Upcoming International Conferences

In addition to planning to present and attend our IASWG Symposium, we encourage submission of group work-related abstracts to a number of international conferences. Feel free to share additional announcements for posting by email to [email protected]

In 2020, the IASSW and the IFSW will be hosting separate conferences.  They have agreed to return to a combined, biannual conference in 2022 and 2024.

June 28 – July 1, 2020, Rimini, Italy: Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development​ ​International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) & International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW)
Deadline for Abstract Submission: December 2019
Website: http://www.swesd2020.org

July 15 – July 18, 2020, Calgary, Canada:  The International 2020 Social Work Conference​ ​International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
Deadline for Abstract Submission: November 1, 2020
Website: https://swsd2020.com

Past Events

• Special Interest Groups held in July at the SWSD2018 Conference, in Dublin, Ireland - Groupwork in Social Work Education, Practice and Research: Being and Joining Together
• 12th International Conference on Practice Teaching and Field Education: Oxford, UK, September 10-11, 2018.
• European Conference for Social Work Research: Leuven, Belgium, April 10-12, 2019
• European Association of Schools of Social Work EASSW Conference: Madrid, Spain, June 7, 2019 
• Pre-Conference: From Local to Global Conference of Social Work with Groups - June 3, 2019
• US Council on Social Work Education's Annual Program Meeting: Denver, Colorado, USA, October 24–27, 2019