New EUSW Newsletter (no. 6, August 2008) available on the Web site.
Click here to download it in pdf format.

Dear Madam, Dear Sir,
We get in touch with you to introduce to you a product developed from our project titled "Charta Nostra", i.e. a handbook with activities based on the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the EU. The project runs in the framework of the E. Commission's Socrates Programme, Comenius 2.1.
We also would like to invite you to use it in your work, as well as to support its dissemination, were possible, in your network/partners.

Click here to download the related document.

Race/ethnic relations and social work: a transnational dialogue.
Click here to download the CFP in pdf format.

EDACwowe is a META-DATA-SHELL for European research and policy making in the areas of work and welfare.
EDACwowe gives INFORMATION on and DIRECT LINKS to comparative and national, quantitative and qualitative data on work and welfare and closely related fields. The data include public opinions, indicators and statistics, and policies and institutions.

The main TOPICS covered by EDACwowe are:
- Income and Benefits
- Social Care
- Work and Employment

Among the related fields are: Demographics, Economy and Trade, Education, Families, Taxes, Welfare Contributions and Spending, Health and Safety, Industrial Relations, Migration, Politics and Elections, Well-being and Quality of Life.

We invite you to have a look at: www.edacwowe.eu.

We would appreciate if you could forward this message to networks, colleagues or students who might be interested in learning about EDACwowe and its services.

New EUSW Newsletter (no. 5, December 2007) available on the Web site.
Click here to download it in pdf format.

"Social Work Education in Europe"
Edited by Elizabeth Frost, Maria-José Freitas and Annamaria Campanini
Carocci Editore, July 2007

Social Work in an Intercultural Context
How to embrace diversity to promote social cohesion

Visit the Documents section to get all the related documents.

New EUSW Newsletter (no. 4, June 2007) available on the Web site.
Click here to download it in pdf format.

Call for abstracts for the EUSW book "Research Synergies in Social Professions"
Click here to download it in pdf format.

Join the Virtual Classroom for Social Work in Europe and meet students and teachers from different European countries. All information about the curriculum plan, application form, a short promotional video can be seen at www.virclass.net.
The next Virclass meeting in Coimbra 13th-17th June will evaluate the programme and start planning new courses and research projects.

Deadline for application: 21th September 2007

Visit the Documents section of this Web site to have more details and to download the related documents.

It's on line the festschrift for Walter Lorenz "Reframing the Social - Social Work and Social Policy in Europe" edited by F. W. Seibel, H. U. Otto and G. J. Friesenhahn.

You can download the book from the Web site of Social Work & Society www.socwork.net.

Thanks to all of you who participated at the Listening conference in Göteborg last week! I really feel proud of being a member of this network where we can share experiences and thoughts in this way. You all contributed to the knowledge about service users perspective, involvement and empowerment.
Please click here to download the conference report with a lot of nice photos, power point presentations and some papers.

Elisabeth Beijer
FoU i Väst, Göteborgsregionens kommunalförbund

The deadline to submit the application for admission for the International Master's Degree in Family-related Policies and Social Service in Europe has been extended to 6th July 2007.

Click here to have more information about the International Master's Degree.

New EUSW Newsletter (no. 3, December 2006) available on the Web site.
Click here to download it in pdf format.

The forum of the EUSW thematic network is online! You can reach the forum by clicking here or using the link on the top of this page.

The EUSW Newsletters have been edited to deliver updated information to all network members on what is going on inside the network.

Click on the following links to download EUSW newsletters in pdf format:
- May 2006 (no. 1)
- September 2006 (no. 2)

"State of the Art of Social Work in Europe: in dialogue with the world"

Visit the Documents - Forms section to get all the related documents.

The next ICSW conference will take place in Tours from 30 June to 4 July 2008.

For more information click here to download the conference flyer.

Click here to download the flyer or click here to download the registration form.

The next 3rd EUSW Annual Meeting will take place in Seville (Spain) from 25th to 27th October 2007 (with 24/10 and 28/10 as travel days).

Visit the Documents section to get all the related documents.

For more information click here to download the conference flyer.

The University of Parma, in collaboration with Göteborgs Universitet, Høgskolen i Bodø, Universitat de les Illes Balears and the Università della Calabria, is organising and promoting the International Master's Degree in Family-related Policies and Social Service in Europe.
The deadline to submit the application for admission is 27th April 2007 and the courses will begin on 27th August 2007.

For more information click here to visit the related page.

The Summer School will offer you a unique opportunity to learn, cooperate, share ideas, have discussions, become inspired, receive ECTS-credits, develop new perspectives in social work in an international context together with students and teachers from all over Europe.
Deadline for application: 15th April 2007.

All documents will be available soon in the Documents section of this Web site.

The German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth organises under the German EU Presidency for 300 international participants the EU Congress "Children and Young People in Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods - New Cohesion Strategies" from the 26th to 28th June 2007 in Leipzig.
The objective is to identify and compare national policy strategies, programmes and methods to improve the integration of children and young people as well as to derive potential European integration strategies. The programme includes the presentation of strategies from 13 European countries, a project fair with 36 projects, and side visits to selected projects in and around Leipzig.
There will be no participation fee. The German Presidency will cover the expenses for two overnight stays and the travel expenses.

Click here to download the congress invitation and detailed programme both in English and French. Congress registration is possible online at: www.youthcongress.eu.
For further inquiries please contact our conference office MEDIA CONSULTA by phone at 0049 (0)30-65000-123 or by e-mail using the address lcy07@media-consulta.com.

INVITATION to PROJECTS
Extended opportunities for the participation of Socrates-funded projects

Although official deadlines for entries have expired, the application period is being extended for Socrates-funded projects. Apply now at info@ruralearn.eu.

We proudly announce the organisation of the RuraLEARN events on the island of Chios, Greece, on 24-27 June 2007, which aim to examine and promote the crucial role that lifelong learning plays for development in rural Europe.

The RuraLEARN campaign offers a unique opportunity for projects funded by the Socrates Programme (Comenius, Erasmus, Grundtvig, Minerva, Lingua Actions) to disseminate their outcomes, and for project coordinators and partners to meet each other and exchange views, experiences, and good practices in a relaxed, highly stimulating setting. Projects which have produced, or are in the process of producing, new knowledge and innovative ideas in relation to the potential of lifelong learning for rural and geographically disadvantaged areas, are strongly encouraged to join us in Chios this summer. Also projects which could be of indirect interest to learners, teachers, policy makers, etc. in rural areas, are warmly welcome to present their experiences and outcomes. If in doubt, do not hesitate to contact the organisers at info@ruralearn.eu.

The international conference, the workshops, the exhibition and fair, the competition, all of them, and each of them in a distinguished way, present excellent opportunities for the dissemination and valorisation of your project outcomes.

Join the many renowned academics, researchers, and field practitioners from Europe and beyond who have already registered with RuraLEARN. Submit a paper, take part in the RuraLEARN competition, exhibit your work in the fair, let us host one of your project's workshops!

Learn more by visiting www.ruralearn.eu.

ICSW (International Council on Social Welfare), European Region and Vilnius University are pleased to invite You to the International Conference "Equal Opportunities for Individuals, Groups and Nations".

For more information click here to download conference documents or click here to visit the conference Web site.

For more information click here to download the conference flyer.

Welcome to a conference where listening is brought into focus. It has been claimed that the skill of listening is of greatest importance and when really practiced can become a key element in a life changing process.

Click here to download the conference flyer or click here to visit the conference Web site.

This conference will offer a key opportunity for all interested parties to come together to share knowledge and experience. Professional practitioners, trainers and teachers, students and all those with an involvement or interest in the field of social welfare are warmly invited to join this exchange.

For more information please visit www.socialwork2007.com.

During the conference under the title "Role of research in Education for Social Work in Europe" professionals, academics, PhD students will discuss how to use research for academic model of education. The meeting is a possibility to develop new programs of exchange and cooperation between researchers, teachers and social workers from participating members of EUSW TN.

Visit the Documents section to get all the related documents.

Høgskolen i Bergen has the pleasure to invite students at Bachelor level (from 2nd year), professional social workers as well as postgraduate students to the e-learning courses in Social Work in Europe. Join the courses and achieve an international perspective on social work and a new perspective on your own work!
Deadline for application: 1st October 2006.

Download the application form and the curriculum plan on www.virclass.net.

Social work has since its inception in the nineteenth century been devised as an institutional manifestation of what can be described as the welfare state arrangement. Social work was conceived as a collective public good in providing assistance and help for people in situations of human need and vulnerability.

For further information visit www.socwork.net/conference2006.

For more information download the course programme in doc or pdf format.

SWIPE is a six country curriculum project, funded by the European Union, to develop and pilot a common module for practice learning. Themes include the impact of globalisation and cross-national social problems, learning about and through comparative methods, working with marginalised persons through communication and empowerment. Written for all students, the module is particularly useful for those going abroad for practice.

This conference will provide:
- Key note speakers on the theme: Is Social Work an International Profession?
- Socrates-Erasmus projects, the aims, process and results of our collaborative work.
- Each participating country will provide an interactive workshop about practice learning from staff, practitioners and students.

For more information download the conference poster in doc or pdf  format.

The conference will contribute to the dissemination of development and ideas about ways in which social workers can contribute to the development of mental health services and agendas.

For more information contact Brian Littlechild, e-mail: b.littlechild@herts.ac.uk.

24th-26th August:  PreConference of the PhD-Network

During the TiSSA Plenum and PreConference of the PhD-Network plenary sessions, panel debates and working groups excite the exchange and discussion of current developments and challenges in the social professions.

For further information, online registration and reservation forms please visit www.tissa.net and download the flyer in pdf format.

The Alice Salomon Fachhochschule (Berlin, DE) organises an International Summer School from 16th to 29th July 2006.