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    The Board of Volunteers, GISW AGM'16
    The Board of Volunteers, GISW AGM'16

    Board of Directors and Volunteers at the GISW AGM 2016: Back row (LtoR): Terence Yow, Sim Gim Guan, Tan Ngoh Tiong, David Ong, Vicky Tan, Koh Juat Muay. Front Row: S. Vasoo, Ang Bee Lian, Arthur Tan, Elena Lui, Teo Mui Wan

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    CSD2015 Conference: Opening Plenary with Keynote Speaker Dr Noeleen Heyzer and Guest of Honour: DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam

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    2017 World Social Work Day
    2017 World Social Work Day

    The International Federation of Social Workers is holding a competition to design the 2017 World Social Work Day Poster. The competition is open to anyone including people that use social work services, students, social workers and any one else.

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    The Board of Volunteers, GISW AGM'16
    The Board of Volunteers, GISW AGM'16

    Board of Directors and Volunteers at the GISW AGM 2016: Back row (LtoR): Terence Yow, Sim Gim Guan, Tan Ngoh Tiong, David Ong, Vicky Tan, Koh Juat Muay. Front Row: S. Vasoo, Ang Bee Lian, Arthur Tan, Elena Lui, Teo Mui Wan

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    Vision &
    Mission

    The vision of The Global Institute of Social Work (GISW) is to deliver quality social work training wherever in the world it is needed the most. Our goal is to provide readily available, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate training in various fields of social work.

    Table of Contents
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    1. The Beginning
    2. Charity Organization Societies
    3. The Friendly Visitor
    4. The Depression
    5. Early Casework
    6. The Settlement Idea
    7. The Miseries
    8. The Three R's
    9. Common Threads
    10. The Halcyon Days
    11. The Children's Bureau
    12. Casework
    13. Organizations
    14. Suffrage & Prohibition
    15. Social Casework
    16. Psychiatric Social Work
    17. Community Chests
    18. The Great Depression
    19. Social Work Reacts
    20. Birth of Social Security
    21. The New DealsReferences

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