MAIN THEME

Social Problems and the Future of Social Work

SUBTHEMES

a) Education and training of social work

• Knowledge, skills and values of social work
• The theory and practice relationship
• Social work research on practice and education
• A generalist or specialist social work education
• Open and distance education 
• International dimension in social work education
• New methods in teaching social work
• Challenges and opportunities in developing social work curricula
• Reflecting on social work teaching methods
• Using technology in teaching social work

b) Organization of social services and social policies

• Centralized or localized management of social services
• New public management
• Social policy practices
• Organization and institutionalization of social services
• Public and non-governmental social work provisions
• Volunteerism

c) Changing needs of vulnerable groups and new service provisions

• Poverty
• Health and Mental Health
• Violence
• Child Welfare
• Disability
• Women rights
• Gender issues
• Aging
• Family problems
• Migration
• Disasters
• Criminal Justice systems
• Human service technologies