WELCOME TO COSW

We welcome you to the COSW website. To know more about COSW, please use the links above.

For more information, please contact Nigel Hall  nigel.hall37@btinternet.com or COSW Secretary General Buster Curson bcurson@inspire.net.nz

SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

• are found throughout the Commonwealth and share a common value base and service objectives

• may be employed by governments, in voluntary and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and in private and commercial organisations

• provide services and assistance for

  • individuals, families, groups and communities

  • people facing personal, family or community problems

  • victims of human and natural disasters

  • people of all ages, from the youngest child to the oldest citizen

  • people with physical and emotional ill-health or disability

  • those who break the law and the victims of crime

  • people facing death and bereavement

  • refugees and asylum seekers

  • victims of oppression and racial and religious persecution

  • people seeking employment

  • families facing marital and other crises

  • people in residential care and hospitals

  • communities pursuing self-help and communal activity

• respect the humanity and integrity of those they serve and aim to promote human rights equality of opportunity for all and protection of individuals and the community from abuse, exploitation and risk of violence

• Owe allegiance to the ethical codes of the International Federation of Social Workers