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The Community Social Work Centre in Ukraine moves Forward

International Federation of Social Workers

In the last week, a coordinator and support staff have been appointed, and two social workers have been contracted for the centre. With the assistance of community members, the family and children’s counselling rooms are also being prepared. The aim of the […].

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The Evolution of Library Social Work

Social Work Blog

Libraries are gateways to accessing care, strengthening communities, and meeting people where they are Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP By Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP Now more than ever, libraries are much more than book depositories. MSW, a consultant who runs Social Work Consulting Services for Libraries.

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We started Mapping the Support Services in Ukraine

International Federation of Social Workers

As our Community Social Work Centre team has formed, it has become clear that since the start of the invasion there is a very limited understanding of the current state of social and community support services within the district of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine.

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Meeting organised with the representatives of the Pension Fund of Ukraine

International Federation of Social Workers

Following the needs identified by social workers, the Community Social Work Centre in Kamianets-Podilskyi district organised a meeting with the staff of the Pension Fund of Ukraine. Internally displaced people, […].

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Seven lessons for practitioners from the review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland

Community Care

It is not possible to provide service stability and strong positive cultures if there is heavy reliance on agency social workers; Northern Ireland has already taken action to curtail their use in its statutory social services.