TISSA 2012: Social Work & Society – Between Private, Public and the State: 10th TISSA Conference/Bucharest (Romania)

For quite some time now the European welfare state models have come under heavy pressure. This pressure was characterised by the discussion on the nature of social solidarity under the impact of neo-liberalism. This has brought about socio-political restrictions in almost every European country, at times in extreme form. The principle of subjectivity as self-responsibility of the individual citizen found wide political acclaim. (more…)

Primary Health Centers in the Backward Regions of India: An Exclusive Study of PHC, Mura, Dist-Sambalpur, Orissa, India

Deepak Kumar Behera, Orissa (India)

Health is the major indicator of development as countries in which the health system is working are taken in to consideration to be developed. But this is a fallacy so far as the scenario of India is concerned. (more…)

TISSA 2011: Politics of Identity – The Changing Face of Social Work

Social work is challenged by the social, structural and economic ruptures in the rapidly changing European societies. This raises inevitably the question of its professional identity. (more…)

Human Rights and Social Work - Dialogue between East Asia and West

Silvia Staub-Bernasconi, Berlin (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland)

Coming from a small country, mostly known for its cheese with small holes and banks with recently big holes, and - at the World Exhibition in Shanghai – famous for waterproof socks as a great hit - hopefully without holes - it was a real surprise for me that you found me in the middle of all these holes. But let’s become serious: I feel very deeply honored to have been chosen for the Katherine Kendall Award 2010. My gratitude goes to the committee which nominated me for this award. But my thanks are also in the name of all colleagues, friends and students who accompanied me during all these years and hold up the vision and hope for a worldsociety which – inspite of all backlashs – tries to bring the idea of human rights closer to reality, especially closer to social work reality. (more…)

Adaptation of Knowledge and Management in Social Welfare in Hungary

Andrea Riez, Sopron (Hungary)

Society, economic corporations and individuals face new challenges in terms of global competitiveness (more…)

The Morals of Responsibility, Social Justice and Social Security of the Person

Tatiana Shipunova, St. Peterburg (Russia)

The main values of a society in any concrete historical period of its existence are reflected in its morals. These morals can be considered as the recognition by society of the fact that life, well-being and the social security of a person can only be guaranteed if society is united as a whole, and if the whole society unites to observe the values provided. (more…)

Child trafficking in Vienna – Repatriation of affected Romani children into their country of origin, Romania, as a lasting solution?

Astrid Bliem, Vienna (Austria)

Austria is affected by child trafficking not only as a transit country but also as a destination country. This is especially true in the case of Romani children from Romania, which are mostly subject to child trafficking for work exploitation (stealing and begging) or for sexual exploitation, picked up in Vienna and repatriated to their country of origin. Social work at present does not play a major role in dealing with this topic, although it has the necessary methodical preconditions to increase its role. (more…)