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Welcome to the country profiles pages



PLEASE CLICK ON LIST ABOVE TO ACCESS COUNTRY PROFILES

All IASSW and IFSW members are invited to submit a "country profile" for publication on this site.

Download a guide to country profiles here

The content of the profile might include any of the following:

  • A short country profile including the nature of political or inter-ethnic conflict

  • How political conflict is addressed in the social work curriculum?

  • What philosophical, educational and ethical issues arise in providing education on this subject?

  • What social work skills are taught to enable social workers to work with clients and with each other in conflict situations both in college and in the practicum?

  • Local research addressing social work and political conflict resolution and post-conflict practice

  • Research on the impact of political conflict on populations and the role of social workers
    Social work intervention in political conflict situations and approaches to conflict resolution – What works?

  • What support and development opportunities do social workers need for practice in such contexts?

  • Case studies of practice initiatives

  • Relevant learning resources and research which could be provided in the links section or published on this site

  • Web links

  • Annotated bibliography

  • Opportunities for collaborative learning, study visits and any forth-coming workshops and conferences


    • Our intention is to provide webpages for each country who contributes. Authors' names will be cited.

    Please email your ideas and contributions for this section to
    contact@isw4peace.org

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