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by Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Imagine a world where no child is subjected to violence, no child lives on the street, no child is forced into labor. In…

by Global Social Service Workforce AllianceRead blogs from other days of Social Service Workforce Week The process of case management is complex. It requires a well-engineered design that includes…

by the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Read blogs from other days during Social Service Workforce Week Going on a road trip without a map is a little…

by Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Read blogs from other days during Social Service Workforce Week There can be many bumps in the road if volunteer or paid…

by Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Read blogs from other days during Social Service Workforce Week This week, during the third annual Social Service Workforce Week, we’ll review…

By Denise Phelps and the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance An estimated 90% of people around the globe own a mobile phone. Experts predict that there will begin to…

Indigenous people are remarkably resilient and are claiming their rightful place on the global stage; further, they have much to offer workers and learners in the social services. On…

L’atelier de réflexion régionale sur les compétences-clés et le renforcement de la ressource humaine pour la protection de l’enfance en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, organisé par UNICEF, Terre…

by Jini Roby There is a crisis of a shortage of social services workers around the globe. Pressing needs of child protection, social protection and family strengthening require a…

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance and IntraHealth International are proud to announce that the Tides Center will become the new host and fiscal sponsor of the Alliance effective July…

In 1993, a UN resolution created the International Day of Families “realizing that families, as basic units of social life, are major agents of sustainable development at all levels of…

by Amy Bess and Nicole Brown, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance The world’s attention has been focused on the tragedy unfolding for millions of Syrians, as they are forced…