The Guardian social care network is international media partner for the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Stockholm. We'll be examining the main themes and previewing some of the keynote speeches in the run-up to the event, as well as reporting from the conference
August 2012
A day in the life of ...
A day in the life of ... a Portuguese social worker
Cristina Martins is president of IFSW Europe, and works at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology in Porto
July 2012
A day in the life of ...
A day in the life of ... a Hong Kong social policy professional
The rise of social care 'e-services'
Disability is multi-dimensional, so a joined-up response is needed
Tom Shakespeare
Care in the global community
Social work: Step up to speak out
What's so special about social work and social justice?
Malcolm Payne
International Federation of Social Workers photo competition
How social work in South Africa entered a new era
Vishanthie Sewpaul
Why I'm going to the social work conference in Stockholm
Hilton Dawson
June 2012
We need to strengthen the voice of social work and give it new direction
Eva Holmberg-Herrström, David N Jones and Sven Hessle
Role of the social worker is more essential now than ever