The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance frequently hosts webinars and live webcasts on thematic areas of interest and relevance to social service provision and workforce strengthening across many stakeholder groups. Webinars enablee the active exchange of information and expertise across and within countries and provides a cost-effective method of identifying and disseminating promising practices related to the planning, development and strengthening of the social service workforce.
Click on a previous webinar to read a summary and listen to a recording. All of our webinars are available on our YouTube channel. We invite your suggestions for future webinar topics and speakers.
Developing Minimum Social Service Workforce Ratios and Costing the Social Service Workforce
October 20, 2022
Social Service Workers in Health Facilities: Their role in addressing social determinants of health among children and families
October 19, 2022
Supporting Social Service Workers in Emergency Contexts to Ensure No One Is Left Behind
June 30, 2022
Effective Deployment of Social Service Workers in Schools and Health Care Facilities
March 15, 2022
Strengthening Supervision for the Social Service Workforce
October 27, 2020
Protecting the Social Service Workforce: Best practices including mental health
September 2, 2020
Social Service Workforce Safety and Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Response
May 14, 2020
The Role of the Social Service Workforce in Supporting Children on the Move: A European perspective
October 22, 2019
Nation Building: The Role of the Child and Youth Care Workforce in Child Protection and Violence Prevention
July 3, 2019
Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse and Online Exploitation
June 13, 2019
Implementing a Global Code of Ethics to Ensure Professional Standards
April 24, 2019
Role of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance as a Forum to Advance Knowledge and Advocate for Policy Reform
March 26 and March 28, 2019
The Role of a Council in Supporting Social Service Professions
November 28, 2018
Ending Violence Against Children Requires a Strong Social Service Workforce
September 27, 2018
Supporting the Social Service Workforce on the Frontlines of the Refugee Crisis in South East Europe
June 26, 2018
5th Annual Social Service Workforce Strengthening Symposium
May 8, 2018
Ways in Which the Social Service Workforce Plays a Key Role in Preventing Violence Against Children
April 12, 2018
New Resources to Strengthen Case Management Approaches
February 13, 2018 and March 7, 2018
4th Annual Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Symposium: Case Management and the Social Service Workforce
May 24, 2017
World Social Work Day - Advocacy Tools to Raise the Profile of Social Workers Locally and Globally
March 16, 2017
Building the Evidence Base for Social Service Workforce Strengthening
November 9, 2016
3rd Annual Social Service Workforce Alliance Symposium: Strengthening the Continuum of Care for Orphan and Vulnerable Children
June 2, 2016
Mapping Social Service Workforce Training in West and Central Africa
December 7, 2015
Development of the Child and Youth Care Work Profession
July 2, 2015
2nd Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Symposium: A Review of the State of the Social Service Workforce
June 2015
World Social Work Day - Celebrating Success in Social Service Workforce Strengthening
March 16, 2015
Developing Community Social Service Workers: The Role of Para Professionals and the Work of the Alliance Interest Group on Para Professionals
December 4, 2014
Roundtable Discussion on Social Work Faculty Recruitment and Retention
September 23, 2014
The Role of Local Government Staff in Coordinating and Overseeing Social Services
July 30, 2014
1st Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Symposium: Supporting Families, Building a Better Tomorrow for Children
April 2014
Using Human Resources Data to Improve Social Services: Experiences from Malawi and Tanzania
March 6, 2014
Deinstitutionalizing the Alternative Care System for Children: Implications for the social service workforce with learning from Rwanda and Moldova
December 5, 2013
Strengthening Social Service Systems through Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: Multi-sectoral coordination at the policy and planning level
November 21, 2013
Strengthening Social Service Systems through Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: Multidisciplinary teams in communities and local health facilities
October 15, 2013
Supporting the Social Service Workforce: Attracting and Retaining Workers in Underserved Areas
August 8, 2013
Connecting People. Transforming Lives: The Launch of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance
June 6 and June 7, 2013
Professionalizing the Social Service Workforce - the Role of Licensing
March 28, 2013
Creating Supportive Environments for the Social Service Workforce
February 5, 2013
Social Work Diploma and Degree Programs
October 23, 2012
Child Protection System Mapping and Assessment - What Can We Learn About the Workforce?
June 27, 2012
The Role of Case Work and Case Supervision within the Social Services Workforce
April 3, 2012
Working with Community Members and Workers in the Social Services
January 17, 2012
Travailler avec des membres et travailleurs de la communauté au sein des services sociaux
January 19, 2012 (French)
A Review of Achievements and Challenges since the 2011 Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference
November 15, 2011
Social Welfare Workforce Training Curricula
September 8, 2011
Lessons Learned from the Global Healthcare Workforce
July 14, 2011
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