REFLECTIVE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES: DIALOGUES AND NEW PATHWAYS BETWEEN PRAXIS AND RESEARCH 6th European Conference for Social Work Research March 30-April 1st 2016

The European Social Work Research Association and Catholic University of Portugal and its national partners are glad to announce the 6^th European Conference for Social Work Research on the overarching theme Reflective Social Work Practices in Contemporary Societies: Dialogues and New Pathways between Praxis and Research. We invite social work researchers to submit abstracts for the 2016 European Conference for Social Work Research. The conference seeks to present papers that contribute to high-quality work in the European Social Work research community.

In times of uncertainties and rapid changes, reflectivity emerges as an important strategy for social workers to prevent the bureaucratization of their action, to maintain the quality standards of intervention and to develop the critical thinking necessary to feed creativity, alternative proposals and the exploration of new pathways for intervention, but also for research and the bridging of these two domains.

Standing for a human rights and social justice-based practice is particularly demanding in times of crisis, fierce capitalism and rising instrumentality. The 6^th European Conference for Social Work Research, following the previous ones, aims to create a forum for discussion and collective reflection on the ways in which Social Work is responding or ought to respond to such demands.

The call for papers is open to any researcher interested in social work related topics. Proposals from PhD students will be very welcome, as well as from experienced researchers and academics in the field of Social Work. The criteria for proposals’ acceptance will not privilege any particular methodological approach; the organizing committee is engaged with a pro-diversity orientation and will be happy to accept any methodological approach that fits within the following themes.

Notwithstanding, and in order to optimize as many people participating in the conference as possible, there will be a limit to the number of proposals each author can submit. There is a limit of two (2) presenting‐author abstract submissions per person, which applies to individual papers, papers within an organized symposium, and workshops. This rule does not apply to posters or to co-authorship of an abstract where someone else is the lead presenting author.

Authors don’t have to be ESWRA members to submit an abstract. However, a special registration fee is applied to members.

The target date for feedback to submitting authors is November 30^th, 2015.

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