Iran Association of Social Workers
Activities for the world social work dayMarch 20171

1. Similar to every year, and to show appreciation to social work
professors, the association held commemoration ceremony for Dr.
Hosein Fekrazad. The aim of these commemoration ceremonies is topromote appreciation of teachers as a tradition and to develop socialkindness.

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Dr.Hosein Fekrazad is a social worker and sociologist who was quite
successful in education, research and performance in the last 40 years andcollaborated with Iran state welfare organization as an expert, consultantand administrator. He was one of the people who endeavored a lot innaming the world children's day in Iranian calendar. His name is familiar
with everyone in social work and children’s fields. He had been head ofsocial work department in university of social welfare and rehabilitation
sciences for years and compiled many books in this area. Presence indisaster and updating his knowledge in these areas made him an elite
master.

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2. National television of Iran invited head of Iran association of social
workers and a number of the members to a TV show about social work,social problems, addiction etc.

5Iran Association of Social Workers was and will be present in a number ofTV and radio programs in these days.
This year, the world social work day and the Persian New Year are in asimilar date. Therefore the national TV of Iran invited one of the Iran
Association of Social Workers board of advisors with his family (He has asocial worker wife) to a live TV show for 21st of March. Also some pioneer
and successful social workers are invited to the same TV show.

3. Members of Iran Association of Social Workers visit some pioneersocial workers in the world social work day to promote social kindness.
The association beliefs social workers are very important moral and social
resources for the society and especially for other social workers.
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4. Rehabilitation is one of the fields that social workers can play animportant role in it. So in the past few years social workers in Iranemphasized more on it. To express the importance of this field for social
workers and to develop opportunities for social workers in Iran to work inrehabilitation field, Iran Association of Social Workers just signed anagreement with Iran State Welfare Organization which is in charge ofrehabilitation in Iran.
5. Even if social work is a team work profession and referral system is an
important base for social work, there is a lack of information about job
description of social workers in different organization. To fill this gap and in
the world month of social work, Iran Association of Social Workers officiallyinvited every organization in Iran with social work field to cooperate inmaking a booklet describing social workers job descriptions in themand the effect of these organizations on target groups of social workers.
We hope to prepare this booklet in both English and Persian languages.
6. Like the past few years, Iran Association of Social Workers translated
the world social work day poster released by the International Federationof Social Workers and printed and send it to national organizations withsocial work field of activity. This action has been very effective to introduce
the world social work day and social work profession to the organizations.

77. Iran Association of Social Workers had some meetings with managers
and officials of social work sections of different organizations. We would
manage to continue to hold these meetings in the following months andyears as well.
8. Right before the world social work day and Persian New Year, Iran
Association of Social Workers volunteers, Head and some members of theboard of advisory had an intimate meeting. Head of the association
appreciated each volunteer by presenting an appreciation letter. This
intimate meeting was very encouraging and motivating for all thevolunteers. Also in the meeting, Hamed Olamaee was introduced as themanager of international affairs committee of the association.

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9. Because of the world social work day and releasing the new social
policies for families by the government, The Association decided to hold anational congress with the title of “Family social policy” and discuss
about these policies. This congress had a wide reflection in different
Medias in the country. While Iran Association of Social Workers played an
important role in making these policies, Social work concepts are clearlypart of them.

More important people who played a role in making these policies werepresented in the congress. For example Mrs. Shahindokht Molaverdi, thevice president of Iran in the section of Women and Family Affairs, Dr.
Salman Khodadadi, the head of social commission of the parliament11and a member of Islamic Consultative Assembly, Dr. Leili Boroujerdi, headof women and youth committee of Expediency Discernment Council, Mr.
Ahmad Mazani, the representative of people of Tehran in the parliament,
Dr. Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandpey, head of Iran state welfareorganization and many more.

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At the end of the congress, a panel of experts was held with the presenceof a social worker, a sociologist, a social scientist and a lawyer. The panel
was very popular among the participants. The concept of this congress willbe published as a booklet shortly.

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