28 -30 October 2021
Congress Theme:
Nation Building,Vision 2030 and Social Work Profession
At Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work, Nagpur
Jointly organised by
National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI)
Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work, Nagpur
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Maharashtra Association of Social work Educators (MASWE)
The Indian Social Work Congress is an initiative of National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI). The purpose of this Congress is to bring fraternity of professional social workers together to discuss and deliberate upon the issues related to social work profession in general, social work education, research and practice in India as well as in other contexts. The Indian Social Work Congress aims to strengthen social work profession to ensure social justice and human rights for all. The Congress also aims to register the responses of social work profession to the changing situations and response of the profession. ISWC aims to act as a forum for discussion on the government vision, policies, programmes, approaches for national development in genearl, sustainable development goalsin particular, and revisiting the role of social work profession and other stakeholders such as civil society sectors, funding agencies, state amd local governments,social work educational institutions, etc..
Specific Objectives
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To provide a platform to social work professionals to discuss and deliberate on the issues related to natioan building, Vision 2030 and social work during the changing scenario and delve into the innovative research and practice.
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To deliberate upon roles and responsibilities of social work professionals in changing socio-political context with respect to wider goals of nation building and new India.
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To share and exchange realities amongst social work educators, researchers and practitioners to discuss and debate the issues related to social work profession in India and across the globe and reflect upon contemporary issues related to social work profession and its response.
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Sub Themes and sessions:
The sub-themes are proposed as frameworks for the detailed deliberations under the theme. What is generally expected are the conceptual, empirical and interventional papers or posters in terms of the causes, consequences, current status, strategic interventions, potential responses in management lines including policies and programmes with social work implications to the education, and practice.
| 1 | Social Work Education and Profession: Issues and Challenges |
| 2 | Social Work, Community Resiliance and Social Cohesion during COVID-19 and New Normal |
| 3 | Social Policies, Sustainable Development Goals and Nation Building |
| 4 | Vision 2030 and Many Programmes in Mission Modes (NRHM, SBA, MGNREGA, etc) |
| 5 | National Education Policy, School Social Work and Social Work Profession |
| 6 | Digital Divide, New Challenges and Digital Social Work |
| 7 | National Intergration ,Collective Resonsibilty, Interreligious Hormony and Social Work |
| 8 | Marginalized and Vulnerable Groups- Dalit, Tribals, Disabled,Women, Children,Aged & others |
| 9 | Social Infrastructure, Social responsibility and Work Environment |
| 10 | Civil Society organisations: Issues and Concerns, |
