IASW Statement on the Pay and Numbers Strategy following the lifting of the recruitment embargo in the HSE
The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) is concerned about the ongoing lack of clarity in relation to the “Pay and Numbers Strategy” and the recruitment of Social Workers within the HSE. The HSE announced a recruitment embargo in October 2023. The embargo was subsequently lifted on the 15th of July 2024 following an announcement from […]
IASW welcomes appointment of Chief Social Worker in HSE
The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) warmly welcomes the appointment of Ms. Amanda Casey as the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) Chief Social Worker and looks forward to working in partnership with the Chief Social Worker and her team to progress the wide range of goals, duties and responsibilities attached to the post. Welcoming the […]
IASW Statement Regarding Report on Safeguarding Failures in HSE-run Adult Residential Facility
Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) statement regarding report on safeguarding failures in HSE-run adult residential facility The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) is shocked and very concerned by the content of this report and our thoughts are with Resident A and her family. One particular concern is the fact that Resident A experienced […]
Letter to the Irish Examiner ‘Tackling the ongoing shortage of Social Workers’
Fergus Finlay wrote last week about the lack of social workers in Ireland. His comments follow the much-publicised interview of three members of the judiciary, and what Finlay describes as their “frustration and anxiety” expressed in the resulting “page-long cry from the heart” in a national newspaper recently. Mr Finlay is correct in his summary of […]
Letter to the Irish Times ‘Social Workers play a vital role’
Sir, I write on behalf of the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) in response to the letter (Letters, July 29th) from Dr Joseph Mooney and the academic team providing professional social work education at University College Dublin (UCD). The authors of that letter highlight the challenges in training, recruitment and retention of social workers […]
IASW Statement in Response to Latest Report from Child Law Project
The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) is extremely concerned at the content of the latest report from the Child Law Project (CLP): Volume 1 2024 and calls for urgent action to be taken on the issues arising. This CLP volume contains 70 reports of court proceedings regarding children in care, observed by CLP, and it highlights […]
Social Work stands with Palestine: Statement of Support
Introduction Embedded within the ethos of social work practice and education are the core values of justice, dignity, equality, and the protection of human rights. For us, these values are the moral compass that guides our actions in addressing systemic injustices globally. In the Palestinian context, where the struggle against occupation, apartheid, and oppression has […]
Press Release IASW Launches paper supporting best practice in safeguarding in Adult Mental Health Services
The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) event today (Friday 19 April) – Safeguarding in Adult Mental Health: Building Blocks towards Best Practice – contextualizes the complexity of skills, knowledge and practices required in the area of safeguarding and adult mental health. The conference welcomes international and national subject experts including Vicky Soutar, Lecturer in Social Work, […]
IFSW SUPPORTS GLOBAL STATEMENT OF HUMANITARIAN LEADERS CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
IFSW stands in full support of the recent statement by humanitarian leaders on the extreme peril facing civilians in Gaza. The escalation of violence following the attacks on 7 October has led to a preventable humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale, with tens of thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, orphaned, killed, injured or permanently […]
Cork social workers to take to city in support of ceasefire in Gaza this weekend
Cork social workers to take to city in support of ceasefire in Gaza this weekend The role of social workers in Gaza has been ‘decimated’, according to the IASW Cork-based social workers seeking an immediate ceasefire to end the “carnage” in Gaza will march from Grand Parade this Saturday in solidarity with their colleagues in […]