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Defining Social Work for the 21st Century
International Social Work http://isw.sagepub.com Defining Social Work for the 21st Century: The International Federation of Social Workers ' Revised Definition of Social Work
Isadora Hare International Social Work 2004; 47; 407 DOI: 10.1177/0020872804043973 The online version of this article can be found at: http://isw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/407

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International Social Work 47(3): 407–424 Sage Publications: London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi DOI: 10.1177/0020872804043973

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Defining social work for the 21st century
The International Federation of Social Workers’ revised definition of social work

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Isadora Hare

At its biennial general meeting held in Montreal in July 2000, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) agreed on a new international definition of social work, replacing a previous version from 1982. At the same time, the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) also adopted this definition at its General Assembly. Subsequently, at the IASSW–IFSW meeting in Copenhagen in June 2001, both organizations agreed to formally adopt it as the joint international



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