Social Service Workforce Week
Social Service Workforce Week 2021
Date: October 25-29, 2021
Theme: The Changing Role of the Workforce in Emergency Preparedness and Response
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. With the world experiencing more protracted conflicts, more frequent climate-related disasters and more severe and widespread disease outbreaks, most notably the current COVID-19 pandemic, social service workers have increasingly been playing key roles in helping people and communities prepare, adapt and respond. During this social service workforce week we drew attention to these essential roles. We also explored how the role of the social service workforce has changed, and how social service workers have adapted, as such emergencies have become more frequent and widespread.
View content from the week below.
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Content from the Week
Blog Posts
- Recognizing the Key Role of Social Service Workers in Emergency Preparedness and Response, by Hugh Salmon, Director of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance
- The Role of Social Service Workers in Disaster Preparedness: A Q&A with Heather Boetto, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Charles Sturt University
- Developing Standard Operating Procedures for Child Protection Case Management in Humanitarian Settings, by Crystal Stewart, International Rescue Committee, and Anneloes Koehorst, UNICEF, co-leads of the Case Management Task Force under the Alliance for Child Protection In Humanitarian Action
- My name is Nyarueni, by Glynis Clacherty, Lead Researcher on the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action’s Community Engagement in Case Management project
- Delivering Effective Social Work Services During COVID-19: Lessons from a Cambodian NGO, A Q&A with Lee Henley, Executive Director of Children’s Future International
- Localizing Volunteer Support in Kyrgyzstan During the Pandemic: A Case Study
- Building Resilience to Climate-Related Shocks in Northern Kenya, by Lavender Ondere, World Vision Kenya
Social Media Content
- This week is #SSWWeek! With more protracted #conflict, more frequent #climate-related disasters & more severe and widespread #disease outbreaks, #socialservice workers have been in the front lines of service response. Join us and @SSWAlliance in recognizing their critical role.
- #Socialservice workers have continually had to adapt their practice as crises and emergencies have become more frequent and more widespread. Learn more throughout #SSWWeek: https://bit.ly/3lQ6Idc
- The level of #resilience in a community determines the level of impact that a #disaster will have. #Socialservice workers play a critical role not only in disaster response but in disaster preparedness as well. #SSWWeek#climatechange Learn more: https://bit.ly/3lQ6Idc
- #Socialservice workers play a critical role in building the #resilience of communities impacted by disasters. This is increasingly important with #climatechange. This #SSWWeek we join @SSWAlliance in bringing attention to that important role. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3lQ6Idc
- #Socialservice workers have been essential in mitigating the impact of #COVID19 on communities and will continue to be essential in preparing for and mitigating the impact of future crises. Share if you agree! #SSWWeek. @SSWAlliance
- This #SSWWeek we join @SSWAlliance in recognizing the increasingly important role of the #socialservice workforce in emergency response and preparedness, particularly in light of #COVID19 and #climatechange. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3lQ6Idc
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