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The overarching theme of the 12 th edition of the European Conference for Social Work Research is “Social work research through and towards human relationships” .  Researchers, scholars, practitioners and students are invited to submit abstracts for the below proposal types.  

PROPOSAL TYPES  

ORAL PAPER PRESENTATION  

The oral paper presentation may be authored by an individual or by a group. The abstract should be in line with the main theme of the conference and linked to the conference's sub-themes. The oral presentations will be grouped in parallel sessions based on the sub-themes. The abstract submitted should be 500 words or less. More information about the abstract is provided below.  

POSTER PRESENTATION  

The poster presentation may be created by an individual or by a group and is to be displayed on a portable wall. At times, the author(s) of the poster will accompany it, to answer questions that people have. To apply for a poster presentation, the author(s) must submit an abstract of a maximum of 500 words. More information about the abstract is provided below.  

SYMPOSIUM  

The symposium presentation is a self-organised seminar of three to four papers on a common topic which are presented within the same session and are in line with the conference's main theme, as well as one or more of the sub-themes.   The symposium session lasts 90 minutes.

When applying for a symposium, one person is responsible for submitting the following:  

• a general abstract (maximum 500 words) that describes the theme of the symposium and which argues for the importance of it within the framework of the conference;  
• an abstract (maximum 250 words) for each of the papers included in the proposed symposium.  

You will also have to indicate which person will be the symposium convener. We will only communicate with this person.  

Preference will be given to symposia that demonstrate cohesiveness across presentations and to presentations strongly linked to the central theme/sub-themes of the conference. Symposia will be accepted or rejected as a whole, not in parts.  

WORKSHOP  

A self-organized seminar of one or more presentations relevant to the conference theme/sub-themes.  The workshops last 90 minutes. Workshops are intended to be thoroughly interactive with considerable participation and discussion from those attending. Workshops may have an explicit agenda of training participants on a given topic or of generating an interest group or a network for future collaboration. If applying for a workshop, please submit an abstract of 500 words or less including a description of the content and how it will be delivered (pedagogical methods, etc.).  

GUIDELINES  

The following guidelines for all kinds of presentation are advisory. If you think there are good reasons to amend them, please feel free to do so.  

If your abstract is for a presentation based on one or more empirical research projects, it could include the following:  

• Background and purpose: description of the problem, study objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses;  
• Methods: study design, including a description of participants and selection strategies, data collection procedures, measures, and approaches to analysis;  
• Findings: specific results in summary form;  
• Conclusions and implications: description of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice, policy or further research.  

If your abstract is for a presentation which is not based on primary empirical research, it could include the following:  

• Background and purpose of the presentation;  
• A summary of the main points of the presentation;  
• How the presentation will address one or more of the conference's aims and themes;  
• Conclusions from and implications of your presentation for practice, policy or further research.    

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS  

All abstracts must be relevant to the central conference theme and subthemes. Preference will be given to abstracts that are strongly linked to the conference theme and subthemes, so we encourage authors to show this explicitly. Authors are also asked to mention one or two theoretical or empirical references that inform or inspire the abstract. In addition, we actively welcome proposals for symposia and/or workshops by the Special Interest Groups.  

Please note that authors may submit a maximum of three abstracts as follows: one abstract of which they are the main author and two abstracts of which they are a co-author.  

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by an international panel. Decisions will be notified by 19 th December 2022 to the e-mail address provided by the authors when registering. 

Abstract submission is now closed. To retrieve your submission click here .   

CONFERENCE SUB-THEMES  

• Challenges and opportunities for social work research, practice, policy or education in contemporary contexts; 
• Social work research, policy, practice or education across boundaries - including across national, social, cultural, disciplinary and professional boundaries; 
• Exploring the impact and effectiveness of social work practice; 
• Social work history and identify as a profession and discipline; 
• Theorizing social work and/or social work research; 
• Connecting social work research and practice, including the co-creation of knowledge; 
• Methodological development, innovation and capacity building in social work research. 

ECSWR 2023 – 12th European Conference for Social Work Research. 12.-14 April 2023

Published: 29. September 2022

Milan – April 12.-14. 2023

Welcome to the  12th European Conference for Social Work Research  of ESWRA. We are very glad to welcome you at the  Università Cattolica of Milan . Thanks to the contributions of  experts by experience ,  practitioners  and  researchers , we look forward to a stimulating debate in order to develop and to value social work research at European level and beyond

Read more about the conference

• About the conference
• Wednesday 6 April - SIG programmes
• Thursday 7 April - Parallel sessions, workshops and symposia
• Friday 8 April - Parallel sessions, workshops and symposia
• Invited speakers
• Instructions for presenters
• Book of Abstracts
• About Amsterdam
• Travel information
• Accommodation
• Conference Venues
• Local Organising Committee
• Registration
• Important Dates
• Publishers and Sponsors

11th European Conference for Social Work Research

6-8 april 2022 amsterdam, the netherlands  .

Welcome to the 11th European Conference for Social Work Research of the European Social Work Research Association.

The ESWRA and the Local Organizing Committee are very pleased to welcome you at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. After three years we can meet again in real life.

We live in complex times, both socially as economically. This conference focuses on enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research. In the context of growing inequality social inclusion is more important than ever. And it is the task for social work research to address relevant societal challenges and to contribute to solutions for these challenges.

We hope and think that this conference provides an interesting platform for discussions about this in an European context.

We are looking forward to these discussions, but also to three days with pleasure and being together.

Mark van den Heuvel Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Chair Local Organizing Committee

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European Social Work Research

European Social Work Research is the flagship journal of the European Social Work Research Association and is dedicated to the development, practice and utilisation of social work research. It is the only Europe-wide journal to focus uniquely on social work research and its intended audience is scholars, students, practitioners, policymakers and other researchers who have an interest in social problems, social work and the contribution that social work makes to just and equitable societies. Read more about European Social Work Research .

Frequency: April, June and October

On declining parental agency and institutionalized forms of parentification: narratives of changing parenthood among refugee families and social workers in collective reception centres

Behaving as a person: professionals’ arts of doing when dealing with dementia in nursing homes, enhancing professionality through reflectivity in social and health care by lorenz walter and havrdová zuzana (eds) (2023), navigating social work practice research challenges: collaboration, participant rights and ethics, stories from edzell lodge children’s home in the 1940s and 1950s: lessons for practice and research, volume 2 (2024): issue 1 (apr 2024).

Gender and Justice is open for submissions!

Be one of the first to publish in this new journal advancing critical feminist scholarship on justice.

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Browse all our Open Access content, as well as information on how to publish OA with us.

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Aims and scope

European Social Work Research (ESWR) is the flagship journal of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA) and is dedicated to the development, practice and utilisation of social work research. It is the only Europe-wide journal to focus uniquely on social work research and its intended audience is scholars, students, practitioners, policymakers and other researchers who have an interest in social problems, social work and the contribution that social work makes to just and equitable societies.

ESWR seeks to advance scholarship and debate, connecting empirical research with theoretical understandings that may inform, and be informed by, social work. The journal particularly welcomes innovation in social work research, including the development and application of innovative research methods and theory. As a double anonymous peer-reviewed journal, it provides a forum for high-quality research that contributes to understanding and furthering all aspects of social work. Articles need not originate in Europe, but must be relevant to contemporary European social work contexts and issues.

ESWR seeks to include high-quality research articles examining:

• All major social work practice areas , including (but not limited to): vulnerable children and families; mental health; addictions; disability; migrants, refugees and immigrants; employment and unemployment; health care and hospital social work; criminal justice; and sustainable social development.
• Contemporary challenges facing social work and the communities it serves, among them: poverty; social exclusion; discrimination and oppression; inequalities, injustice and relationships of power; abuse, trauma, violence and conflict; cultural, political and environmental hazards.
• Developing and strengthening effective social work practices, organisations, programmes, policies or movements for achieving positive change and empowerment.
• Developing and strengthening the social work profession , including social work education and training; professional identity, ethics and values; and interprofessional practice.

The journal values innovation and diversity, and so embraces research that uses a wide range of methodological approaches and is informed by a variety of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Scholarly articles may be literature-based, conceptual or based on empirical research. They may use quantitative, qualitative or mixed empirical methodologies. Innovative methods and high-quality participative and practice research that engages with service users, carers and communities, are encouraged. ESWR also welcomes a variety of perspectives, such as psychological, philosophical, sociological, political, legal, ethical or related to human growth and development, whilst showing clear relevance to practice, management, regulation, policy, research, education or training in social work.

In addition to traditional research articles, ESWR features  Book Reviews and a ContrReflection, Exchange and Dialogue  section for shorter contributions (between 500 and 2000 words). This section is intended to provide a critically discursive space to provoke dialogue and debate, promote innovation and new initiatives, and to stimulate further contributions to the journal and to the European social work field. 

We also welcome proposals for Special Issues.  See our guidelines on how to submit a proposal .

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement outlines the ways in which we seek to ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to all aspects of our publishing, and how we might encourage and drive positive change. 

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Testimonials

"I am delighted that this new journal is ready to launch and am confident that the editorial team will secure high-quality contributions related to all aspects of social work research in both European and international contexts." Christos Panagiotopoulos , President of the European Association of Schools of Social Work

"Today’s European social policy agenda includes greater service user involvement for delivering better social services. Social work research is essential in developing meaningful change and learning from each other is essential in this time of multiple crises." Ana Rădulescu , President of the International Federation of Social Workers Europe

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What are we looking for?

Research articles:  normally between 5,000 and 7,000 words, including abstract (200 words maximum), notes, tables, figures and references.   The journal values innovation and diversity, and so embraces research that uses a wide range of methodological approaches and is informed by a wide range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Scholarly articles may be based on empirical research, literature-based or conceptual. They may use quantitative, qualitative or mixed empirical methodologies. Innovative methods and high-quality participative and practice research that engages with service users, carers and communities is encouraged. ESWR also welcomes research using a variety of perspectives, such as psychological, philosophical, sociological, political, legal, ethical or related to human growth and development, whilst showing clear relevance to social work – whether practice, management, regulation, policy, research, or education and training.

The journal will include high-quality research articles examining:

• All major social work practice areas, including (but not limited to): vulnerable children and families; mental health; addictions; disability; migrants, refugees and immigrants; employment and unemployment; health care and hospital social work; criminal justice; and sustainable social and community development.
• Developing and strengthening the social work profession, including social work education and training; professional identity, ethics and values; and interprofessional practice.

Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue:  between 500 and 2000 words, including abstract (75 words maximum) and references. This section is intended to provide a critically discursive space to provoke dialogue and debate, promote innovation and new initiatives, and to stimulate further contributions to the journal and to the European social work field. These may include:

• Think pieces or discussion pieces that may be grounded on empirical research, or literature, or on particular initiatives, and that focus on highlighting the issues, challenges or innovations that arise from them.
• Critical discussion that follows on from, or responds to, ideas and issues raised in previous ESWR issues.
• Conversation pieces based on critical debate/discussion between two or more people with different perspectives on the same issue. These may be done in a variety of formats, including, for example, as if an exchange of letters. (Given their dialogical nature, the available word-limit for these pieces may be increased, by agreement with the Editors; discussants will be named as the primary authors of the published piece).
• Articles that are based on interviews by one of the ESWR/RED section editors with particular social work researchers who are engaged in a distinctive and topical area of work. (Those interviewed will be named as the author of the published piece).

Those interested in writing for this section are invited to contact the RED Editors at  [email protected] .

Book reviews:  between 500 and 800 words. They should include a concise summary of a recently published book, cover the main argument and subject matter, and assess its originality and contribution to its field and relevance to its intended audience. We encourage reviewers to also think about the questions raised by the text and the problems and issues that might be explored through a critical reading of its content.

If you wish to suggest a book for review, or to offer to write a review, please contact our Book Review Editors, Urban Nothdurfter or Sandra Romero-Martin

We also welcome proposals for Special Issues .  See our guidelines on how to submit a proposal .

How to submit an article

All submissions should be made online at the  European Social Work Research  Editorial Manager website .

If you have questions about the submission process, please contact the editorial office at:   [email protected] .

Editorial Manager

Manuscripts must be in Word or Rich Text Format (not pdf). New users should first create an account, specify their areas of interest and provide full contact details.

In the course of your online submission you will be asked to provide the text of a tweet (required) which can be used to promote your article (no more than 130 characters long).

Preparing your anonymised manuscript Your initial submission must consist of the following  separate files :

• A cover page  including: the article title, author name(s) and affiliations, and the article word count including references. A cover page template is available to download here. For full articles include also an article abstract (up to 200 words) and up to 5 key words. Include here also, as appropriate, any acknowledgments, funding details, conflicts of interest and a list of authors’ own publications that are cited, marking these as to be added in the appropriate place after peer review. Please indicate clearly on the Cover Page if your submission is for the Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue section or is a Book Review. For a book review, give the item title as the name of the book followed by (Review).
• A fully anonymized manuscript  which does not include the information in the cover page. It should not include any information that would identify the author(s). Citations to the authors' own work should be anonymised in the text as follows: "Author's own, [year]". Please note that submissions that have not been sufficiently anonymised will be returned.
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For help submitting an article via Editorial Manager,  please view our online tutorial . Once a submission has been conditionally accepted, you will be invited to submit a final, non-anonymised version, adding in any material that was omitted to ensure confidentiality during peer review. Checklist: three items to include in your final non-anonymised manuscript after acceptance:

• Title : no longer than 25 words and, if necessary, a (short) informative subtitle
• Author   names and affiliations 
• Abstract : no longer than 200 words, outlining the central question, approach/method, findings and take-home message;
• Up to 5 keywords ;  
• The non-anonymised text of your article : normally between 5000 and 7000 words, including abstract (200 words maximum), keywords, notes, tables, figures and references
• Funding details : List any funding including the grant numbers you have received for the research covered in your article as follows: ‘This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx].’
• Conflict of interest statement : please declare any possible conflicts of interest, or state ‘The Author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest’ if there are none.
• Acknowledgements : acknowledge people who have provided you with any substantial assistance or advice with collecting the data, developing your ideas, editing or any other comments to develop your argument or text.
• Figures and Tables : should be submitted as separate files. Figures should ideally be in an Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) file format. Please indicate where figures and tables should be placed in the text by inserting: ‘Figure/Table X here’ and provide numbers, titles and sources (where appropriate).
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• Supplementary data : We recommend that any supplementary data is hosted in a data repository (such as  figshare ) for maximum exposure, and is cited as a reference in the article.
• Journal Contributor Agreement:  please upload a scanned copy of the completed and signed Journal Contributor Agreement with your final non-anonymised manuscript. The agreement can be downloaded here .

Editorial Review Process

All submissions are first desk-reviewed by the editor(s) who will assess whether the manuscript fits the aims and scope as well as the quality standards of the journal. Research papers and RED papers that are selected to be sent out for review will be evaluated through double-anonymous peer review by at least two referees.  European Social Work Research  aims to return the reviews along with an initial decision within two months of submission. Book reviews will be internally reviewed by the Book Review Editors.

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Copyright and Permissions

European Social Work Research  is published by Policy Press, imprint of Bristol University Press. Articles are considered for publication on the understanding that on acceptance the author(s) grant(s) Policy Press the exclusive right and licence to publish the article. Copyright remains with the author(s) or other original copyright owners and we will acknowledge this in the copyright line that appears on the published article. 

Authors will be asked to sign a journal contributor agreement to this effect, which should be submitted online along with the final manuscript. All authors should agree to the agreement. For jointly authored articles the corresponding author may sign on behalf of co-authors provided that s/he has obtained their consent. The journal contributor agreement can be downloaded here .

Where copyright is not owned by the author(s), the corresponding author is responsible for obtaining the consent of the copyright holder. This includes figures, tables, and excerpts. Evidence of this permission should be provided to Bristol University Press.  General information on rights and permissions can be found here .

To request permission to reproduce any part of articles published in  European Social Work Research,  please email:  [email protected] .

For information on what is permissible use for different versions of your article please  see our policy on self archiving and institutional repositories.

• British English spelling and punctuation is required for this journal.
• Non-discriminatory language is mandatory. See our guidelines to sensitive language (appendix C of document).
• Explanatory notes should be kept to a minimum. If it is necessary to use them, they must be numbered consecutively in the text and listed at the end of the article. Please do not embed notes in the text.
• Please do not embed bibliographic references in the text, footnotes, live links or macros; the final submitted file should be clear of track changes and ready for print.
• Tables and charts should be separated from the text and submitted in a Word or Excel file, with their placement in the text clearly indicated by inserting: ‘Table X here’. Please provide numbers, titles and sources (where appropriate).
• Figures, diagrams and maps should be separated from the text and, ideally, submitted in an Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) file. Figures created in Word or Excel are acceptable in those file formats. If the figures, diagrams and maps are in other formats (i.e. have been pasted into a Word file rather than created in it) please contact [email protected] for advice. Please indicate where figures should be placed in the text, by inserting: ‘Figure X here’ and provide numbers, titles and sources (where appropriate).

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Lars Uggerhøj ,  Editor-in-Chief,  Aalborg University, Denmark Elaine Sharland ,  Co-Editor , University of Sussex, UK Ana M. Sobočan ,  Co-Editor , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Editorial Board

Ravit Alfandari , Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue Editor , University of Haifa, Israel Sofia Dedotsi , Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue Editor,  University of West Attica, Greece Sarah Donnelly , Social Media Editor , University College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Matthias Drilling , University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland Elizabeth Frost , University of the West of England, UK Erik Jansen , Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue,  HAN University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Urban Nothdurfter , Book Reviews Editor , Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Jaroslaw Przeperski , Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland Sandra Romero-Martin , Book Reviews Editor , University of Zaragoza, Spain Karen Winter , Queen’s University Belfast, UK

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Hakan Acar , Liverpool Hope University, UK Marcin Boryczko , University of Gdansk, Poland Fransisco Branco , The Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal Inge Marie Bryderup , Aalborg University, Denmark Annamaria Campanini , University Milano-Bicocca, Italy Günter Friesenhahn , Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Germany Katerina Glumbikova , University of Ostrava, Czech republic Riccardo Guidi , University of Pisa, Italy Kristine Hickle , University of Sussex, UK Sigrid James , University of Kassel, Germany Mansoor A F Kazi , SUNY at Fredonia, USA Steve Kirkwood , University of Edinburgh, UK Monica Kjørstad , Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway Sarah Lonbay , University of Sunderland, UK Walter Lorenz , Charles University, Czech Republic Maria Inés Martinez Herrero , University of Essex, UK Judith Metz , Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Justin Miller , University of Kentucky, USA Agnieszka Naumiuk , University of Warsaw, Poland Anna Olaison , Linköping University, Sweden George Palattiyil , University of Edinburgh, UK Panagiotis Pentaris , Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Ana Radulescu , Bucharest University, Romania Justin Raj , Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ministry of Welfare, Government of India, India Ozan Selcuk , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey Florian Spensberger , Catholic Foundation of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany Egle Sumskiene , Vilnius University, Lithuania Jon Symonds , University of Bristol, UK Mia Tammelin , Tampere University, Finland Barbra Teater , The City University of New York, USA Lorena Valencia-Galvez , Metropolitan Technological University, Spain David Westlake , Cardiff University, UK Jean Pierre Wilken , HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands Paul Willis , University of Bristol, UK

General call for submissions Call for special issue proposals   Call for contributions to the Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue section

General call for submissions 

The Editors of  ESWR  invite authors to submit articles which examine all major social work practice areas, including (but not limited to): vulnerable children and families; mental health; addictions; disability; migrants, refugees and immigrants; employment and unemployment; health care and hospital social work; criminal justice; and sustainable social development. Contemporary challenges facing social work and the communities it serves, among them: poverty; social exclusion; discrimination and oppression; inequalities, injustice and relationships of power; abuse, trauma, violence and conflict; cultural, political and environmental hazards. Developing and strengthening effective social work practices, organisations, programmes, policies or movements for achieving positive change and empowerment. Developing and strengthening the social work profession, including social work education and training; professional identity, ethics and values; and interprofessional practice.

The journal values innovation and diversity, and so embraces research that uses a wide range of methodological approaches and is informed by a wide range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Scholarly articles may be literature-based, conceptual or based on empirical research. They may use quantitative, qualitative or mixed empirical methodologies. Innovative methods and high-quality participative and practice research that engages with service users, carers and communities, are encouraged. ESWR also welcomes a variety of perspectives, such as psychological, philosophical, sociological, political, legal, ethical or related to human growth and development, whilst showing clear relevance to practice, management, regulation, policy, research, education or training in social work.

In addition to traditional  research articles (between 5,000 and 7,000 words)  and  book reviews   (between 500 and 800 words) , ESWR features a Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue section for shorter contributions ( between 500 and 2000 words ). This section is intended to provide a critically discursive space to provoke dialogue and debate, promote innovation and new initiatives, and to stimulate further contributions to the journal and to the European social work field. These may include:

• Think pieces or discussion pieces  that may be grounded on empirical research, or literature, or on particular developments/events, but focus on highlighting the issues, challenges or innovations that emerge from them.
• Critical discussion  that follows on from, or responds to, ideas and issues raised in previous  ESWR  issues.
• Conversation pieces  based on critical debate/discussion between two or more people with different perspectives on the same issue.
• Articles based on interviews  by one of the  ESWR  editors with particular social work researchers engaged in a distinctive area of work.

The journal will publish three issues a year with one based on the European Social Work Research Association conference. 

All submissions should be made online at the  European Social Work Research  Editorial Manager  website.

If you have questions about the submission process, please contact the editorial office at:  [email protected] .

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• ARCHIVE NEWS
• HOW TO NOMINATE
• ESWRA AWARD WINNERS
• PUBLICATION SERIES
• EUROPEAN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH JOURNAL
• CALL TO HOST ECSWR 2022/23
• CONFERENCE GUIDELINES
• 2020 BUCHAREST
• 2019 LEUVEN
• 2018 EDINBURGH
• 2017 AALBORG
• 2016 LISBON
• 2015 LJUBLJANA
• 2014 BOLZANO
• 2013 JYVÄSKYLÄ
• 2011 OXFORD
• CRITICAL REALISM AND SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
• DECISIONS ASSESSMENT AND RISK
• DOCTORAL AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
• SEXUALITY STUDIES IN SOCIAL WORK
• SOCIAL WORK, HISTORY AND RESEARCH
• SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE RESEARCH
• SOCIAL WORK WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS EUROPE
• RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
• SOCIAL WORK IN FILM, TELEVISION AND MEDIA
• EUROPEAN NETWORK ON GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK
• SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM
• ARTS-BASED RESEARCH IN SOCIAL WORK
• SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT
• TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
• SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH
• POST-SOVIET AND POST-SOCIALIST SOCIAL WORK
• SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL PEDAGOGY RESEARCH
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Call for bids to host European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR) 2025 and 2026

The European Conference of Social Work Research (ECSWR) is the major annual event of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA). The conference has taken place since 2011 and is highly regarded amongst social work researchers across Europe, as an important annual event for sharing research findings and debating ideas as well as networking. It has grown in size and reputation, and the ESWRA Board is keen that ECSWR continues to develop and strengthen its quality, reach and value for social work research in Europe.

12 th ECSWR from 12 th – 14 th April 2023, hosted by the Università Cattolica, del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

13 th ECSWR from 17 – 19 th April 2024, hosted by the Vilnius University, Lithuania

The ESWRA Board is now calling for bids to host the 14 th ECSWR in March-April 2025 and the 15 th ECSWR in MarchApril 2026.

Prospective hosts should prepare and submit an application of no more than 2000 words in length (excluding budget) and should include contact details for the person with lead responsibility on behalf of the prospective host to discuss with ESWRA the bid details.

Applications should be submitted to the ESWRA Executive Administrator, Claire Prater, ( [email protected] ) by 3 rd October 2022

The key criteria against which any bid will be assessed will be:

Planning, administration, leadership and liability : 

• The prospective conference host must demonstrate that they have the capacity and experience for the planning and administration of organising such a large and high-profile international event.
• Joint bids between universities from a host country are welcome; however, a clear indication of the leading host university is expected in the bid. Bids will be assessed on the ability of the host university to provide academic leadership.
• The conference host needs to establish a Conference Organising Committee, to be jointly Chaired on behalf of the host and by ESWRA’S Vice-Chair. The Conference Organising Committee will provide the academic/research leadership for the conference and will be responsible for the conference planning and organisation. 
• The conference host will make all necessary arrangements for hosting the conference, including hiring of rooms, conference advertising, abstract submission and review process, programme development, book of abstracts, social programme, room hire for the programme of Special Interest Groups, and catering. The host will also put in place management arrangements to cover contingencies.
• The ESWRA board will approve the conference budget as well as the conference theme and sub-themes, and keynote speakers.
• The conference should be held in March-April 2025 and 2026 on dates which avoid local, national and European festivities and holidays.

Accessibility : 

• The host city should be reachable by no more than two relatively inexpensive flights from any European city.

Locality and Representation : 

• The Board will particularly take into consideration the full likely cost of conference attendance for participants from low income countries in Europe.
• ESWRA is committed to varying the geographical location of the conference.
• The host city should preferably be an appealing place to visit, providing added attraction to the conference itself.
• The lecture halls and meeting rooms need to be of appropriate size and number. One main conference hall with capacity for 500+ people is essential, along with rooms to accommodate at least 10 parallel oral paper or symposium sessions for up to 50 people each.
• There also need to be approximately 12-15 rooms available for the SIG Events sessions earlier in the day that the conference begins. Some of these could be the same rooms as for parallel sessions during the conference proper, but they could also be slightly smaller (for up to 40 people).

Outline budget :

• The host should provide a comprehensive anticipated budget, covering all expected costs.
• The budget should include a contribution of at least 20,000 Euros to ESWRA.

Over and above this, any budget surplus generated by the conference should also be returned to ESWRA. In return ESWRA will bear all risks and upfront costs associated with the conference when these relate to the agreed budget. 

• Budget headings for the bid are expected to include: o Venue hire for main conference and the programme for Special Interest Groups o Estimates of catering costs o Keynote speakers’ expenses o Conference website and App development o Local administration 

o Contribution of at least 20,000 Euros to ESWRA, plus any surplus

Endorsement from host university  

• Prospective hosts should demonstrate that the bid has the full backing and support of the host university (and partner universities in the case of a collaborative bid).

ESWRA will use the above criteria to inform the selection of ECSWR 2025 and 2026 conference hosts. The final decision will rest with the ESWRA Board. 

Full guidance for prospective ECSWR hosts can be found here Conference Guidelines

Applications to host the 14 th ECSWR in March-April 2025 and the 15 th ECSWR in March-April 2026 should be submitted to the ESWRA Executive Administrator, Claire Prater ( [email protected] ) Date to be decided.

The ESWRA Board expects to select and announce the hosts for ECSWR 2025 and 2026 in December 2022 after the November Board meeting 

Informal expressions of interest in advance of the application deadline are welcome. These should be made to the ESWRA Chair, Alessandro Sicora ( [email protected] ) and/or Vice Chair, Ines Martinez [email protected] who will be pleased to discuss any questions from prospective hosts. 

abstracts Call for Abstracts

The main theme of the 13 th European Conference for Social Work Research is “Social Work Research and Discourse in the Age of Industry 4.0” . Researchers, scholars, practitioners and students are invited to submit abstracts for the following proposal types. 

Abstract submission deadline is October 8, 2023. 

Proposal Types

Oral Paper Presentation

The oral paper presentation may be authored by an individual or by a group. The abstract should be in line with the main theme of the conference and linked to the conference’s sub-themes. The oral presentations will be grouped in parallel sessions based on the sub-themes. The abstract submitted should be 500 words or less. More information about the abstract is provided below. 

Poster Presentation

The poster presentation may be created by an individual or by a group and is to be displayed on a portable wall. At times, the author(s) of the poster will accompany it, to answer questions that people have. To apply for a poster presentation, the author(s) must submit an abstract of a maximum of 500 words. More information about the abstract is provided below. 

Symposium  

The symposium presentation is a self-organised seminar of three to four papers on a common topic which are presented within the same session and are in line with the conference’s main theme, as well as one or more of the sub-themes. The symposium session lasts 90 minutes.

When applying for a symposium, one person is responsible for submitting the following: 

• a general abstract (maximum 500 words) that describes the theme of the symposium and which argues for the importance of it within the framework of the conference; 
• an abstract (maximum 250 words) for each of the papers included in the proposed symposium. 

You will also have to indicate which person will be the symposium convener. We will only communicate with this person. 

Preference will be given to symposia that demonstrate cohesiveness across presentations and to presentations strongly linked to the central theme/sub-themes of the conference. Symposia will be accepted or rejected as a whole, not in parts. 

A self-organized seminar of one or more presentations relevant to the conference theme/sub-themes. The workshops last 90 minutes. Workshops are intended to be thoroughly interactive with considerable participation and discussion from those attending. Workshops may have an explicit agenda of training participants on a given topic or of generating an interest group or a network for future collaboration. If applying for a workshop, please submit an abstract of 500 words or less including a description of the content and how it will be delivered (pedagogical methods, etc.). 

The following guidelines for all kinds of presentation are advisory. If you think there are good reasons to amend them, please feel free to do so.

If your abstract is for a presentation based on one or more empirical research projects, it could include the following:

• Background and purpose: description of the problem, study objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses;
• Methods: study design, including a description of participants and selection strategies, data collection procedures, measures, and approaches to analysis;
• Findings: specific results in summary form;
• Conclusions and implications: description of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice, policy or further research.

If your abstract is for a presentation which is not based on primary empirical research, it could include the following:

• Background and purpose of the presentation;
• A summary of the main points of the presentation;
• How the presentation will address one or more of the conference’s aims and themes;
• Conclusions from and implications of your presentation for practice, policy or further research.

Submission Instructions

All abstracts must be relevant to the central conference theme and subthemes. Preference will be given to abstracts that are strongly linked to the conference theme and subthemes, so we encourage authors to show this explicitly. Authors are also asked to mention one or two theoretical or empirical references that inform or inspire the abstract. In addition, we actively welcome proposals for symposia and/or workshops by the Special Interest Groups. 

Please note that authors may submit a maximum of three abstracts as follows: one abstract of which they are the main author and two abstracts of which they are a co-author. 

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by an international panel. Decisions will be notified by December 1, 2023 to the e-mail address provided by the authors when registering. 

• Challenges and opportunities for social work research, practice, policy or education in contemporary contexts
• Social work research, policy, practice or education across national, social, cultural, disciplinary and professional boundaries
• Exploring the impact and effectiveness of social work practice
• Social work history and identity as a profession and discipline
• Linking the industry 4.0 and digital welfare state
• Theorizing social work and/or social work research
• Linking social work research and practice, including the co-creation of knowledge
• Methodological development, innovation, technologies and capacity building in social work research
• Technology-driven changes in social work identity, ethics, values and commitments.

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IFSW Europe 2023 Regional Conference

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A call to register and submit abstract is now open for all social workers who wish to share, present, interact and connect with global social workers at Prague, join the colleagues by registering for the European regional IFSW conference.

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Diversity and social work education: building bridges for sustainable futures.

The European Association of Schools of Social Work and Institute of Social Work of Oporto (Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto) announce the 2023 European Conference on Social Work Education, which aims to be an international forum for dialogue and discussion about concerns, challenges and practices in social work education.

In times when freedom and democracy are challenged by environmental crisis, war, insecurity, and the growth of extreme-right movements in Europe, the overarching themes of the conference are respect for diversity, equality, and the achievement of socially responsible societies. The conference promotes the mission of the EASSW towards the inalienable rights of the individual, freedom, justice, and peace to foster cooperation, collegiality, and solidarity. It builds further on the Tallin conference’s 2021 themes of resilience and innovation in working together in partnership for safer and environmentally sustainable futures.

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Bridging solidarities: coping with moral emotions

How can social workers foster and maintain bridging solidarities? And what does our knowledge about bridging solidarities imply for social work education? In encounters between social workers, volunteers and citizens with a migration and/or refugee background, cultural differences can be serious obstacles. Social workers often find creative, practical solutions to coping with cultural difference, thereby fostering bridging solidarities. We will discuss some of these creative inventions and their implications for social work education. However, in practice other issues (than cultural difference) are often equally or even more pressing. Issues like how to achieve reciprocity and equivalence in the interaction. Or how to cope with moral emotions such as compassion, duty, gratefulness, and pride. We will therefore also discuss how such moral emotions can be obstacles to fruitful interaction between different groups and what social workers can do to overcome them and foster bridging solidarities. The lecture is based on international literature as well as on empirical research on encounters between social workers, volunteers and people with a migration and/or refugee status in the Netherlands.

Calling for care in technological societies: Ethical boundaries and impacts on social work education

Over the last few years, many scientific works have been reflecting on how technology influences Social Work processes, values and principles. Although it contains positive elements that can be used in favour of more creative and strategic social intervention, the technologization of processes and interactions does not cease to involve renewed and highly complex issues. Reflection around the ethical thresholds of the professional relationship, for example, and the redefinition of deontological principles become central. How is it possible to ensure privacy and confidentiality and prevent dual relationships? How can social work implement cultural competence to apprehend the multidimensionality of the problematics experienced by audiences from different cultures that populate the same spaces (even virtual spaces)? How is it possible to bridge the digital divide in accessing and understanding social, economic and political rights? The talk will discuss concepts such as “digital empathy”, among others, and advocate the need for a renewed ethics of care permeated with ethics of justice and “digital intelligence”. The construction of a fair care society is affirmed as the humanist axis in a society that runs the risk of concealing what is human. This implies a renewed advocacy around diversity, the creation of bonds, sustainability and justice, which uses technological means and tools in the best way but goes beyond them to build a conscious and consistent humanism. The role of Social Work in building this renewed ethical-political project is central, but educational models must also be revisited. A brief reflection on the axes for the transformation of educational models in Social Work in the light of ongoing transformations will constitute the closing topic of the communication.

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After the second world war, the western world committed to fundamental social rights that came to be considered as inalienable. However, we live in an era where we are witnessing a reversal of these rights. Freedom and democracy are currently being challenged both by external issues, for example, the war in Ukraine, and by internal issues, such as the growth of extreme right-wing movements. In this topic, participants are invited to discuss the impacts of these recent changes and present projects or strategies outlining how Social Work Education can continue to uphold the profession’s core values and committment to rights within such a challenging context.

This theme focuses on recognition and understanding of diversity, reducing inequalities and promoting empowerment and hope to transform oppressive conditions.. This concerns the history of colonisation and imperialism and multiple forms of inequalities, including health, safety, and economy, which intersect with structural life conditions of privilege and marginalization such as age, able-bodiedness, ethnicity, gender, and race. Presenters in this thematic group are invited to share knowledge and discuss practices linked to intersecting inequalities.

For decades, we have developed social work methods, assuming that they will be implemented in a democratic environment. Today we can see how fragile this assumption is as we witness the rise of authoritarianism across Europe. To such challenges as radical capitalism, right-wing extremism or populism, we can add the most complex and topical question of social work (education) in totalitarian / authoritarian countries: how can we help to strengthen communities in the fight for fundamental rights, awakening in them a sense of responsibility and collective agency? Presenters in this group are asked to explore that question.

We live in a time of environmental crisis where social work education and practice are faced with the need to develop responsive knowledge and pedagogical strategies. Presentations in this thematic group are invited to elaborate on projects, methodologies and practice skills that promote diverse forms of environmental sustainability in SWE across different approaches, such as ‘indigenous-, ‘environmental-’, ‘eco-social-‘, ‘green-‘, ‘(post-)anthropocentric’ social work.

Scientific research and professional practice have shown that the different forms of artistic expression (music, theatre, dance, poetry, visual- and digital arts) are particularly effective pedagogical tools for social intervention and transformative learning. They also contribute to the development of alternative languages to the usual technocracy of Social Work. Presenters in this thematic group are invited to share knowledge and discuss theoretical departures and pedagogical practices linked to the use of different forms of expression in SWE.

Never before has an entire generation experienced a pandemic in real time context. All social, economic, and political structures had to adapt in record time, as did universities and SWE. Education was transformed to take place through a digitalised environment. In this theme, participants are invited to present educational strategies, research and intervention projects that have been examples of such adaptations.

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The European Social Services Conference (ESSC) is the annual flagship event of the European Social Network (ESN), the leading network for public social services in Europe. The ESSC is the largest public social welfare policy and practice forum in Europe, attended by almost 700 delegates in Malmö in 2023.

The ESSC 2024 will be the opportunity for decision-makers in public authorities, third sector organisations, social services professionals, providers of technology solutions, and researchers to share and exchange their knowledge and experiences with peers from across Europe and other regions of the world.

At the 32nd European Social Services Conference (ESSC 2024) we will discuss how we can co-create community-based social services, with a specific focus on three thematic strands: Co-Creating Cities Social Inclusion, Co-Creating Responses to Manage the Future Workforce, and Co-Creating Digital Solutions for Social Inclusion.

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Are you a user of social services or have experience in the delivery of care or social services? Find out about support to participate through our conference bursary programme.

Meet the speakers for the ESSC2024! ESN is building an engaging programme with speakers on community development, supporting the social services workforce and the use of technology to promote social inclusion.

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ESN has joined with our conference industry partners to organise a series of webinars to discuss different ways in which technology and digitalisation are transforming social services. Find out more here .

You can still submit your proposal to present at ESSC 2024 until 27 November 2023 for proposals submitted in French, Spanish, German, Italian and 1 December 2023 for proposals submitted in English. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your innovative projects and ideas to an international audience!

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Are you working on social services co-creation in public authorities, universities, research centres, the industry or third sector organisations? 

If you answered yes, submit your proposal for the 2024 European Social Services Conference here .

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You can submit a maximum of 2 proposals per organisation for Case Study or Workshop, thematic panel discussion, project Forum and practice Fair.

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