International Association of Schools of Social Work

The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is a worldwide association of schools focused primarily on social work and social-work educators. The IASSW was founded in 1928.

Structure and leadership
The organization is governed by the Board of Directors made up of both elected and appointed members. The IASSW has had 13 Presidents.

A list of IASSW Presidents: The execution of initiatives by IASSW is facilitated through a structure comprising committees and task forces. These committees cover various aspects, such as: nomination and election, capacity building, human rights, social justice, communication, publication, sustainability, climate change, and disaster intervention. Additionally, task forces are dedicated to areas such as the Global Agenda and the Global Standards for Education and Training.
 * 1928/29-1946 Alice Salomon (Germany, then – USA)
 * 1946–1953	René Sand (Belgium)
 * 1954–1961 Jan Floris de Jongh (Netherlands)
 * 1961–1968	Eileen Younghusband (United Kingdom)
 * 1968–1976	Herman D. Stein (USA)
 * 1976–1980	Robin Huws Jones (United Kingdom)
 * 1980–1988	Heiner Schiller (Germany)
 * 1988–1996	Ralph Garber (Canada)
 * 1996–2004	Lena Dominelli (United Kingdom)
 * 2004–2008	Abye Tasse (Ethiopia)
 * 2008–2012	Angelina Yuen (Hong Kong)
 * 2012–2016	Vimla Nadkarni (India)
 * 2016 – Present 	 Annamaria Campanini (Italy)

Activities
Major Activities of IASSW include:


 * IASSW Global Standards Task Force
 * Monthly Webinars
 * IASSW Monthly & Weekly newsletters
 * Capacity Building Workshops
 * Cross-sectoral learning
 * International Projects Grant Funding
 * Global Social Work Documents:
 * IASSW with the International Federation of Social Workers, or IFSW, developed three Global Social Work Documents, available on the IASSW website which includes the Global definition of Social Work; Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles; Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training; Ethics in Social Work Statement of Principles. The Global Definition Of Social Work was approved by the IASSW General Assembly and IFSW General Meeting in July 2014.
 * Ethics In Social Work, Statement Of Principles - the IASSW version of the Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles - which was unanimously adopted at the General Assembly of IASSW on 5 July 2018 in Dublin, Ireland is available in various languages.
 * IASSW and IFSW approved in July 2020, the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training.
 * IASSW with IFSW and the Institute for Clinical Social Work (ICSW), developed the Global Agenda 2010–2020 and are currently developing the Global Agenda 2020–2030. Annually IASSW in collaboration with ICSW and IFSW sponsors World Social Work Day at the United Nations. The theme for World Social Work Day is based on the pillars of the Global Agenda.
 * IASSW has prepared two statements for social work understanding of the IASSW international position on social work research (2017) and clinical social work (2023).