3rd ENSACT conference: Social action in Europe: inclusive policies and practice
Tue, 16/04/2013 - Fri, 19/04/2013
The 3rd ENSACT conference: Social action in Europe: inclusive policies and practice", organized by the European Network for Social Action and the “Turkish Association of Social Workers" (TASW), will take place on 16 - 19 April 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference will focus on ‘Social action in Europe: inclusive policies and practice.’ It addresses the question of how to foster inclusiveness and solidarity with vulnerable groups in times of economic and political uncertainty.”
Inclusive policies are those policies that ensure democracy by making education, training and housing accessible to all and by providing additional resources for those who need them. Inclusive policies in the European context are those that facilitate the ability of disadvantaged social groups to exercise their rights independent of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability and ethnic belonging.
During the conference this theme will be developed by distinguished keynote speakers and then further elaborated in symposia and workshops that will explore the effects of the current trends on social theory, practice, policy and education. Conference symposia, workshops and poster presentations will allow for a variety of exchanges on issues associated with the seven overarching sub-themes (Inclusive Policies and Practices, Human Rights, Ethics and Dilemmas in Social action, Migration and Discrimination, Elderly people, Disability and inclusion, Social Professional Work in health Care Settings and promoting Well-Being, Sustainable development and social action) and will pose the question ‘what type of policies and practice need to be developed to improve the life chances of vulnerable people?’
Researchers, professionals in social policy, lecturers, educators and students, practitioners, managers and representatives of client groups will attend this conference and exchange ideas, perspectives and good-practices on this timely issue.
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ENSACT stands for professional quality. It fosters social professionals, teachers, lecturers, trainers and social service providers in innovating and strengthening their practices, concepts and theories.
ENSACT gives a voice to social professionals, teachers, lecturers, trainers and services in Europe: directed at the Council of Europe, European Union and European Parliament. It is essential for the quality of social policy and the provision of social services that social professionals have a strong voice in their own countries, but also in Brussels and Strasbourg.
ENSACT promotes consistency and effectiveness of professional qualifications and quality of social services and policies across Europe, including work on the Bologna process and the EU processes for mutual recognition of qualifications.
ENSACT is a European network of professional associations, faculties of social work and social education and national councils of social welfare.
ENSACT integrates the efforts of partners in a synergistic way, aiming at optimising the activities of every partner and reaching goals individually and jointly. We draw upon the richness of traditions embedded in social professional education and social professional practice throughout Europe.
ENSACT intends to develop more effective contact with service user organizations on a national and European level. ENSACT will integrate the interests of service users into their policies and recommendations.
