SWSD 2018:

The Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2018 will explore the theme 'Environmental and Community Sustainability: Human Solutions in Evolving Societies'



 


The conference will cover the following themes:

- Linking Environmental and Sustainable Development

- Role of Social Workers in fulfilling the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

- Income, wellbeing, employment and poverty

- Relationship-based practice: Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships

- Evidence informed interventions

- Strengthening education to meet the needs of communities

- Identity, discrimination and social exclusion

- Community development and social enterprise

- Health, mental health and disability

- Conflict, violence, migration and human trafficking

- Engagement with people who use services

- Rights of Families and Children

- Life Span Perspectives and Issues

- Ensuring the sustainable and ethical use of technology in human services

- Women's Issues Focused Stream 



Speakers: Mary Robinson, Larry Alicea, Margaret Alston, Cindy Blackstock, Joe Donohoe, Vasilios Ioakimidis, Walter LaMendola, Bhavna Mehta, John Pinkerton



 

Venue

RDS (Royal Dublin Society)

Organizer

MCI Dublin

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