A two-day conference to examine standards for professional social work practice and ensure accountability, concluded on Thursday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.
The inaugural Guyana Professional Social Work Practitioners and Educators conference began on Wednesday, sparking discussion on the enactment of national standards on the profession, out of the recognition of the need for ethics, accountability, and personal responsibility in order to keep at pace with international practices.
The convention was the result of a collaboration of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the University of Guyana (UG), the Guyana Association of Professional Social Workers (GAPSW), and the Ministry of Social Protection, to explore and implement ethical guidelines and standardised practices to further modernise social work practice. Heads of each organisation were present, including Professor Ivelaw Griffith, Vice-Chancellor of UG, and Marianne Flach, Unicef representative.
