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Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development held in Hong Kong 2010
The conference will be held from 10th to 15th June 2010 in Hong Kong. Three international and eight local hosts will jointly organize the conference. This first ever consortium offers a unique platform for more than 2,000 professionals, academics, practitioners, social planners, policy makers and advocates from East and West to meet, exchange, and develop an action agenda for social work and social development in the next decade.
There will be a particular focus on recent disasters in different regions in Asia and how social organizations have intervened to resume development. Participants will be able to share, experience and develop innovative ideas in social work and social development.
The Conference will also provide opportunities to discuss issues which the social work and social welfare sectors face everyday, and to ensure a closer link between evidence-based practice and policy objectives and social development goals. They are:
I. Life Course Challenges & Actualization
- Child Welfare
- Adolescence & Youth Development
- Family & Marriage
- Women and Gender Issues
- Active Aging & Long Term Care
- Mental Health Issues
II. Equity & Social Inclusion
- Poverty Eradication & Social Equity
- Education and Life-long Learning, Asset-Building & Social Mobility
- Employment, Migrant Worker & Decent Work
- Embracing Diversity & Anti-Discrimination
- Deviance, Addiction, Alienation, Dissociation & Gambling
- Inclusion & Rehabilitation/ Prevention & Intervention
- Violence, Crime & Human Trafficking
III. Sustainable Environment
- Community Development, Conservation & Preservation (Physical, Social and Cultural)
- Disasters Management, War & Conflict Resolutions
- Sustained Health, Disease Prevention and Management
- Globalization, Population Movement & Economic Instability
- Climate Change, Environmental & Ecological Degradation
- Shelter, Housing & Urban/ Rural Population Resettlement
IV. Mainstreaming Social Work and Social Development
- Role of Government, Market, Civil Society & Self-help Movement
- Philanthropy & Corporate Social Responsibility, Partnership & Social Capital
- Social Security, Shared Risks & Responsibilities
- Welfare Planning & Delivery; Users Participation
V. Social Work Education & Continuous Professional Development
- Social Work Education: Teaching, Learning & Practice: Social Work Education
- Research, Development & Cultural Sensitive Practice
- Professional Commitment, Values & Advocacy
- Empowerment of Social Workers: Leadership & Influence
- Promotion and Dissemination of Best Practice, Innovation & New Technology
Further information, call for papers and registration at: http://www.swsd2010.org
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Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development held in Hong Kong 2010
The conference will be held from 10th to 15th June 2010 in Hong Kong. Three international and eight local hosts will jointly organize the conference. This first ever consortium offers a unique platform for more than 2,000 professionals, academics, practitioners, social planners, policy makers and advocates from East and West to meet, exchange, and develop an action agenda for social work and social development in the next decade.
There will be a particular focus on recent disasters in different regions in Asia and how social organizations have intervened to resume development. Participants will be able to share, experience and develop innovative ideas in social work and social development.
The Conference will also provide opportunities to discuss issues which the social work and social welfare sectors face everyday, and to ensure a closer link between evidence-based practice and policy objectives and social development goals. They are:
I. Life Course Challenges & Actualization
- Child Welfare
- Adolescence & Youth Development
- Family & Marriage
- Women and Gender Issues
- Active Aging & Long Term Care
- Mental Health Issues
II. Equity & Social Inclusion
- Poverty Eradication & Social Equity
- Education and Life-long Learning, Asset-Building & Social Mobility
- Employment, Migrant Worker & Decent Work
- Embracing Diversity & Anti-Discrimination
- Deviance, Addiction, Alienation, Dissociation & Gambling
- Inclusion & Rehabilitation/ Prevention & Intervention
- Violence, Crime & Human Trafficking
III. Sustainable Environment
- Community Development, Conservation & Preservation (Physical, Social and Cultural)
- Disasters Management, War & Conflict Resolutions
- Sustained Health, Disease Prevention and Management
- Globalization, Population Movement & Economic Instability
- Climate Change, Environmental & Ecological Degradation
- Shelter, Housing & Urban/ Rural Population Resettlement
IV. Mainstreaming Social Work and Social Development
- Role of Government, Market, Civil Society & Self-help Movement
- Philanthropy & Corporate Social Responsibility, Partnership & Social Capital
- Social Security, Shared Risks & Responsibilities
- Welfare Planning & Delivery; Users Participation
V. Social Work Education & Continuous Professional Development
- Social Work Education: Teaching, Learning & Practice: Social Work Education
- Research, Development & Cultural Sensitive Practice
- Professional Commitment, Values & Advocacy
- Empowerment of Social Workers: Leadership & Influence
- Promotion and Dissemination of Best Practice, Innovation & New Technology
Further information, call for papers and registration at: http://www.swsd2010.org
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