Congress Theme:
Human Development and Social Inclusion:
Imperatives for Social Work Education and Practice
1-3 November, 2018
Jointly organised by
National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI),
and
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi
The theme of 6thISWC 2018 is “Human Development and Social Inclusion: Imperatives for Social Work Education and Practice”. This theme has emerged from the contemporary concerns of local to international community within the present context, and in consonance with the social work value framework. The emergence of new economies across the world, together with newer paradigm of information technology and significant dominance of the market economy has impacted life and living of common people and marginalized groups, governance, services, civility and civil society, as also ethics and social responsibility. This has also diversified the roles and responsibility of the profession in a significant manner.
The UN document entitled Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development contains 17 goals and 169 targets. It is the first time that all nations have chosen to adopt the same set of goals regardless of their relative positions within the development continuum. There is now a remarkable convergence of vision underlying the priorities for the proposed SDGs and those envisioned by the Indian government. Building on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs propose to end poverty and deprivation in all forms, leaving no one behind, as well as chart optimal progress on other indicators of social and human development.
We all agree that sustainable development characterizes that development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, the framework of sustainable development includes three core elements: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. Despite the avowed vision, the challenge to achieve the stated goals of social and human development, and inclusion is substantial, given the complexity of the present time. In such a context, it is a natural expectation that the Indian Social work Congress plays a meaningful role in understanding, analyzing and interpreting the imperatives and the challenges pertaining to the achievement of the sustainable development goals in the backdrop of the neo-liberal economy. The 6th Indian Social Work Congress is committed to providing a dynamic platform to discuss and deliberate on how the profession of social work can engage itself in achieving the aforementioned objectives. At this juncture, where the social work profession is undergoing a major transformation from the local to the global level, the 6th ISWC 2018 shall pave the way for exploring newer dimensions and directions.
SUBTHEMES:
1. Child Rights: Aspirations and Actions
2. Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Development.
3. Social problems, Violence and Criminal Justice Social work
4. Democratic Space, Social Justice and Marginalized Groups.
5. Environment, Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Goals.
6. Gendered Discourse in Social Justice and Human development.
7. Health and Mental Health for Well Being.
8. Indian Social Work Traditions and Practices and SW Education
9. Religion, Spirituality and Social Work.
10. Social Justice and Human Rights for Empowering People.
11. Social Work Education and Profession in India: Issues and challenges.
12. Work, Workers and Workplaces: Implications for Social Development.
13. Social Service Workforce in India
