World Social Work Day 2021

Open Online Webinar

Social Work and the Pandemic

Tuesday 16.3.2021

WHEN: 12.00-15.00 Swedish Time (CET) &
13.00-16.00 Finnish time (EET)

WHERE: Online via Zoom

https://uef.zoom.us/j/64690760604

In celebration of of World Social Work Day, you are invited to an online webinar highlighting social work research and education in times of a global pandemic. Current international research is presented and students from the Nordic countries reflect about their experiences of social work education.

Invited speakers include:

• Vincent Mabvurira, North-West University, South Africa
  
• Lenore Manderson, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  
• Paula McFadden, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
  
• Kris Clarke, University of Helsinki, Finland
  
• PANDA research group, University of Lapland, Finland

PROGRAMME AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Preliminary programme

WHO CAN JOIN IN?

This is an open webinar. We welcome social workers, social work students and academics from different countries to the webinar! No registration needed.

However, it might be worth to note that only 300 first attendees are allowed to Zoom. So be there on time to reserve your front row seat!

RECORDINGS

We will record all keynote speakers' presentations. Recordings will be available on this webpage a few days after the webinar until 31.3.2021.

ORGANIZERS

The webinar is organized by:

• The Finnish National University Network Sosnet
• Nordplus Network for Knowledge Production in Social Work and
• The University of Lapland.