Is there something special about social work in the Arctic? If so: What social work challenges are typical to this part of the world? In four webinars through October 2025, we will illuminate these questions and hopefully give you ideas and knowledge on what research show as important fields of knowledge for social work in the Arctic.
THE TOPICS
OF THE WEBINARS
Oct. 9th:
“What are important topics to Social Work in the Arctic? An introduction to the
webinars” by Professor Asgeir Solstad, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
Oct. 16th:
“Social work and indigenous peoples” by Professor Nicole Ives, McGill
university, Montreal, Canada
Oct. 23rd:
“Social work and climate change” by Professor Mary Dallas Allen, University of
Alaska Anchorage, USA
Oct. 30th:
“Urbanization and rurality in the High North – challenges to social work”, by
Professor Halldór S. Guðmundsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavik
PRACTICAL
INFORMATION
This is a series of four webinars on four Thursdays in October, starting with October 9th and ending with a webinar on Oct 30th. Each webinar lasts for one hour and fifteen minutes. All webinars will start at 18.00 GMT+2, which is Norwegian time. Check what time this is where you live to find when it starts in your homeplace. The webinars are open to everybody who cares for social work on the “top of the world”. You can join as many webinars as you want to. Those who join all four webinars can get a diploma, confirming their participation. The webinars are FREE, You don‘t have to pay anything to join the webinars. But you have to register on «Nettskjema», using this link: https://nettskjema.no/a/536707