WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2012

Early day motion 2897, tabled 19 March 2012 by Ann Clwyd (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1.