Plenary sessions will include presentations on the following themes:
• Racism, antiracism and social work practice
• Radical practice today: voices from the frontline
• Global perspectives: radical social work in the world today
Call for papers
We particularly encourage workshops, presentations and papers on the following more specific
themes and topics:
• The disability movement
• Defeating sexism and gender oppression
• Debating Government reviews on social work education and adult care
• Challenging the “troubled families” agenda
• Defeating the policies of austerity
• Anti-racist social work practice
• Challenging managerialism
• Working with asylum seekers and refugees
• In defence of youth and community work
• User-led groups and community campaigns
• Building alliances – challenging the strategy of divide and rule
• Radical social work education and practice
• Other subject areas relevant to the main conference themes
Please send an outline of your proposal (up 200 words) with your name(s) and contact details to
SWAN2015workshops@outlook.com by Friday 27th February 2015.
