Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
A POEM BY THOBILE SOKHELA – 3rd year social
work Student, UKZN (Click to read...)
Professor Joseph Ayee, Deputy Vice Chancellor
of the College of Humanities addressing the audience on World Social
Work Day.
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to read address...
Vision and Mission
The vision of the association shall be: To be the leading association in the promotion of social work education, training and research in South Africa in collaboration with the international community in pursuit of enhanced psychosocial functioning of individuals families, groups, organisations and communities, and of human rights, social justice and equality of all the people of South Africa.
The Mission of the association shall be: "To maintain and support a community of social work educators who are committed to the continuing development of social work education, training, research and practice in South Africa.
In pursuing its mission and vision the association aims to:
1. Facilitate collaboration and exchange of information
on social work education, training research and practice
with relevant networks (governmental and non-governmental) on national, regional
and international levels.
2. Develop strategies that enhance the recognition of social work as a profession.
3. Promote recognition of the contribution of social work to social and economic
development and to the transformation of South African society.
4. Support the development of appropriate and locally specific research, theory
and practice.
5. Contribute to the development and implementation of social welfare and education
policies in the South African context.
ASASWEI Statements on...
ASASWEI response to Removal of Children
ASASWEI letter to Minister re concerns about
the SACSSP
