International Federation of Social Workers
- International Federation of Social Workers
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is an international professional organization for social workers. The society consists of 84 national chapters, divided into five regional groups, and has over 480,000 members [IFSW - Membership, retrieved on 2008-02-22. [http://www.ifsw.org/en/p38000060.html] ] . The goal of this body is to promote the profession of social work and the organization of professional social workers to facilitate their work through international cooperation. The current president is David N. Jones of the United Kingdom.
History
The organization began as the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Workers in Paris in 1928. This group became inactive after the onset of World War II. During the International Conference of Social Work of 1950 in Paris, the organization was reorganized as the International Federation of Social Workers. Originally, seven national social worker organizations agreed to become members. However, this new association was not officially founded until 1956 at the International Conference on Social Welfare in Munich, Germany.[cite web|title =History of the IFSW |publisher =International Federation of Social Workers |date =November 23, 2005 |url =http://www.ifsw.org/en/p38000040.html |accessdate =2008-02-22] ]ee also
*Social work
*Professional Social Workers' Association
References
External links
* [http://www.IFSW.org International Federation of Social Workers(IFSW)]
* [http://www.iassw-aiets.org International Association of Schools of Social Work]
* [http://www.naswdc.org/ National Association of Social Workers] (U.S.)
* [http://basw.co.uk British Association of Social Workers] (U.K.)
* [http://www.aasw.asn.au Australian Association of Social Workers] (Australia)
* [http://www.PSWA.Org.In Professional Social Workers' Association] (India).
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