2013-09-25
The symposium, 26th September 2013 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Hotel Mons, as part of
the 5th Congress of Social Work.
Themes of the Congress:
1. Challenges to the concept of citizenship for social work:
a. Social work between reducing social inequality and ensuring equality
b. Empowerment – from marginalisation to full participation in the community
c. Place of social work in the revolt against injustices and as a movement for social change
2. Creating community:
a. Solidarity and belonging to a community
b. Ethics of active involvement in community social work
c. Autonomy and organisation of the community
3. Social work, welfare state and survival strategies:
a. Social work and the politics of austerity
b. Can social work be neutral?
c. Micro and macro survival strategies and political agendas
d. Reorganisation – new public management (in social protection, mental health, long-term care, etc.) – between modernisation and humanity