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social work in Europe

26 May 2017

  • Laura Keisanen Digital guru for Save the Children Finland, is involved in policing the internet and making it a safer place for children.

    Online child protection officer: 'I see traumatic images every day'

  • Expulsion of the Jungle migrant camp in Calais

    Should social workers be political activists?

  • ROMANIA-CHILDREN-TRAFFICKING-CRIMEIana Matei (C), a Romanian psychologist who takes care of minors who have been victims of human trafficking talks with some of the girls there at the reception center near Pitesti city, southern Romania on January 27, 2017. At the reception center set up near Pitesti by the "Reaching Out" association eleven teenagers watch TV, embroidery or tease each other about their favorite stars. All to forget the sufferings. According to official figures, 695 victims of trafficking were identified in 2016 in Romania, compared with 880 the previous year. Most are exploited by networks of Romanian traffickers operating in Italy, Spain, Germany and France. Some of them managed to escape, but "it is mainly

    Human trafficking: 'Victims are very reluctant to step forward'

  • Gullfoss waterfall and two man on the wooden bench<br>Reykholt, Iceland - July 31, 2010: Two tourists on the wooden bench in background Gullfoss waterfall on Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland.

    Care for older people is a family affair in the Nordic countries

25 May 2017

  • Boy sitting on chalk map of United States<br>Six year boy old has drawn map of United States on ground using chalk, sitting on colorful map and smiling.

    Why is intercountry adoption declining?

  • Reading Initiative For Refugee Children Launch<br>BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 16: Immigrant mothers with their children look through games and books during the presentation of a new initiative to help children of refugees learn to read German at a shelter for migrants and refugees on December 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The initiative, "Reading Start for Refugee Children," is being launched by the German Ministry of Education and Research. Germany is expected to receive over one million migrants seeking asylum in 2015 and is seeking a rapid integraiton of the newcomers into society and the job market, for which language instruction is a crucial component. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

    European countries seek common approach to child protection training

  • A boy playing on a garden swing wearing a mask

    Whether in state or family care, children must be the focus

    John Simmonds
  • Happy child and Grandparents using a tablet<br>Happy smiling little boy using a tablet with his Grandma and Grandpa

    Scotland sets out to speed up kinship care system

24 May 2017

  • Children and Nordic walker

    How to care for child refugees: lessons from Nordic countries

  • Young girl holding father's hand

    Social workers have to tread a fine line when making decisions

    Ruth Stark
  • Protesters with signs

    Should human rights top the social work agenda?

  • Older man with stick supported by younger man

    How can services meet the needs of older refugees?

23 May 2017

  • Crowd of refugees

    Social work in Europe adapts to challenges of migration and exclusion

    European society is changing and, with it, the nature of social work. Can new procedures be set up to meet the needs of refugees and displaced communities?
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