About The Conference

The 25th Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference (2019) will be held at Bengaluru, Karnataka State, India, between 17th and 20th of September 2019. This is a biennial Joint Regional Conference of International Federation of Social Workers – Asia Pacific (IFAP ) and Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE) and hosted by INPSWA – India Network of Professional Social Workers’ Associations in collaboration with the Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, and Dept. of Social Work, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.

The Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference is held every two years in Asia-Pacific countries and is recognised as the most significant international conference in the area of Social Work Education and Practice in the region. In 2019 more than 1000 professional Social Work educators, practitioners, policymakers, research scholars and students from around 30 countries in Asia-Pacific region and from around the world are expected to converge at Bengaluru, India, to exchange and share experiences, ideas, challenges, methods and successful innovative interventions during this Regional Joint Conference on Social Work.

The main theme of the 2019 conference is ‘Social Work Partnerships towards an Equal Society Asia-Pacific Perspective’.

The main theme will be discussed under 10 sub – themes

1. Social Work Partnerships
2. Social Development
3. Protection and Promotion of Human Rights
4. Green Social Work
5. Cultural Diversity and Social Work
6. Social Policy – Programmes for Public Reach
7. Children, Youth, Women and Elderly
8. Correctional Social Work
9. Health and Wellbeing
10. Corporate Social Responsibility & Industrial Social Work

For more information, please write to us at:

info@apswc2019.com.

Important dates:

Participants are invited to submit abstracts on topics related to the conference theme and sub-themes for oral presentation and poster presentation.

Await for future announcements.

Note: In view of requests to extend the deadline, the last date for Abstracts submission is extended to 15th April 2019. No More extension will be made.

Conference Registration fee:

GST Included

• Life and regular members of INPSWA affiliates associations, faculty of NIMHANS and Christ can avail INR 500 discount.
• There will be a limited number of scholarships for deserving participants from developing countries. Await announcement.
  Sponsorship opportunities are available. Await for announcements.