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INTERNATIONALASSOCIATION OFSCHOOLS OF SOCIALWORK (IASSW)ANNUALREPORT2013

Foreword

It is my pleasure to present the IASSW Annual Report-2013, a time toreflect on our accomplishments over the past year, as well as getting a
glimpse of where we are headed in the coming months. It is our hope thatyou will find this format attractive, useful and informative.
The purpose of this report is to share with the members of IASSW all thework and accomplishments of our association, the range of activities indifferent parts of the world undertaken in 2013. We would like to also sharewith our members our plans and ideas for 2014. We look forward tocontinued support of our members to promote social work education andsocial development worldwide.
We are making various attempts to enhance communication with ourmembers through our website, Facebook and Twitter pages. We have also
made payment online much easier since January 1, 2013. Thanks to yourcontributions of high quality articles, the online Social Dialogue magazine
has put out six very interesting issues on contemporary themes.
We want to increase benefits for all our members and we invite innovativeideas and suggestions to make IASSW an exciting and effective world
association of social work education. Do use our facilities and give us
feedback.
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Prof. Vimla V. Nadkarni, Ph.D.
President, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
May 2, 2014

1|PageIntroduction
The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), is theworldwide association of schools of social work, other tertiary level social
work educational programmes, and social work educators. The IASSW
promotes the development of social work education throughout the world,develops standards to enhance quality of social work education, encourages
international exchange, provides forums for sharing social work research andscholarship, and promotes human rights and social development throughpolicy and advocacy activities.
IASSW holds consultative status with the United Nations and participates as
an NGO in UN activities in Geneva, Vienna and New York. Through its workat the UN and with other international organizations, IASSW representssocial work education at the international level.
IASSW was founded in 1928 at the First International Conference of Social
Work, held in Paris. It started with 51 schools, mostly in Europe, and was
known as the International Committee. Revitalized after World War II, theorganization expanded its membership to include a wider range of countries
and was renamed the International Association of Schools of Social Work.
The association has member schools in all parts of the world. Five regionalorganizations based in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America
and North America and the Caribbean are affiliate members and their
Presidents are the Vice-Presidents on the IASSW Board of Directors.
IASSW is governed by the Board of Directors under a constitution approvedby the biennial General Assembly. The mission of the association emphasizes
the promotion of worldwide excellence in social work education andengagement of a community of social work educators in international
exchange of information and expertise.
IASSW carries out its purposes through:
1. A biennial world conference of social work educators.
2. Publication of an online Social Dialogue magazine.
3. Representation at the United Nations.
4. Co-sponsorship, with IFSW and ICSW of the journal International Social
Work published by SAGE.
5. Activities of various Committees and Tasks Forces.
6. Funding of small cross-national projects in social work education.
7. Important policy documents include the Definition of Social Work, Global
Standards for Social Work and Social Development and Ethics in Social
Work Statement of Principles (all developed along with the International
Federation of Social Workers).
2|PageInternational Collaborations
IASSW President and Board members are actively networking andcollaborating with other international organizations. Some of the long-term
collaborations where MOUs have been signed are as follows:
1. Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR) in
ChengduThe IDMR was launched on May 8th, 2013 and an agreement to collaborate
with IDMR in capacity building programmes in disaster management andreconstruction was signed by the IASSW President Prof. Vimla Nadkarni onbehalf of the IASSW. The Institute is jointly established by The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Sichuan University (Sichuan U). The otherpartnering organizations include the International Federation of Occupational
Therapy and Earthquakes Without Borders.
The Sichuan University- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institute forDisaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR) is the first of its kind on ”
disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and disaster reconstruction” in
the Chinese mainland. Not only will it provide training in healthcare,rehabilitation and disaster management, it aspires to become a world-classdisaster management research centre and educational platform serving thewhole nation.
Prof. Nadkarni is a member of the Advisory Board (2014-16) of one of its
associated centers -- the “National Training Base for Professional Social
Worker, Ministry of Civil Affair, PRC”. To comply with the National policy inaccelerating the process of vocationalization and professionalization of thesocial work profession, the training base has a legitimized role to support thetraining needs of governmental departments, community officials, nongovernment organizations, social work educators and front line practitioners.

Pic-1 – IDMR Institute3|PagePic-2- Members present at inauguration (R) Deputy President of Sichuan University, Prof. Shi Jian, Professor E
Sharon Brintnell, President, World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Lena Dominelli, Professor, Durham
University representing Earthquakes Without Borders, Prof. Vimla V. Nadkarni, President, IASSW, and Professor
Angie Yuen, Vice-President, Hongkong Polytechnic University

2. Global Institute of Social Work (GISW)
Prof. Nadkarni is member of the International Advisory Board of the Global
Institute of Social Work initiated by Professor Tan Ngoh Tiong, Dean, Schoolof Human Development and Social Services, SIM University, Singapore. Prof.
Terry Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve
University, and one of our active US based UN representatives is the
President of GISW.
The vision of the Global Institute of Social Work is to deliver quality social
work training where needed; provide culturally appropriate training, invarious fields of social work, for social workers from all over the world.
Global Institute of Social Work is essentially a virtual institute but there is aplan to institute number of global training centers to enhance its operations.
The sites for the proposed centers are: London, Moscow, Singapore, Mumbai
and San Francisco. There could also be other satellite training centersestablished.
Seminars organized in collaboration with Universities hosting IASSW
Board meetings
IASSW creates spaces for strengthening of social work education particularly
where professional social work is newly emerging and needs support from aninternational forum. One strategy is to organize seminars, workshops andfaculty development programmes in partnership with the school or
4|Pagedepartment of social work that hosts the IASSW Board meeting.
Two programmes that were organized in 2013 are briefly described below.
A Seminar titled “Global Dialog: Advancing Social Work Research,
International Knowledge Exchange and Education”, 24 January 2013 wasorganized by University of Southern California in collaboration with IASSW.
The School of Social Work, USC, with Dr. Dan Hester, International
Coordinator, Board members Mildred Joyner and Antoinette Lombard worked
together on conceptualizing the programme, The enlightening presentations
by faculty of the USC focused on international projects of the University. The
Board members participated as discussants. Our heartfelt thanks to themand Dean Marilyn Flynn for generously providing an excellent enabling
environment.

Pic-3: (L to R) Haluk Soydan, Associate Dean of Research, listens to Vimla Nadkarni, International Association of
Schools of Social Work President, at an IASSW meeting at USC. Source;
http://news.usc.edu/#!/article/46420/gathering-spurs-lively-discussion-among-international-schools-of-socialwork/

A Symposium on “Against Social Suffering: Social Work in Alliance with thePeople with Disabilities in the Times of Crisis with a focus on Bodily to Civic
Disability” (July 17 and 18) was organized in collaboration with IASSW,South East Europe Sub-Regional Association and European Association of
Schools of Social Work. Dean Gabi Čačinovič Vogrinčič, Professor Darja
Zavirsek and her School of Social Work team hosted the symposium very
graciously. There were highly stimulating papers presented by faculty fromschools of social work in different parts of East Europe and some of theBoard members. The symposium material prepared by School of Social
Work, University of Ljubljana in the form of E-book has been posted on
IASSW website under `Publication’:
http://www.iassw-aiets.org/publication_pdf/Against_Social_Suffering.pdf

5|PagePic-4 IASSW Board members with participants at School of Social Work, University of Ljubljana

Programmes/Activities of the Regional and Sub-regional
Associations
Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA)
The first ASSWA conference that was held in October 2012 in South Africa
was attended by 165 delegates from 25 countries. ASSWA developed adetailed proposal that was submitted to NEPAD - the implementation arm of
the African Union. The proposal was to initiate Master's programmes in
Social Work in six countries across Africa.
The association partnered with the University of Tampere, which through theassistance of Professor Anna Metteri, submitted a proposal for funding to the
Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The special edition on Child Rights in
Africa for the journal of International Social Work was successfullycompleted and published.
ASSWA’s election for the position of Vice President took place at the ASSWA
conference in October 2012. Dr. Janestic Twikirize from Uganda wasselected as the new Vice-President.
The Association is part of a consortium that has planned a social work
conference in March 2014 in Kampala, Uganda with the theme “Professional
6|PageSocial work in East Africa: Towards social development and poverty
reduction”. The members will actively participate in the conference by way of
a key note address by the president of the association; special sessions onregional and international networking and the Global Agenda will be held.
Asian & Pacific Association of Social Work Education-(APASWE)
APASWE under the presidentship of Prof. Tatsuru Akimoto created a multilevelled strategy of linkages with national associations, member schools, andindividual faculty members of those schools. Three APASWE-cosponsoredjoint research projects, originally planned and financed by the Japan Collegeof Social Work, were developed and are in progress.
APASWE co-sponsored an International Seminar on Social Welfare in Asiaand the Pacific Rim: Disaster, Fukushima and Social Work, which was held at
the Japan College of Social Work, Tokyo, from 3-5 November 2012. Anotherconference on Human Rights and Social Work Education in the context ofAsian Values and Culture, Universiti Saints Malaysia, was organized on 23
March 2013.
Caribbean Sub-region
The 11th Biennial Caribbean and International Conference on Social Workand Social Development at Curacao (July 8-12, 2013), was sponsored by the
Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators (ACSWE).
The theme for the 2013 Conference was: “Continuing Sustainable Social
Transformation: Promoting Innovative Social Development Praxis in the
Caribbean and Latin American”. In her keynote video message, Vimla
Nadkarni, IASSW President, congratulated the collaborating organizations
and emphasized that the theme was most relevant and in consonance with
the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. She said: “Thetheme reflects our major concerns regarding the role of social work inpeople-centered movements and development, in policy and structuralchange interventions. We need clarity and critiquing of our theoretical andpractice frameworks to address social and developmental issues arising fromglobalization processes”.Other keynote addresses were presented by Lena
Domenelli (University of Durham, UK), Malcolm Payne (Director,
Psychosocial and Spiritual Care, St. Christopher Hospice, London) and
ACSWE President Letnie Rock (former Board Member of IASSW based in
Barbados). There was a great deal of discussion about the Global Agenda for

7|PageSocial Work and Social Development as well as the new Global Definition ofSocial Work.

Pic-5 (L-R) Letnie Rock, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne

Pic-6 Participants of conference

Council on Social Work Education
This is the national association that works towards enhancing andmaintaining the quality of social work education in North American schools ofsocial work. The CSWE works through various committees and commissions
that are active on various issues.
The Katherine Kendall Institute is supporting a project on capacity buildingof faculty in schools of social work in China by a selected group of partner
schools of social work in the United States.
CSWE Council on Global Learning, Research and Practice (CGLRP) was
involved in faculty development and successfully launched the first faculty
development trip to Cuba and was planning for the second.
The Annual Programme Meeting (APM) of CSWE was held from October 31
to November 3, 2013 and the theme was ‘Global Social Work’. IASSW
President and Board members made presentations on the Global Agenda for
Social Work and Social Development in a panel discussion on International
and Regional Social Work Organizations Promoting the Global Agenda
chaired by Mark Rodgers.

European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW)The ENSACT European Conference for the Social Professions (16–19 April
8|Page2013) was held in Istanbul, Turkey. It was a great success, attracting
approximately 800 delegates. The conference title was "Social Action in
Europe: Towards Inclusive Policies and Practices".
The organisations comprising ENSACT have agreed to hold individual
conferences in 2015. ENSACT has a new President, Thea Meinema, and will
be focusing on lobbying with European institutions to raise the voice of social
work and social development at a policy level.
PowerUs, a service users group funded by EU Leonardo funding has recently
accepted the invitation to join ENSACT. The next meeting of ENSACT will beheld in May 2014.
East European sub-regional Association of the Schools of Social
Work (EEsrASSW)The IASSW Regional seminar of the East European sub-region was held in
June 2013, during the IASSW meeting, supported by the EASSW. The titleof the seminar was “Against Social Suffering: Social Work in alliance with
People with Disabilities”. Several speakers from different schools of social
work presented research papers from different countries mainly in East
Europe.
During the regional seminar, the sub-regional meetings were also organized.
Members discussed the issues related to the region (economic crises, social
work education, research issues). There was also discussion on formalizing
the association and preparing the constitution.
The EEsrASSW launched a new website and got a new domain; the work
remains voluntary and no fees are charged. In spring 2014 a special issueof the Journal of Social Work will be published on disability in Eastern
Europe.
Nordic Association of Schools of Social WorkThe 25th Nordic Conference of Social Work Schools (August 28-30, 2013)
was organized by University of Tampere. The theme of the conference was“Social Work Teaching at the Intersection between Research and Practice".
The Chair of the local organizing committee was Anna Metteri, President of
Nordic Association of Schools of Social Work and IASSW board member.
The IASSW president Vimla Nadkarni's video message was presented in the
opening ceremony of the conference. She emphasized the benefits of joining
the International Association of Schools of Social Work and helping it topromote social work education all over the world. She commented: “The9|Pagesub-themes in your conference reflect global concerns in social work
education, practice and research. Are we able to envisage an educator who
is skilled both in practice and research and is able to thread the two together
to create a synergy which contributes to the development of social work
knowledge, especially indigenous knowledge”. The video message was also
shown in the Annual Meeting of the Nordic Association.
IASSW board members, namely; Synnöve Karvinen-Niinikoski, Vasilios
Ioakimidis and Vishanthie Sewpaul were among the key speakers in theconference.
A new network on North South relations in social work education wasestablished in the North South workshop of the conference. Anna Metteri andHeli Valokivi have made a draft summary of the content of the conference.
This Conference bought together social work educators, researchers,
practitioners and students from all the Nordic countries and beyond.
The annual meeting of the Nordic Association of Schools of Social Work washeld on August 29, 2013 in Tampere, Finland in the context of the 25th
Nordic conference of social work schools. The association decided to promote
community work in social work education in the Nordic countries incollaboration with the Nordic network of social work educators on community
work. The association has opened a new home page with blog:
nassw.socwork.org and a Facebook account to enhance communication andinformation sharing. The home page will have material also in English tocommunicate internationally. New board members were elected in themeeting.
North American and Caribbean Association of Schools of Social Work
(NACASSW)NACASSW encourages cross-country collaborations and sharing of
educational methods and materials and promotes faculty development at theregional level. The presidency of NACASSW rotates among the threenational associations of social work education in Canada (CASWE), theCaribbean (ACSWE), and the United States (CSWE). June 2012 marked theend of Canada’s presidency, and the position rotated to the United States.
During the Social Work and Social Development Conference in Stockholm,
Sweden, Mark Rodgers was unanimously elected president of NACASSW. He
is also chair of the CSWE Global Commission and dean of the College of
Health and Human Services at Marywood University. His goal isstrengthening the association in the region and mobilizing membership; and10 | P a g e

develop a region specific agenda that would increase knowledge, supportand involvement in NACASSW.
To increase awareness of the organization in the region, the three majorarea organizations are being explored for stronger support of NACASSW. The
issues for focus are enhancing visibility of the organization, strengthening
communication between the national associations, formalizing the structure,fund raising and involvement in regional issues.
To also increase the membership of the US schools of social work in IASSW,
a motivational letter co-signed by the President of CSWE, Darla Coffee
Spence, Chairperson of CSWE Prof. Barbara Shank, and President of
NACASSW Prof. Mark Rodgers was circulated to all the American social work
programmes. The letter also addressed the importance of NACASSW as aregional body.
Latin America region
There have been so far three meetings of the Executive Directors of Latin
America region that have been working for the period 2012- 2015 topropose strategies to operationalize actions. The Argentina Federation ofSocial Work Academic Units ( FAUATS ) and other national organizations had
meetings regarding training and research in social work , withrepresentatives of the regional and country collegiate, undergraduate andgraduate students and international organizations. The members agreed ona policy of communication with the various stakeholders including ALAEITS
international social work organizations through the various pathways thatexist today: yahoo group, web and email, ALAEITS page, as well as the
Speaks ALAEITS newsletter. It was agreed to continue publishing articles
from different countries in this newsletter.
The Executive Board of ALAEITS is proposing a debate with the American
Association of Teaching and Research in Social Work around political
ideological conceptions present in the undergraduate and postgraduate
research and extension in Social Work.

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Activities of IASSW Committees
The clustering of committees under broader themes and issues was aninnovation that was implemented this year. This ensured that each thematiccluster was headed by a voting board member to ensure synergy across thevarious activities as well as follow up of the activities. The committees werethus grouped as follows:
Theme: Educationa. Capacity building
Capacity building is a sub-committee of the Education Committee
Workshops/Conferences In Los Angeles and Ljubljana
During 2013 the committee was engaged in several capacity building events.
IASSW was invited in two locations for Board meetings with linked
workshops. This arrangement enabled Board members, local educators andpractitioners to organise a collaborative international workshop/ conference
for the region or country. The Executive engaged with the university, local
and government policy makers to raise the profile of social work where thiswas requested. The 2013 meetings and linked workshops were held in Los
Angeles in January and Ljubljana in June respectively. (Details are provided
in the previous section on Seminars).
Programme Consultation in Colombo, Sri Lanka
One Programme Consultation took place in Sri Lanka. IASSW provided asmall cross regional/international team for National Institute of Social
Development (NISD), Colombo. The team members included President of
IASSW, Mark Henrickson, IASSW Board member representing APASWE andProf. K. Tudor Kalinga, Department of Sociology, University of Peradeniya,
representing the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Sri Lanka.
The nodal faculty from NISD School of Social Work Ms. Varathagowry
Vasudeva coordinated the programme. This was designed as a participatory
event comprising many stakeholders. The consultation which included theMinistry of Social Services has resulted in staff being released to complete
doctorates and a formal collaboration between Higher Education social work
providers. A summary of the Consultation was provided by local educators
for Social Dialogue in order to publicize their progress and this IASSW
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Pic.7 (L to R) Professor Tudor Silva, Dr. Mark Henrickson and Professor Vimla Nadkarni.

Support to National Social Work Educators’ Meeting in Mumbai,
IndiaIASSW agreed to a request to finance a meeting in India designed toformalise the body of social work educational institutions and improveengagement with international social work and the Global Agenda. The
outcome, as planned, was the launch of "Indian Association of Social Work
Education" (IASWE) and it replaces the former Association of Schools ofSocial Work in India (ASSWI) which had become dormant for more than adecade. IASWE will be registered before the end of June, 2014. The process
of forming a National Coordination Committee of national social worker
organizations is in process and it will be headed by senior social workers of
the country.

Pic-8 Participants of Indian Consortium (Indian Association of Social Work Education) held at Tata Institute ofSocial Science, Mumbai.

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As activities are extended so policies follow, thus ensuring IASSW remains
true to its mission, the IASSW/IFSW value statement and full collaboration
with national and regional associations. To this end the policies andguidance for applicants, for Programme Consultations and Regional Centres
were completed for the web site, after a two year period of consultation.
b. International projects
IASSW provides grants of up to US $4000 for international projects, which iscontribute to the implementation of the IASSW Mission Statement, and to
the enhancement of cooperation among schools of social work world-wide.
In 2013, the committee received 10 proposals and selected five proposals
after a thorough review. The IASSW Board of Directors approved four
projects for 2013.
The list of completed projects in 2012-2013 is presented below.
1. Developing the Capacity for Teaching Excellence in Social Work andSocial Development in Ethiopia (2009–2012).
2. WAFE: Working with adults who are vulnerable – a comparison of
curricula, policies and constructions (‒2012).
3. Translating global perspectives on health inequalities research intosocial work education – a Pacific Rim perspective (2011–2012).
4. An Exploration of International Innovation in Service User Involvement
Across three Countries, Coordinator Joe Duffy, Queen’s University,
Belfast, Northern Ireland. (2011‒2012, Northern Ireland, Spain,
Slovenia).What and How Do We Teach, and How Do We Learn? A
Mutual Project of Social Work Faculty from Asia, Middle East &European Countries (Israel, India, Ethiopia, Germany, USA)c. Research
The research committee has developed “IASSW statement on Research”,
which is in the process of review and the final statement will be presented in
the Board meeting at Melbourne, Australia.
Theme: Advocacy and Policya. Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development
The three organizations (IASSW, ICSW and IFSW) have implemented one of
the four pillars of the Global Agenda a flagship theme for their activities overa period of two years. The first theme selected for the period 2012-2014
within this understanding was “Promoting Social and Economic Equalities”
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which would continue until the joint conference of Melbourne. The theme
was being promoted globally and addressed through various innovative
activities.
A Special Issue on the same theme of the International Social Work journal
published by SAGE was in the process of development by a team of social
work educators from IASSW and IFSW and would be launched at the
Melbourne Joint World Conference, along with a consolidated report of theimplementation of the Global Agenda.

b. IASSW representation at the UN
Several members of IASSW have developed expertise on UN based themes
and issues and work closely with the NGO committee in New York andGeneva, Some of the areas of intervention by the respective committees andtask forces are described below.

c. Human rights
The focus of the Human Rights Committee of IASSW is human rights
education and also represents IASSW on relevant human rights policy
issues.
In spring, 2013, a human rights page was developed for the IASSW website.
Materials on the website include PowerPoint presentations delivered by the
IASSW Committee in a workshop at the 2012 International Conference, brief
teaching vignettes, and a bibliography. The website also includes several
human rights policy updates and campaigns, with a call for support of thepetition for the Global Social Protection Floor Initiative. The webpage will be
updated periodically with relevant materials for human rights education.
Members are invited to contribute.
In July 2013, the Committee sponsored a workshop on Teaching Human
Rights at the Biennial Conference of Caribbean and International Social Work
Educators in Curacao.
The members of the IASSW team at the United Nations in New York areengaged in many human rights related activities through the NGO
Committees. The Committee for Social Development has been working on
the Social Protection Floor Initiative and on the now adopted Guiding
Principles on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty. Our student interns areactive on the Working Group on Girls, a committee that is addressing issues
such as honor killings, equal right to education, and child marriage. Another15 | P a g emember of the team represents us on children’s rights matters through
UNICEF. IASSW also presented a statement on human rights and extreme
poverty in Geneva in fall, 2013, calling for a convention with moregovernment accountability for addressing poverty.
d. Sustainability, Climate Change, Disaster Intervention
Professor Lena Dominelli, chairperson of the committee participated in the
UN Climate change conference (COP18) held in Doha on 30/11/12. She gave
a talk on Environmental Justice and Climate Change at a side event, and aninterview for the UN climate change website, which is also available on
YouTube.
Additionally, based on research projects, she has produced a Handbook on
Disaster Interventions and Humanitarian Aid. This has been circulated in a
number of trouble spots including in China to professionals who went to theassistance of victim-survivors of the Lushan Earthquake.
The IASSW along with Hongkong University Polytechnic and IASSW’s
Immediate Past President have been collaborating with Sichuan University
and launched a joint disaster management centre in Chengdu in May 2013,
which also marked the fifth anniversary of the Wenchaun Earthquake of2008 and the 2013 Lushan Earthquake.
e. IASSW Representation at the United Nations, New YorkThe US based UN representatives for 2012 - 2013 included Janice Wood
Wetzel (Main Representative), Evelina Pangalangan, Moira Curtain,
Rebecca Davis, and M.C “Terry” Hokenstad. Rosa Perla Resnick also served
as an IASSW representative. Lynne Healy continued to represent as the
IASSW Board’s Chief Operating Officer. Moira Curtain was nominated as CoChair of the Social Work Day at the UN in New York which is celebrated incollaboration with IFSW.
All the representatives continued to remain active participants on UN
Committees. They included the Committee on Migration (Resnick,
Immediate Past Chair), Ageing, Human Rights; UNICEF (Davis and Curtain);Social Development (Lynne Healy); and Mental Health (Janice Wood Wetzel,
Immediate Past Chair). Rio Comoduran and Khaliyl Lane, student interns
through April 2013, were active participants as well, serving on the Social
Development Outreach subcommittees, as well as the Committee on the
Status of Women’s Working Group on Girls subcommittee. They organizedand participated on panels on a monthly basis during the year.
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2013:Moira Curtain Director of Field Department, Columbia University School ofSocial Work, New York was active with UNICEF’s Working Group on Children
without Parental Care.
Rebecca Davis Director, Center of International Research Rutgers University
School of Social Work, New Brunswick, New Jersey served on the Social
Work Day at the UN planning committee and took responsibility forregistration of the event with the backing of Rutgers University.
Lynne Healy Professor and Director of Center for International Social Work
Studies University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford,
Connecticut represented IASSW as a productive member of the Committee
on Social Development and its subcommittee on the Eradication of Poverty.
Terry M.C. Hokenstad Distinguished University Professor Mandel School ofApplied Social Sciences, Case Western University, Cincinnati, Ohio, in
addition to writing the chapter on Global Ageing, he participated in theInternational Day of Older People Day and attended the NGO Program on
Social Development.
Evelina Pangalangan Professor Emerita and Former Dean University of thePhilippines, College of Social Work and Community Development, AdjunctLecturer, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College of the City
University of New York (CUNY) served on Social Work Day in the UNplanning committee and participated in UNICEF’s committee.
Rosa Perla Resnick, Professor Emerita Columbia University, New York has
been an active advocate for Latin American involvement at the UN for many
years, with particular attention to Argentina.
Janice Wood Wetzel Former Dean and Professor Emerita Adelphi University,
Garden City, New York chaired the International Search Committee for the
new President and Board of CoNGO (The Conference of NGOs). She served
as Co-Chair of Social Work Day at the UN in 2012, and as the Main
Representative of IASSW in New York. She represented on the NGO
Committee on Mental Health Executive Committee as immediate past chairand developed proposals for the Commission on the Status of Women’sinternational conferences. She moderated the panels that included Rebecca
Davis and interns at UN.
f. Review of Strategies with UN globally (Task Force)
The Task Force was formed in 2012 so initially members worked on
Restructuring Representation and Strengthening Activities at the UN. The
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suggestions were that any review of IASSW’s activities should be wider thanthe US/New York office, to include other locations of UN activity undertaken
by IASSW members, e.g., Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Somecountries have country links through individual academics having access toparticular parts of the UN. It would be worth getting some information on
this to see whether or not such activities can contribute to raising IASSW’s
profile at the UN and how this might be done.
During these conversations, it was clear that IASSW does not have theinformation it needs to restructure its representation or re-examine theactivities it currently undertakes. Obtaining this information is urgently
needed to make progress.
Suggestions for the Board to consider:a) collecting information to strengthen IASSW’s influence at the UN andreconsider its representation structures;b) carrying out an audit of current activities at the UN by both individuals
and Schools, regional or country associations linked to IASSW; andc) Checking out the representation of IASSW at the key regional offices of
the UN.
It was recommended that a questionnaire be sent electronically to individual
members and Schools, enquiring about their involvement in the UN and its
activities. The questionnaire should be simple and focus on the points raised
above. The Task Force can compile the questionnaire and circulate it
electronically to the Executive Committee for consideration and approval
before it is sent out electronically to all Schools and individual members. It
may be worth having the questionnaire on the website for those who are notmembers to complete because it seems that a number of individual social
work academics and some networks are involved in UN activities, but IASSW
is not even aware that these individuals are there, although at some points,
they are given the mandate of representing educators.

Celebration of World Social Work Days
Social Work Day at the UN
The mission of Social Work Day at the UN is two-fold: 1) to educate social
workers and social work educators about what the UN is doing and howsocial work can participate, and 2) to educate the UN - its agencies,
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governments and missions – about the relevance of social work to achieving
its shared goals. The two entities have similar human rights and social
justice ethos and objectives.
The Annual Program has always been based on the focal point of the UN in
any given year and the stated interests of participants based upon theirprogram evaluations. Our themes have run the gamut from poverty andhuman rights concerns that include, inter alia, children’s issues from Child
Soldiers to Trafficking and The Girl Child, to Women-at-Risk, Global Healthand Mental Health, including HIV-AIDS and Non-Communicable Diseases,
the Family, Intergenerational Issues, Trauma and Natural and Man-MadeDisasters, and the UN Millennium Development Goals. These issues are
consistent with those of the Global Agenda.
30th Annual Social Work Day at the UN 2013
30th Annual Social Work Day at the United Nations was celebrated on March
25, 2013 from 9:00AM-12:30PM. The theme for the program was “Social
Work Partnering with the UN on the post 2015 Development Agenda."
The title of the 30th Annual Social Work Day at the UN was Partnering with
the United Nations, Social Work and Social Development. The event,
traditionally sponsored by the International Association of Schools of Social
Work and the International Federation of Social Workers, was joined by theInternational Council of Social Welfare for the collaborative presentation of
the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Commitment to
Action. Helen Clark, Chair of the United Nations Development Group, andformer head of the United Nations Development Program and former Prime
Minister of New Zealand, accepted the Global Agenda on behalf of the United
Nations

Pic-9 (L to R) Dr. Robin Mama, Ms Lilli Schindler, Mr. Phillipe Latriche, Dr. Gary Bailey, Prof. Vimla Nadkarni, Mr.
Stanislav Staling, Dr. Elizabeth Clark and Dr. Moira Curtain

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World Social Work Day in Sarajevo (March 15 2013)
For the second time, World Social Work Day was celebrated in Bosnia andHerzegovina. Prof. Suada Buljubašić, Chief of the Social Work Department(University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Political Sciences) welcomed theparticipants and stressed the importance of efforts to contribute tocelebration of World Social Work Day and wished fruitful and vivid
discussions. The staff members of the Social Work Department together with
Cantonal Social Work Center and Association of Social Workers organized theevent keynoted by the president of East European Sub- regional
International Association of the Schools of Social Work, Prof. Darja Zavirsek
on the topic “Social Work Between Structural Inequalities And Human Rights
Principles In Eastern Europe”. Prof. Zaviršek addressed key challenges
posed by neoliberals to both contemporary societies and the social work
profession..
The event was attended by more than 60 students and professionals alongwith the staff members. Dr. Julia Watkins, Treasurer IASSW, who is also
engaged as an international consultant to the Social Work Department in thearea of doctoral studies development through the Open Society Foundation
Academic Fellowship Program, reviewed briefly the history and developmentof the Global Agenda as a consensus document of the International
Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Federationof Social Workers (IASW) and the International Council on Social Welfare(ICSW).
The event ended with a very insightful discussion about social issues,
professional frustration and the importance of international
communication/gatherings.

Pic-10 Professor Darja Zaviršek addressing the participants

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Theme: Member Services

a. Membership Recruitment and Retention
By the end of April, 2014 IASSW had 389 Institutional members, 215
Individual members and 5 affiliated members from 62 countries. The
highest numbers of member schools are from Japan, China and the UnitedStates. The membership across the regions is as in Figure 1, although this issubject to fluctuations.

b. Communications and Publications (Website, Social Dialogue
magazine)
IASSW publishes Social Dialogue online quarterly magazine. This hascompleted six publications. In November 2013, a Social Dialogue working
team was set up in HongKong to further expand and develop the fledgling
IASSW magazine. Other than the Chief Editor Carolyn Noble, the Managing
Director Mr. Hillming LI, and the Publisher Professor Angelina Yuen, the newteam added 4 new members:
Dr. Timothy SIM, Executive Editor
Miss Mavis Chan, Chief Operating Officer
Miss Maurice Kwan, Chief Development Officer
Miss Faustina Wong, Accountant
The Editorial board has recruited 6 interns fromthe Hong Kong Polytechnic University to help
with editorial work, fund raising and marketingand to provide ideas to attract young readers.
This quarterly magazine has received a lot of
attention, thanks to the quality maintained by
the Chief Editor Carolyn Noble, the Publisher
Angie Yuen, Website manager Hillming Li, and the editorial team based in
Hong Kong.

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c. Language Committee
IASSW continued to have four official languages: English, French, Spanish,
and Japanese. These are the languages to which the majority of IASSW
member schools belong. The Language committee coordinated with themembers for the upgradation of the IASSW website to get the materials
translated in the four languages.
d. Standing Committee on World Census
The 2010 Census of Social Work Schools around the world was completed in2012 and the Directory published for access only to the members. The
overview of the Project, the logistics and strategies that led to thecompletion of the project over the six year span, would be presented at the2014 World Conference in Melbourne. The publication of the articles and thefinal presentation would bring the 2010 Census Project to a closure. The
committee invited additions/edits such as change of university names,
faculty affiliation, etc. to update the content in the directory. It wasenvisaged that the directory would be updated intermittently online.
Based on the project, the chapter titled, “The State of Social Work Education
Worldwide: Findings from the International Association of Schools of Social
Work 2010 World Census Project” was contributed in the edited book by
Anupam Hazra titled: "Social Work Education and Profession inContemporary World: Emerging Issues and Challenges” which would becompleted by mid-2014. The second manuscript titled, “The Changing Status
and Growth of Social Work Education World Wide: Process, Findings, andImplications of the IASSW 2010 Census” was revised and resubmitted forreview by International Social Work journal published by SAGE.

Theme: Budget and FinanceBudget and FinanceThe committee prepared few documents namely Whistleblower Policy, Codeof Ethics, the Investment Policy Statement.which were approved andaccepted by the Board of Directors. These documents are available on the
IASSW website.
Solidarity Fund: The B&F committee has streamlined the guidelines for the
Solidarity Fund to encourage increased participation of Board members inthe board meetings of IASSW.

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Theme: Administrativea. Nominating Committee
There were three vacancies on the IASSW Board of Directors from July
2014, namely for treasurer and two members at large. Two calls fornominations were made in order to get sufficient nominations for the slate.
The announcement on the call for nominations was widely shared, including
IASSW web-site (+Facebook) and via presidents of regional associations.
The first call was posted on 21 May 2013 with a closing date for nominations
on 30 June 2013. The second call was followed on 23 July with the closing
date for nominations on 31 August 2013. One nomination was received forthe position of treasurer and 10 nominations for the two member-at-large
positions. The criteria for the slate included geographical balance; previous
relevant experience; leadership potential and expected attendance of Board
meetings.
b. Katherine Kendall Awards
The Katherine A. Kendall Award was introduced in 1992 to honor the IASSW
Honorary President, Dr. Katherine A. Kendall. She served as voluntary
secretary from 1954 to 1971 and Secretary-General of IASSW from 197 1 to
1978. Dr. Kendall remained an active board member for more than five
decades until her demise in 2010. The intention of the award, which is madebiennially, is to acknowledge significant contributions to the development ofsocial work education at the international level.
Katherine Kendall Memorial Award Committee received eight nominations in2013. A selection grid was prepared by the chairperson of the committee on
the basis of which the nominees were scored and graded. Prof. Lynne Healy
was declared the KK Awardee and she would be presented the award in the
Melbourne World conference.
c. Eileen Younghusband Lecture
In 1984, to commemorate Eileen Younghusband (UK) who was an IASSW
President from 1961 to 1968, the biennial Eileen Younghusband Memorial
Lecture Series was inaugurated. The Eileen Younghusband speaker must bea distinguished social work educator, who has an international reputation
and recognition. The Younghusband lecturer is selected by vote of the Boardof Directors in the year preceding the Congress.
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d. Preparation for the World Conference 2014
IASSW in collaboration with its sister organizations, the International
Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and. the International Council on Social
Welfare (ICSW) worked actively together to prepare for the Joint World
Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development from 09-12
July 2014 in Melbourne, Australia, along with the host organisations.
This Conference would bring together practitioners, researchers andeducators from around the world who were engaged in Social Work andSocial Development. The Conference would continue the work of the Global
Agenda, first set in Hong Kong in 2010 and then continued in Stockholm in
2012.
The theme is ‘Promoting Social and Economic Equality: Responses
from Social Work and Social Development’. The focus is on theintersection of the many factors that promote equality for all people withindiverse contexts around the world.
The Conference sub-themes are:
● Strengthening the social and cultural well-being of individuals, families
and communities – promoting resilience, empowerment, safety andrespect● Addressing health inequalities and disadvantage for individuals andcommunities● Fostering social and economic initiatives that promote security andprotection● Creating sustainable and safe physical environments● Educating for change, human rights and equality● Ensuring the sustainable and ethical use of technology in human services
e. Task Force on Definition of Social WorkIASSW Board of directors and the Executive Committee of IFSW agreed thatthe review of Global Definition of Social Work was completed and a newproposed definition would be presented to members of both organisations at
the General Meeting/Assembly in Melbourne July, 2014.

f. Task Force on IASSW Constitution
The Task Force on IASSW Constitution set up during the board meeting in
Los Angeles worked on suggesting amendments in several of the byelaws.
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g. Task Force on Manual of Procedures
Based on the amendments in IASSW Constitution, the Manual of Proceduresof IASSW was being revised.
Social Networking
IASSW provides updates and networks with its members through various
Social Networking sites.
IASSW is very active on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/
IASSW.AIETS). The membership of the Facebook site is growing with morethan 900 followers/members using that site. This has enabled us tocontinuously upload and share information on our activities, pictures andlinks of IASSW members, events with our followers.
IASSW is also present at Twitter: @IASSW_AIETS (having around 400
followers) and at LinkedIn as ‘International Association of Schools of Social
Work’ (group)'.

Communicating within the Association among IASSW members
Two Google groups were created for facilitating and enhancing
communication amongst IASSW members as follows:● Individual members● Institutional members

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1. Annex-1 ; IASSW Board of Directors
IASSW Board of Directors and Executive Committee (February, 2014)
Sl.
No.

Position

Name

Details

Email ID

Former Professor and FounderDean, School of Social Work,
Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, India
Vice-President, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (HongKong); and Professor, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic University(Hong Kong)
Professor, School of Social
Work, National University, 'KyivMohyla Academy' Ukraine

vimla@iassw.net

Executive Committee
1

President

Vimla
Nadkarni

2

Immediate Past
President

Angelina
Yuen

3

Secretary

TetyanaSemigina

4

Treasurer

Julia Watkins

Retired, Former Executive
Director, Council on Social Work
Education (USA)jwatkins0924@gmail.com5Vice President,
President of
Association of
Schools of Social
Work in Africa(ASSWA),
Vice-President,
President,
Asociación Latino
Americana deEscuelas de Trabajo
SocialVice-President,
President of Asian &Pacific Associationfor Social Work
Education

Vishanthie
SewpaulProfessor, School of Applied
Human Sciences , College of
Humanities, University of
KwaZula Natal (South Africa)

Sewpaul@ukzn.ac.za

Patricia Acev
edo

Profesora, Universidad Nacionalde Córdoba (Argentina)

pacevedo@coop5.com.
arFentiny
NugrohoChair of Expert Board,
Indonesian Association of Social
Work Education (Indonesia)

fentiny@yahoo.com

6

7

26 | P a g eangie.yuen@polyu.edu.
hk

iassw.secretary@gmail.
com

8Vice-President,
President ofEuropean
Association of
Schools of Social
Work

Susan
Lawrence

President European Associationof Schools of Social Work,
Former Head of Social Work,
Faculty of Social Sciences &Humanities, London
Metropolitan University (UK)president@eassw.org

9Mark Rodgers

Dean and Professor, College of
Health & Human Services,
Marywood University in PA(Pennsylvania), USA

mrodgers@marywood.
edu

10Vice-President,
President of North,
American/Caribbea
n Associan of
Schools of Social
Work
Member At Large

Synnöve
KarvinenNiinikoski

synnove.karvinen@hels
inki.fi

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Member At Large

Yongxiang Xu

Professor, Department of Social
Studies, Faculty of Social
Sciences, University of Helsinki(Finland)Professor of Social Work School,
Dean of College of Social Policy
and Public Administration, East
China University of Sciences &Technology (China)

12

Member At Large

Bala Raju
Nikku

Director, Nepal School of Social
Work, Kathmandu (Nepal), Sr.
Visiting Lecturer , Social Worksection, Universiti Sains
Malaysia
Member At Large
BarbaraDean and Professor School of
Shank
Social Work, University of St.
Thomas and St. Catherine
University (USA)Regional, Sub regional & National Representatives

nikku21@yahoo.com,
balarajunikku@yahoo.comRegional
Representative(Representative of
Nordic Region ofEurope)Regional
Representative(President of East
European Regional
Association)anna.metteri@uta.fi

13

14

15

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Anna Metteri

Darja Zavirsek

President of the Nordic
Association of Schools ofSocial Work, Professor inInternational Social Work,
University of Eastern Finland
Chair of the Department ofSocial Justice and Inclusion,
Faculty of Social Work,
University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

yongxiangxu@hotmail.
com,
yongxiangxu@ecust.ed
u.cn

bwshank@stthomas.edudarja.zavirsek@fsd.unilj.si

16

Representative ofEuropean
Association of
Schools of Social
Work
Regional
Representative(Representative of
Africa, Vice
President of
ASSWA)
Regional
Representative,
Representative of
AfricaRegional
Representative(Representative ofAsia Pacific)
National
Representative(Canada)Vasilios
Ioakimidis

Lecturer- Masters in Social
Work, Durham University(UK)

vas.ioakimidis@dur.ac.ukJanestic
MwendeTwikirize

University Lecturer,
Department of Social Workand Social Administration,
Makerere University Uganda

jtwikirize@ss.mak.ac.ug

Wassie Kebede

professor in School of Social
Work at Addis Ababa
University (Ethiopia)

bethlehem2001@yahoo.
com,
wassiek7@gmail.com

Mark
Henricksonm.henrickson@massey.
ac.nz

21

National
Representative(Israel)Faisal Azaiza

Associate Professor, School of
Health and Social Services,
Massey University (New
Zealand)
Associate Professor, School ofSocial Work, Faculty of
Health & Social Development,
The University of British
Columbia (Canada)
Professor and Head of the
School of Social Work,
University of Haifa (Israel)

22

National
Representative(South Korea)

In Young Han

Professor, School of Social
Welfare, Ewha Women's
University (South Korea)

yhan@ewha.ac.k,yhan@ewha.ac.kr,

23

National
Representative(South Africa)

Antoinette
Lombardantoinette.lombard@up.
ac.za

24

National
Representative(USA)

Darla Spence
CoffeyProfessor, Department ofSocial Work and Criminology,
University of Pretoria (South
Africa)President

National
Representative(Japan)Hisanori
Ishikawa

17

18

19

20

25

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Dixon Sookraj

Council on Social Work
Education
Chair of International
Relations Committee,
Japanese Association of
Schools of Social Work, Japan

dixon.sookraj@ubc.ca

azaiza@univ.haifa.ac.il

DCoffey@cswe.org

bbm11661@kwansei.ac.
jp26

National
Representative(UK) & Assistant
Secretary
National
Representative(Indonesia)

Linda De Chenu

Senior Lecturer Social Work,
University of Hertfordshire

L.DeChenu@herts.ac.uk,

Dr. Soni
Nulhaqim

Department of Science
Faculty of Social and Political
Sciences, Padjadjaran
University,

soninulhaqim@yahoo.com28

National
Representative(China)Committees

Prof. Zhang LiXi

China Association for Social
Work Education (CASWE)

mxx100@263.net

29

Chairperson of
Women’s Interest
Group

Jude Irwin,

jude.irwin@sydney.edu.
au30

Chairperson of
Global Agenda
Committee

Abye Tasse

Professor, Social Work andPolicy Studies, Faculty of
Education and Social Work,
University of Sydney(Australia)
Advisor to the President andChief of Project, University of
Nouakchott (Mauritania)

31

Chairperson of
Climate Change
Committee andDisasterManagement
Standing
Committee on
World Census

Lena Dominelli

Professor and Head of
Subject, School of AppliedSocial Sciences, Durham
University (UK)lena.dominelli@durham.
ac.uk

Angeline
BarrettaHerman

Professor Emerita, School ofSocial Work, University of St.
Thomas (USA)a9barrettahe@stthomas.edu

Co-chair
Publications
Committee
Co-chair
Publications
Committee

Brian Littlechild

Professor, University of
Hertfordshire (UK)b.littlechild@herts.ac.uk

Carolyn Noble

Carolyn.Noble@vu.edu.
auChairperson of
Human Rights

Lynne Healy

Chief Editor Social Dialogue,
Editor IASSW Newsletter,
Inaugural Professor of Social
Work (ACAP, Sydney),
Professor Emerita, Victoria
University Melbourne,(Australia)
Professor of Social Work,
University of Connecticut
(USA)

27

32

33

34

35

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abyetasse@yahoo.fr

lynne.healy@uconn.edu

36Main UN
Representative for
IASSW

Janice Wood
WetzelMain UN Representative at
International Association of
Schools of Social Work,
Former Dean and Professor
Emerita, Adelphi University
School of Social Work (USA)janicewetzel@gmail.com

37

IASSW
representative for
UN SW Day in New
YorkMoira Curtain

Director, office of Advising,Columbia University school ofSocial Work (USA)

MAC17@columbia.edu

38

Chairperson of
Task Force on
IASSWConstitution
Chairperson
Capacity Building(Education)

TatsuruAkimotoDirector & Professor, Asian
Center for Welfare in Society
in Japan College of Social
Work (Japan)
Faculty Health and Wellbeing- Sheffield Hallam University

tatsru.akimoto@nifty.com39

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Janet Williams

j.e.williams@shu.ac.uk

Annex. 2: List of Committees and Task Forces
Committee

Chair/Coordinator

Members

Theme: Education (Chairperson: Angelina Yuen)
Capacity building

Janet Williams
Vice-chair Bala Raju Nikku

Fentiny Nugroho, Wassie Kebede,
Antoinette Lombard, Barbara
Shank, In Young Han, Janestic
Mwende TwikirizeInternational projects

Anna Metteri

Darja Zavirsek, Fentiny Nugroho,
Letnie Rock , Barbara Shank,
Hisanori Ishikawa

Research

Synnöve KarvinenNiinikoski

Darja Zavirsek, Faisal Azaiza,
Brian Littlechild, Vasilios
Ioakimidis, Linda De Chenu,
Dixon Sookraj, Anna Metteri

Theme: Advocacy and Policy (Chairperson – Vimla Nadkarni)
Global Agenda

Abye Tasse

Antoinette Lombard, Dixon
Sookraj, Tatsuru Akimoto, Susan
Lawrence, Anna Metteri, Lena
Dominelli,

Human rights

Lynne Healy

Letnie Rock, Janestic Mwende
Twikirize

Sustainability, Climate
Change, Disaster
Intervention

Lena Dominelli

Mark Rodgers, Antoinette
Lombard, Bala Raju Nikku, Letnie
Rock

United Nations, New York

Main Rep. Janice Wetzel

Lena Dominelli, Lynne Healy,
Mildred Joyner

UN Social Work day CoChair: Moira Curtain
Review of strategies withUN globally (Task Force)

Lena Dominelli

Lynne Healy, Mildred Joyner,
Janice Wetzel, Moira Curtain,
Vasilios Ioakimidis, Linda De
Chenu, Susan Lawrence

Theme: Member Services (Chairperson - Tetyana Semigina)
Membership Recruitment
and Retention

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Vice-Presidents of all theregions

Mark Rodgers, Darla Spence
CoffeyCommunications andPublications (Website,
Social Dialogue magazine)

Carolyn Noble, Brian
Littlechild

Angelina Yuen, Helle Strauss,
Dixon Sookraj, Vimla Nadkarni

Language Committee

Fentiny Nugroho

Tatsuru Akimoto, Anna Metteri,
Janestic Mwende TwikirizeStanding Committee on
World Census

Angelina BH

Brian Littlechild, Tatsuru Akimoto

Theme: Budget and Finance (Chairperson - Julia Watkins)
Budget and FinanceJulia Watkins

Mark Henrickson , Faisal Azaiza,
Yongxiang Xu

Solidarity Fund

Julia Watkins

Jude Irwin, Janet Williams

Theme: Administrative (Chairperson - Vimla Nadkarni)

Nominating Committee

Antoinette Lombard

Tripartite Committee

Shimon Spiro, Bala Raju Nikku,
Vasilios Ioakimidis, Lynne Healy
Vimla Nadkarni and Julia Watkins

Katherine Kendall Awards

Susan Lawrence

Eileen Younghusband
LectureTetyana Semigina

World Conference 2014

Abye Tasse

Vice-Presidents of all the Regions,
Janestic represents South African
regionVimla Nadkarni, Tatsuru Akimoto,Barbara Shank,

Task Force on Definition ofSocial Work

Vishanthie Sewpaul

Dixon Sookraj, Bala Raju Nikku,
Mark Henrickson

Task Force on Constitution

Tatsuru Akimoto

Lynne Healy, Mildred Joyner,
Janet, Vishanthie, Dixon Sookraj,

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Susan Lawrence
Task Force on Manual ofProcedures

Tetyana Semigina

Janet Williams,

Task Force on
International Collaboration

Vimla Nadkarni

Dixon Sookraj,Barbara Shank,

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Angelina Yuen, Susan Lawrence