World Social Work Day 2012

EDM number 2897 in 2010-12, proposed by Ann Clwyd on 19/03/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Children's social services.

That this House welcomes 20 March as World Social Work Day 2012;notes that social work is a global profession defined by the United Nations as promoting social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being; believesthat utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments globally; and further believes that principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.