Social Service Workforce Week
Social Service Workforce Week 2019
Date: October 21-25, 2019
Overview: Every year, the Alliance hosts Social Service Workforce Week to advocate for social service workers and raise awareness of workforce strengthening efforts across the globe. The 2019 Social Service Workforce Week called attention to the many ways the social service workforce collaborates with other sectors for promotive, preventative and responsive services to improve health and well-being for all groups.
View content from the week below.
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Content from the Week
Blog Posts
- Day 1: Investing in Supervision is an Investment in Outcomes for Children and Families, by Colleen Fitzgerald, International Rescue Committee and Child Protection Case Management Task Force
- Day 2: Support, Guidance and Reunification for Children on the Move, by Carolyn Housman, CEO, Children and Families Across Borders, UK; and Engaging the Global Social Service Workforce to Protect Children on the Move, by International Social Service-USA
- Day 3: Improving Mental Health through Social Work in Hospital Settings, by Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola, Senior Medical Social Worker, University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria
- Day 4: Addressing Violence and Stress through Multi-Disciplinary Teams in School Settings, by Nino Shatberashvili, PhD, MSWFounder and Board Member, Georgian Association of Social Workers
- Day 5: Self-care in the Social Service Workforce, by Dr. Heather Modlin, Provincial Director, Key Assets Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
