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SOCIAL WORK FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Conference is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of social work studies in Lithuania

27 – 29 September 2012

Organized by Department of Social work, School of Social Welfare, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

Social work is an intensively developing profession in Lithuania. It began to develop after important social and political changes: collapse of the Soviet Union and proclamation of Independence of Lithuania and other Baltic countries. The content of professional social work is permanently influenced by global economical, ecological, political and social changes, while the majority of practice remains local, because it arises from people, is practiced by people to improve the welfare of the people. The conference invites scholars and social work practitioners to discuss important issues for social work practice and research.

Conference themes

1. Issues of social work professional identity and social development issues in the transition      societies.

2. Development of social work studies and life long learning challenges.

3. Tuning of human rights and professional ethics in the diverse contexts.

4.Relationships among different actors of social changes and sustainability.

Conference language:English and Lithuanian

15 February 2012– opening of registration and abstract submissions

23 April 2012 – deadline of submission of short abstracts

More information on Conference website:

http://socialinisdarbas.vdu.lt/konferencija/en