25th Nordic Conference of Social Work Schools

Welcome to the  25th Nordic Conference of Social Work Schools
"Social Work Teaching at the Intersection between Research and Practice"
in Tampere, Finland, August 28-30, 2013

Web-pages of the conference

20.4.13: Deadline for abstracts
7.5.13:  Acceptance of abstracts
31.5.13:  Early bird registration

The local organizing committee welcomes suggestions for  workshops. The conference offers opportunities to discuss social work educational issues and teaching in relation to research and practice. Scandinavian languages and English will be conference languages.

Themes:
1. Social work in crisis and disaster situations
2. Community work in the Nordic countries
3. Changes in the welfare state and social work
4.The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development
5. Social work and political action
6. Global and transnational issues
7. Research informed practice
8.Social work learning environments
9. Evidence-based education and practice
10. The user perspective in social work
11. Holistic and bio-psycho-social perspectives
12. Environmental and ecosocial issues and social work
13. Other

 
Contact:
Anna Metteri, anna.metteri@uta.fi, tel. +358 50 5973051