REPORT	  ON	  WORLD	  SOCIAL	  WORK	  DAY	  2014	  ACTIVITIES	  FROM	  THE	  MALAYSIAN	  ASSOCIATION	  OF	  SOCIAL	  WORKERS	  	  	  Members	   of	   the	   Malaysian	   Association	   of	   Social	   Workers	   celebrated	   World	   Social	   Work	   Day	   2014	  through	  a	  number	  of	  activities	  as	  detailed	  below:-­‐	  	  1.	  	   Round	  Table	  Discussion	  on	  Future	  Directions	  for	  MASW	  by	  the	  Executive	  Committee	  held	  on	  	   the	  	  13th	  &	  14th	  March	  2014.	  	  	  2.	  	  	   Public	  Forum	  on	  ‘Social	  Work	  Solutions’	  in	  4	  specific	  areas	  of	  social	  issues,	  i.e.	  Child	  Protection,	  	   Disability,	   Mental	   Health	   and	   HIV/AIDS,	   in	   relation	   to	   the	   5	   sub-­‐themes	   of	   	   i)	   promoting	   equality	  	   and	   equity,	   ii)	   enabling	   people	   to	   live	   life	   sustainably,	   iii)	   building	   participation,	   iv)	   facilitating	  	   caring	   communities,	   v)	   respecting	   diversity	   –	   connecting	   people.	   	   The	   Forum	   was	   held	   on	   15th	  	   March	   2014	   at	   Armada	   Hotel,	   Petaling	   Jaya,	   and	   was	   well	   received	   by	   all	   83	   attendees,	   which	  	   included	  a	  contingent	  of	  39	  social	  work	  undergraduates	  from	  Universiti	  Utara	  Malaysia,	  Kedah.	  The	  	   speakers	   included	   Dr.	   Victor	   Karunan,	   Deputy	   Representative	   of	   UNICEF	   Malaysia,	   Associate	  	   Professor	  Dr.	  Ling	  How	  Kee	  from	  the	  Social	  Work	  Programme	  of	  University	  Malaysia	  Sarawak,	  Ms	  	   Mitze	   Lau,	   Social	   Worker	   in	   Mental	   Health	   from	   Monash	   Medical	   Centre,	   Melbourne,	   Australia,	   and	  	   Professor	  Dr.	  Ismail	  Baba	  from	  the	  Social	  Work	  Programme	  of	  Universiti	  Utara	  Malaysia.	  	  3.	   Book	   Launch	   by	   Associate	   Professor	   of	   Social	   Work,	   Universiti	   Malaysia	   Sarawak,	   Dr.	   Ling	   How	  	   Kee	   who	   co-­‐edited	   the	   book	   ‘Cross-­‐Cultural	   Social	   Work	   –	   Local	   and	   Global’	   with	   Associate	  	   Professor	  Dr.	  Jenny	  Martin	  of	  RMIT,	  Melbourne,	  Australia,	  and	  Rosalind	  Ow,	  Head	  of	  Department	  of	  	   Social	   Work,	   National	   University	   of	   Singapore.	   Further	   information	   on	   the	   book	   is	   available	   in	  	   attached	  flyer.	  	  4.	  	  	   Buffet	  Lunch	  at	  Armada	  Hotel	  Coffee	  House.	  	  5.	   MASW	  Newsletter	  1/2014	  to	  commemorate	  World	  Social	  Work	  Day	  2014	  as	  attached.	  	  	  6.	   UUM-­‐UKM	  Mapping	  Community	  Asset	  Workshop	  on	  13th	  March	  2014	  by	  UKM	  Lecturer	  of	  	   Social	  Work,	  Dr.	  Mohd	  Suhaimi	  Mohamad	  	  7.	   Using	  Art	  as	  Therapeutic	  Tool	  for	  Working	  with	  Survivors	  in	  Community	  on	  13th	  March	  	   2014	  	  by	  UUM	  Lecturer,	  Cik	  Sharima	  Ruwaida	  Abbas	  	  8.	   Participation	  of	  39	  Undergraduate	  Students	  of	  UUM	  in	  MASW’s	  Public	  Forum	  &	  Book	  Launch	  	   on	  15th	  March	  2014.	  	  9.	  	   WSWD	  Events	  at	  UUM,	  Kedah	  from	  18th	  –	  20th	  March	  2014:	  	   Activity	  1:	  	  Social	  Work	  Charity	  Run	  	   Activity	  2:	  	  ‘International	  Social	  Work	  Groupwork	  Discussion'	  between	  social	  work	  students	  of	  	  	  	   	   	   	   UUM	  and	  Prince	  of	  Songhkla	  University	  (PSU),	  Pattani,	  Thailand	  	   Activity	  3:	  	  Talk	  on	  'Social	  Work	  Community	  Organising'	  by	  Prof.	  Dr.	  Ismail	  Baba	  	   Activity	  4:	  	  UUM-­‐PSU	  Community	  Tour	  to	  Rumah	  Sri	  Kenangan,	  a	  welfare	  home	  in	  Perlis	  	   Activity	  5:	  	  International	  Social	  Work	  Cultural	  Dinner	  	   Activity	  6:	  	  Social	  Work	  Mental	  Health	  Talk	  by	  Prof.	  Dr.	  Jonathan	  Parker	  and	  Dr.	  Sarah	  Aschencaen	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	   Crabtree	  of	  Bournemouth	  University,	  Visiting	  Professors	  of	  Universiti	  Kebangsaan	  	   	  	   	   	   	   Malaysia.	  	  10.	  WSWD	  Events	  at	  USM,	  Penang	  on	  18th	  March	  2014:	  	   Undergraduate	  and	  postgraduate	  social	  work	  students	  shared	  WSWD	  2014	  with	  exchange	  students	  	   from	   Universitas	   Padjadjaran,	   Bandung,	   Indonesia,	   supported	   by	   social	   work	   academia	   of	   USM.	  	   Associate	  Professor	  Dr.	  Azlinda	  Azman,	  Head	  of	  the	  Social	  Work	  Programme,	  highlighted	  the	  theme	  	   and	   sub-­‐themes	   of	   WSWD	   2014	   while	   the	   students	   produced	   a	   short	   video	   to	   send	   greetings	   of	  	   ‘Happy	  WSWD’	  and	  ended	  the	  event	  with	  prayers	  for	  the	  safety	  and	  recovery	  of	  MAS	  flight	  MH370.	  	  11.	  WSWD	  Event	  at	  General	  Hospital,	  Kuching,	  Sarawak	  on	  10th	  April	  2014:	  	   Ms	   Naomi	   Anne	   Masilamany,	   Senior	   Medical	   Social	   Worker	   and	   her	   staff	   are	   planning	   to	   hold	   a	  	   series	   of	   talks	   by	   members	   of	   their	   multi-­‐disciplinary	   team,	   focusing	   on	   how	   illness	   impacts	  	   individuals	   and	   their	   families	   economically	   and	   socially	   and	   how	   the	   input	   of	   various	   medical	  	   personal	   can	   assist	   in	   providing	   "solutions"	   to	   address	   their	   altered	   social	   functioning	   and	   roles.	  	   The	  talks	  will	  highlight	  3	  of	  the	  sub-­‐themes	  of	  WSWD	  2014,	  i.e.	  	  	   a)	  Building	  Participation	  	   b)	  Facilitating	  caring	  Communities	  	   d)	  Respecting	  Diversity	  -­‐	  Connecting	  People.	  	  	  	  Reported	  by:	  	  Elsie	  Lee	  Hon.	  Secretary	  	  	  20th	  March	  2014