal crlses and engenderlng
of democraLlc sLandards. Speakers from Lhe reglon as
well as from Lhe global soclal work communlLy
reflecLed on Lhe socleLal changes and wlder noLlon of
dlsablemenL caused by soclal lnequallLles and human
rlghLs vlolaLlons. 1he maln purpose of Lhe symposlum
was Lhe global exchange of ldeas, concepLs, research
and vlslons for a [usL socleLy.

1|rana, A|ban|a 1he LxecuLlve CommlLLee aLLended a
conference organlsed by colleagues from 1lrana
unlverslLy Soclal Work laculLy ln november 2013. (lull
reporL below).

Improve contact w|th Luropean Inst|tut|ons
Cfflcers of Lhe LC are conLlnulng Lo develop frulLful
conLacLs ln Lhe Councll of Lurope ln SLrasbourg, and
un Cfflce ln Ceneva. Work ls underway ln cooperaLlon
wlLh llSW and lCSW Lo make furLher conLacLs wlLhln
Lhe Lu so an evenL can be held ln 8russels ln 2013.

Cooperat|on w|th IASSW
Susan Lawrence and vaslllos loaklmldls aLLended Lhe
lASSW 8oard meeLlngs ln L[ubllana, Slovenla ln Aprll
2013 and ln Panol, vleLnam ln !anuary 2014 on behalf
of LASSW. Work on Lhe revlslon of Lhe lnLernaLlonal
ueflnlLlon and Lhe Clobal Agenda and updaLes can be
vlewed on Lhe lASSW webslLe hLLp://www.lassw-
aleLs.org/ .
1he nexL Clobal conference wlll be ln Melbourne ln
!uly 2014 deLalls can be vlewed on Lhe conference
webslLe hLLp://www.swsd2014.org/ .

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Luropean Conference p|ans for 201S
1he AssoclaLlons comprlslng LnSAC1 have agreed Lo
hold lndlvldual conferences ln 2013. 1he nexL LASSW
conference wlll be ln Mllan, lLaly 29 !une Lo 2 !uly
2013. See furLher deLalls below.
LnSAC1 now has a new resldenL 1hea Melnema
and plans Lo focus on lobbylng Luropean lnsLlLuLlons
Lo ralse Lhe volce of soclal work and soclal
developmenL aL a pollcy level.

1he LASSW Lxecut|ve Comm|ttee
We wlll nexL meeL ln Aprll 2014 ln Murcla, Spaln,
where members of Lhe LxecuLlve wlll Lake Lhe
opporLunlLy Lo [oln a conference hosLed by Spanlsh
colleagues. A reporL of Lhe meeLlng ouLcomes wlll be
posLed on Lhe www.eassw.org webslLe and ln Lhe nexL
newsleLLer followlng Lhe meeLlng.
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LASSW 2014 MLM8LkSnI
?ou wlll flnd all lnformaLlon abouL membershlp on our
webslLe: www.eassw.org. 1hls lncludes lnformaLlon
abouL caLegorles and fee sLrucLure, appllcaLlon forms
ln Lngllsh, lrench and Spanlsh and a llsL of member
schools. lor reglsLraLlon and paymenLs follow Lhe
instructions under application form. Any question
abouL Lhe membershlp reglsLraLlon may be dlrecLed Lo
Lhe membershlp admlnlsLraLlon. 1he emall address ls:
peLer.hendrlks[hu.nl










CCNILkLNCL IN 1IkANA AL8ANIA
Cn 23-26 november 2014, Lhe lnLernaLlonal
conference ReallLles and challenges for soclal
workers as a profession in labour market in Albania,
organlzed by Lhe ueparLmenL of Soclal ollcy and
Soclal Work, laculLy of Soclal Sclence of 1lrana
unlverslLy and supporLed by LASSW Look place ln
1lrana. Soclal work educaLors and docLoral sLudenLs
from Albanla aLLended Lhe conference as well as Len
members of Lhe LxecuLlve CommlLLee of LASSW.
arLlclpanLs were greeLed by Lhe MlnlsLer of Soclal
Welfare and ?ouLh, Mr. Lrlon vella[, who sLressed Lhe
lmporLance of soclal work professlonallzaLlon ln Lhe
counLry. resenLlng Lhe mlsslon and alms of LASSW
Lhe resldenL of Lhe AssoclaLlon Susan Lawrence
encouraged Albanlan colleagues Lo submlL evldence of
lnsplrlng examples how soclal and economlc equallLy
ls promoLed ln Lhe counLry Lo Lhe Luropean
CbservaLory (hLLp://www.eassw.org/global-soclal-
work/6/examples-of-submlsslons-Lo-Lhe-european-
observaLory.hLml).


CunLer lrlesenhahn, vlce resldenL of LASSW
presenLed approaches Lo professlonallzaLlon of soclal
work ln Llmes of LranslLlon and vaslllos loaklmldls,
SecreLary of LASSW, lnvlLed parLlclpanLs Lo reflecL on
lnLernallzaLlon as well as locallzaLlon of soclal work.
1he conference ended wlLh Lhe LhemaLlc sesslons,
where docLoral sLudenLs presenLed Lhelr research
deslgns and/or prellmlnary resulLs. 1he lnlLlaLlve of
Albanlan colleagues was a valuable asseL Lo Lhe closer
collaboraLlon of Luropean schools of soclal work ln
sLrengLhenlng soclal work professlon and lmprovlng
Lhe quallLy of soclal work educaLlon.
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NEWS
WCkLD SCCIAL WCkk DA 2014
MAkCn 181n
LASSW puLs a focus on soclal work educaLlon and
pracLlce ln Lurope LhaL ls ln llne wlLh Lhe flrsL Lheme of
Lhe global agenda. 1hls ls Lhe Lhlrd year LhaL LASSW
planned [olnL Luropean acLlon on World Soclal Work
uay uslng soclal medla. 1he ouLcomes are avallable on
our webslLe aL Lhe address: www.eassw.org.

SCCIAL DIALCGUL CALL ICk CCN1kI8U1ICNS
An international magazine Social dialogue, published
by Lhe lnLernaLlonal AssoclaLlon of Schools of Soclal
Work, lnvlLes conLrlbuLlons from Luropean auLhors.
Any lnformaLlon or news abouL soclal work educaLlon
and soclal developmenL ln your reglon wlll be
welcome. lor addlLlonal lnformaLlon please see:
hLLp://www.soclal-dlalogue.com/, conLacL person:
vloleLa Cevorglanlene, anamarla[charlLy.lL


nIS1Ck CI SCCIAL WCkk
!an SLeyaerL and kevln Parrls aL unlverslLy of AnLwerp
(8elglum), [olnL edlLors of Lhls webslLe, lnform on Lhe
developlng of a webslLe on Lhe hlsLory of soclal work.
lL can be seen aL www.hlsLoryofsoclalwork.org.
Cn Lhls webslLe, Lhey developed a Llme llne of
lnLernaLlonal soclal work, provldlng brlef lnformaLlon
on Lhe flfLy mosL slgnlflcanL persons or acLlvlLles on
LhaL Llme llne. Lach descrlpLlon wlll also provlde llnks
Lo furLher lnformaLlon as well as dlglLal coples of some
key publlcaLlons.


LASSW-SMCSIUM CN SUS1AINA8LL DLVLLCMLN1 AND
SCCIAL AC1ICN 1nL kCLL CI SCCIAL WCkk LDUCA1ICN DUkING
1nL LNSAC1- CCNILkLNCL SCCIAL AC1ICN IN LUkCL:
1CWAkDS AN INCLUSIVL CLICILS AND kAC1ICLS IN IS1AN8UL
22 AkIL 2013
AbouL 100 parLlclpanLs have [olned Lhe LASSW
symposium on Sustainable development and social
acLlon the role of social work education during the
LnSAC1- conference Soclal AcLlon ln Lurope.
ln hls lnLroducLlon Lhe chalrman of Lhls symposlum
LASSW vlce presldenL CunLer !. lrlesenhahn
underllned Lhe growlng lmporLance of Lhe Loplc.
AmongsL Lhe 7 maln Loplcs of Lhe LnSAC1-conference
Sustainable Development and Social Action has been
ldenLlfled as an essenLlal alm for soclal workers.
1he Clobal Agenda for Soclal Work and Soclal
uevelopmenL has glven an essenLlal lmpacL around
Lhe dlscusslon concernlng Lhe role and lmporLance of
soclal work for Lhe soclal coheslon ln our socleLles. lL
ls abouL bulldlng coheslve socleLles and remove Lhe
seeds of confllcLs.
An lncluslve pollcy ln Lhe Luropean conLexL ls abouL
exerclslng rlghLs Lo dlsadvanLaged soclal groups Lo glve
equal rlghLs for everyone lndependenL of gender,
generaLlon, sexuallLy, dlsablllLles, eLhnlc background
and falLh. lncluslve pollcy lmplles educaLlon, Lralnlng,
houslng, equal resources for dlsabled, lmmlgranLs and
parLlclpaLlon (democraLlzaLlon). lncluslve pollcy ls
abouL equal rlghLs Lo everyone and efforLs Lo
ellmlnaLe ln[usLlce. An lncluslve pollcy ls abouL soclal
coheslon whlch ls a pollLlcal Lerm. lL underllnes Lhe
essenLlal for Lhe aLLalnmenL of Lhe Lhree core values of
Lhe Councll of Lurope: human rlghLs, democracy and
consLlLuLlonal legallLy. lL ls a maLLer of how Lo develop
and sLrengLhen soclal relaLlonshlps and provlde pro-
acLlve soclal work accordlng Lo Lhe needs of Lhe users.
lL ls abouL Lhe rlghL of access for all Lo educaLlonal,
care and soclal servlces and provlders.
lurLhermore, lL ls abouL Lhe rellable, sclence-drlven
analysls of condlLlons and clrcumsLances whlch
obsLrucL and work agalnsL human rlghLs and
consequenLly [eopardlze Lhe dlgnlLy of every
lndlvldual. Soclal work all over Lhe world ls supporLlng
people, sLandlng for human rlghLs, enhanclng well-
belng and soclal developmenL.
1he varlous acLlons ln Lhe conLexL of Lhe World Soclal
Work uay durlng Lhe lasL years demonsLraLed Lhe
necesslLy and Lhe posslblllLy of LransnaLlonal
sLraLegles, ln order Lo promoLe soclal [usLlce and
human rlghL. Cne of Lhe leadlng ldeas ls Lo llnk
dlfferenL soclal work approaches and dlscourses. 1he
soclal developmenL approach ls ln Lurope noL yeL a
well-known concepL whereas ln oLher reglon of Lhe
world academlcs and soclal workers are promoLlng
Lhls concepL ln whlch economlc growLh, Lhe
lmporLance of Lhe soclal dlmenslon und human rlghLs
proLecLlon and Lhe need for lndlvldual well-belng are
regarded as cornersLones. lurLhermore, a cenLral
polnL ln Lhls dlscourse ls envlronmenL noL [usL as
ecologlcal lssues buL as a demand Lo proLecL
resources. ln recenL publlcaLlon Lhe Lerm
environmental justice is used to demonstrate the
relaLlon beLween soclal [usLlce and human rlghLs.


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Soclal work and susLalnable developmenL have a
common agenda: coplng wlLh needs and malnLalnlng
a consLrucLlve process of soclal change wlLh a global
perspecLlve whlch underllnes Lhe lnLerconnecLlon
beLween Lhe local and Lhe global envlronmenL
1he symposlum was opened by 1horsLen Afflerbach,
Pead of Soclal Coheslon and lnLegraLlon, ulvlslon
Soclal Coheslon and ulverslLy ueparLmenL, ulrecLoraLe
of Puman 8lghLs and AnLldlscrlmlnaLlon, Councll of
Lurope, SLrasbourg ln hls key noLe: Puman rlghLs and
soclal coheslon ln Lurope - Lhe key role of soclal
servlces he sLaLed Lhe Clobal Agenda ls regarded as an
excellenL documenL whlch meeLs Lhe maln alms of
Lhe Councll of Lurope. A cenLral sLaLemenL was Lhe
demand for bulldlng a Lurope of shared
responslblllLles ln whlch soclal workers have Lhe role
as >human rlghLs workers<.
1he presenLaLlon are uploaded on Lhe LASSW webslLe
hLLp://www.eassw.org/

1hey are:
1. Ma[a 8o[ak (nL): uemographlc change and
soclal caplLal. lmpllcaLlon for soclal work
educaLlon
2. vaslllos loaklmldls (uk): 8econcepLuallslng
soclal work ln SouLhern Lurope, from
malnsLream professlonallsm Lo pollLlcal
acLlon.
3. Cary Spolander/LamberL LngelbrechL/Llnda
MarLln/SLrydom(uk and SouLh Afrlca):
lnLernaLlonal research collaboraLlon for
susLalnable developmenL
4. Armln Schnelder (u): SusLalnable and soclal
managemenL as a key for an lncluslve socleLy
5. Annamarla Campanlnl (l): lLallan soclal
workers: losL ln Lhe fleld
6. !an Zlchllnsky (CP): Soclal space - approach
as Lhe key Lo esLabllsh soclal developmenL
lnLo Lhe paradlgm of susLalnablllLy
OQ-+', R. S,<')'-:5:-

nAND IN nAND
lrom Lhe laculLy of Soclal SLudles a aL Lhe unlverslLy
of Applled Sclences ln koblenz, Cermany we recelved
Lhe lyrlcs of a song composed by Soclal Work sLudenLs.
The title of the song is Hand in hand.

[verse 1]

l wanL Lo use all Lhe opporLunlLles
1o sLarL a relaLlonshlp beLween you and me
l have Lo brlng lL lnLo shape
And keep worklng for equallLy agalnsL all haLe
l need Lo be non-[udgmenLal
Worklng wlLh Lhe needy, noL compuLers and penclls
l need Lo be non-[udgmenLal
Worklng wlLh Lhe needy, noL compuLers and penclls
LeL me Lell you abouL soclal excluslon
were all one thats an illusion
Surrounded by scorn and false concluslon
ls Lhere change, a revoluLlon?
Well, I cant feel it,
Theres nothing but confusion
were all one thats an illusion

[rechorus]

Comes paln, comes Lrouble, or dlfflculL sLuff
We face Lhe challenge and all rlse up
Comes paln, comes Lrouble, or dlfflculL sLuff
We face Lhe challenge and all rlse up

[Chorus]

Were all heading the same way
So leL us sLand LogeLher
Pand ln hand, Lhrough Lhls paLh
Lets walk forward to live our dream

[verse 2]

1hey develop many Lheorles
Lo Lackle problems ln famllles
and open opporLunlLles,
creaLe beauLlful memorles
supporLlng parenLs, counsellng klds
dlfferenL culLures creaLe a beauLlful mlx
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS E OTHER STUDY MEETINGS

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SAVL 1nL DA1L ICk 201S LASSW CCNILkLNCL!
lrom 29Lh !une Lo 2nd !uly 2013 Mllan (lLaly) wlll hosL
Lhe LASSW conference "Soclal Work LducaLlon ln
Lurope Lowards 2013", organlzed ln cooperaLlon wlLh
AluCSS (lLallan AssoclaLlon of Soclal Work LducaLors)
and Lhe unlverslLy of Mllano 8lcocca.


1oplcs of Lhe conference are:
knowledge, skllls and values of soclal work,
Challenges and opporLunlLles ln developlng soclal
work currlcula,
8eflecLlng on soclal work Leachlng meLhods,
1heory and pracLlce relaLlonshlp,
1owards generallsL or speclallsL soclal work
educaLlon?
Soclal work research on pracLlce and educaLlon,
lnLernaLlonal dlmenslon ln soclal work educaLlon,
1eachlng soclal work and soclal work educaLlon ln
Llme of crlsls.
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rogram and more lnformaLlon soon on:
www.eassw.org

ICIN WCkLD CCNILkLNCL CN SCCIAL WCkk, LDUCA1ICN AND
SCCIAL DLVLLCMLN1 2014,
MLL8CUkNL, 09-12 IUL.
INVI1A1ICN
Dear Co||eagues,
Cn behalf of Lhe lnLernaLlonal AssoclaLlon of Schools
of Soclal Work (lASSW), Lhe lnLernaLlonal Councll on
Soclal Welfare (lCSW), Lhe lnLernaLlonal lederaLlon of
Soclal Workers (llSW) and Lhe local Crganlslng
CommlLLee, we are dellghLed Lo lnvlLe you Lo
Melbourne, AusLralla for Lhe !olnL World Conference
on Soclal Work, LducaLlon and Soclal uevelopmenL
from 09-12 !uly 2014.
1hls Conference wlll brlng LogeLher pracLlLloners,
researchers and educaLors from around Lhe world who
are engaged ln Soclal Work and Soclal uevelopmenL.
1he Conference wlll conLlnue Lhe work of Lhe Clobal
Agenda, flrsL seL ln Pong kong ln 2010 and Lhen
conLlnued ln SLockholm ln 2012. 1ogeLher wlLh Lhe
AusLrallan AssoclaLlon of Soclal Work, Lhe AusLrallan
Councll of Peads of Schools of Soclal Work, and Lhe
AusLrallan Councll of Soclal Servlce, we are plannlng
an lnsplraLlonal program ln Lrue AusLrallan LradlLlon.
Melbourne, Australia, is one of the worlds most
llveable clLles Lhe undlspuLed evenLs, sporL and food
caplLal ln Lhe counLry.
lL ls a modern, mulLlculLural meLropolls of over four
mllllon people, famed for blendlng buslness and
pleasure. We hope you wlll Lake up Lhe many
opporLunlLles for you Lo en[oy Melbourne and lLs
surrounds and all LhaL ls has Lo offer.
We look forward Lo greeLlng you aL Lhe !olnL World
Conference on Soclal Work, LducaLlon and Soclal
uevelopmenL ln 2014.

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1he unlverslLy of Melbourne

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1he unlverslLy of Melbourne

Cn behalf of Lhe Cwners:
lnLernaLlonal AssoclaLlon of Schools of Soclal Work
(lASSW)
lnLernaLlonal Councll on Soclal Welfare (lCSW)
lnLernaLlonal lederaLlon of Soclal Workers (llSW)

lor more lnformaLlon go Lo Lhe offlclal webslLe:
<hLLp://www.swsd2014.org/>

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WHAT IS THE EASSW - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK?
LASSW brlngs LogeLher over 300 dlfferenL schools,
unlverslLles and LerLlary educaLlon lnsLlLuLlons
supporLlng soclal work educaLlon. LASSW promoLes
Lhe developmenL of soclal work educaLlon LhroughouL
Lurope, develops sLandards Lo enhance quallLy of
soclal work educaLlon, encourages lnLernaLlonal
exchange and provldes forums for sharlng soclal work
research and scholarshlp. ln all aspecLs of lLs work,
EASSW adheres to the United Nations Declarations
and ConvenLlons on Puman 8lghLs, recognlzlng LhaL
respecL for Lhe lnallenable rlghLs of Lhe lndlvldual ls
Lhe foundaLlon of freedom, [usLlce and peace. LASSW
represenLs soclal work educaLlon aL Lhe Luropean
level aL Lhe Luropean Commlsslon, Lhe Councll of
Lurope and wlLh oLher lnLernaLlonal organlzaLlons.
Members of LASSW are unlLed ln Lhelr obllgaLlon Lo
Lhe conLlnued pursulL of soclal [usLlce and soclal
developmenL. ln carrylng ouL lLs mlsslon LASSW
fosLers cooperaLlon, colleglallLy, and lnLerdependence
among lLs members and wlLh oLhers. LASSW
represenLs and promoLes Lhe lnLeresL of soclal work
educaLlon aL Lhe Luropean level, parLlclpaLlng as an
nCC wlLh Lhe Luropean Commlsslon (www.europa.eu)
and Lhe Councll of Lurope (www.coe.lnL). LASSW
conLrlbuLes Lo Lhe academlc and lnLernaLlonal
developmenL of soclal work and soclal work educaLlon
and provldes a Luropean forum for lLs members.
LASSW ls Lhe lndependenL Luropean branch of Lhe
lASSW and ls represenLed on Lhe lASSW 8oard.
Structure and adm|n|strat|on
1he Ceneral Assembly, comprlslng all members, whlch
takes place biennially, governs EASSW. The EASSW
elecLed LxecuLlve CommlLLee, and lLs Cfflcers:
resldenL, vlce-resldenL, SecreLary and 1reasurer,
are responslble for LranslaLlng Lhe pollcy of Lhe
Ceneral Assembly lnLo pracLlce. 1hey are also
responslble for Lhe operaLlon and admlnlsLraLlon of
LASSW.
CurrenLly, Lhe Cfflcers are Susan Lawrence (resldenL),
CunLer lrlesenhahn (vlce-resldenL), vaslllos
loaklmldls (SecreLary) and eLer Pendrlks (1reasurer).
1he oLher LC members are: 8oberL 8ergougnan, Anke
8euck, 8onny Pelkkl 1lkkanen, nlno Zganec, Sanela
8aslc, Andres Arlas AsLray, Alessandro Slcora, vloleLa
Cevorglanlene, Mar[u Meda, Alla-Leena MaLLhles and
Clara Cruz SanLos.
1he offlce of LASSW ls locaLed ln Lhe offlce of Lhe
1resurer, eLer Pendrlks aL Lhe Pogeschool uLrechL
(peLer.hendrlks[hu.nl). LASSW ls governed under a
ConsLlLuLlon, approved by Lhe blennlal Ceneral
Assembly. 1he mlsslon of LASSW emphaslzes Lhe
promoLlon of excellence ln soclal work educaLlon and
engagemenL of a communlLy of soclal work educaLors
ln lnLernaLlonal exchange of lnformaLlon and
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LASSW carrles ouL lLs purposes Lhrough:
- a blennlal conference of soclal work educaLors,
Lhe LnSAC1 Conference,
- publlcaLlon of a newsleLLer,
- represenLaLlon aL Lhe Luropean unlon and Councll
of Lurope,
- llnks wlLh Lhe Luropean !ournal of Soclal Work,
- fundlng of small cross-naLlonal pro[ecLs ln soclal
work educaLlon.
I|nances
1he acLlvlLles of LASSW are flnanced Lhrough:
- membershlp fees, pald on an annual basls and
accordlng Lo Lhe amounL speclfled by Lhe Ceneral
Assembly,
- subsldles and granLs,
- pro[ecLs and consulLaLlons,
- lnherlLances and glfLs,
- sale of publlcaLlons,
- reglsLraLlon fees aL semlnars, workshops,
congresses.
Membersh|p
1he membershlp of LASSW ls open Lo Lhose engaged
ln soclal work educaLlon ln counLrles LhaL are
members of Lhe Councll of Lurope, such as:
- naLlonal AssoclaLlons of Schools of Soclal Work,
- Sub-8eglonal AssoclaLlons of Schools of Soclal
Work,
- lndlvldual Schools of Soclal Work,
- lndlvlduals engaged ln Soclal Work LducaLlon ln
Lhose counLrles where Lhere ls no formal
membershlp of schools or naLlonal organlzaLlon.

Membershlp ls posslble only for Lhose ln Lhe above
menLloned caLegorles, whlch provlde hlgher
educaLlonal programs LhaL quallfy sLudenLs for
professlonal soclal work and whlch have meL Lhe
sLandards auLhorlzed ln each counLry.
8enef|ts
Members benefits include:
- 8educed reglsLraLlon fees aL Lhe blennlal
Luropean conference
- LASSW-newsleLLer
- Luropean member schools dlrecLory
- AsslsLance as descrlbed ln Lhe goals of Lhe LASSW
- arLlclpaLlon ln ongolng pro[ecLs and acLlvlLles
ub||cat|ons
LASSW wlll regularly publlsh and updaLe:
- LASSW web slLe,
- LASSW newsleLLer,
- LASSW-dlrecLory of schools of soclal work,
- llnks Lo proceedlngs of Lhe blennlal congresses.






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