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The document discusses the impact of the 2008-2009 financial crisis on social services and social protection. It introduces developmental social work as an approach to address social problems exacerbated by global crises. The International Federation of Social Workers, along with partner organizations, launched the Global Agenda on Social Work and Social Development to mobilize social workers in working for global social change. The paper will examine models of social development practice at various levels, including personal social services, social welfare, social development, and a new world order model.

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The document discusses the impact of the 2008-2009 financial crisis on social services and social protection. It introduces developmental social work as an approach to address social problems exacerbated by global crises. The International Federation of Social Workers, along with partner organizations, launched the Global Agenda on Social Work and Social Development to mobilize social workers in working for global social change. The paper will examine models of social development practice at various levels, including personal social services, social welfare, social development, and a new world order model.

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3. Social crises, social policies adjustment, social work & social professions: historical perspective and current Dynamics.

Paula de Sousa Doutoranda em Servio Social (UCP) Professora Assistente Universidade Catlica Portuguesa Campus Cames 4710-362 Braga
Tel: +351 932887480 E-mail address: [email protected]

Jos Luis DAlmeida Social Work Ph.D (UP - Universidade do Porto) Professor Auxiliar UTAD-Universidade de Trs-os-Montes e Alto Douro 5000 660 - Vila Real Tel: +351 259302200 E-mail address: [email protected]

DEVELOPMENTAL SOCIAL WORK in times of crisis

The UN Report "The Global Social Crisis" on the World Social Situation 2011 published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), explores the ongoing adverse social consequences of the 2008-2009 financial and economic crisis. The report finds that many governments did not pay enough attention to the social implications of the recent global financial crisis and urges that social investments be given priority in recovery programmes. In this paper, we have sought to introduce the reader to the emerging field of social development practice and to the advantages that a "developmental perspective" can offer in times of crisis to solve social problems that are rooted in international social forces. As a response of the profession to the global social crisis IFSW together with its sister organisations IASSW and ICSW have launched the Global Agenda on Social Work and Social Development at the 2010 Joint World Conference in Hong Kong where more than 2000 Social Workers gathered. The Agenda aims to mobilize Social Workers, Social Work Educators, Policy Practitioners and Developers to work for Global Social Change. It highlights the importance of an environmental sustainability, dignity and diversity, social and economic equalities and human relationships in this process. IFSW Europe, meeting in Brussels on 8-10 April 2011 is seriously concerned about the financial crisis affecting all the countries of Europe and the radical changes in social services and social protection arrangements which governments are imposing on our communities. A recession such as this, in which social services are asked to do more with less also reinforces the importance and urgency of more fundamental questions about the structure of welfare states and the role of social work. What roles do the values and knowledge base of social work play within the current debate about hot to deal with the current crisis and the problems it causes? What are the chances that social work may be able to influence the adoption of innovative approaches?

In this paper, various models and levels of social development practice will be examined: the Personal Social Services Model (PSSM); the Social Welfare Model (SWM); the Social Development Model (SDM), and the New World Order Model (NWOM).

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