Institute of Sociology and Social Work of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow in cooperation with the Institute of Education of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University invite you to participate in the international on-line conference: 

“Category of change in the area of contemporary social work Experience of the COVID-19 pandemic times. Research and practical implications”,

to be held on 27 and 28 September 2022

The conference is organized as part of the “Doskonała nauka – wsparcie konferencji naukowych” program implemented by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science

The aim of the conference is to present research explorations of changes occurring in specified areas of social work, in the characteristics of the clients’ functioning, in work methods and tools, and in social work practitioners.

The organizers of the conference offer possibilities to present examples of good practices in the area of social work, which address the current social needs, taking into consideration research and hands-on experiences in an international context. Another aim of the meeting is to disseminate the results of the latest research in the area of social work and to come up with recommendations regarding the development of social policies.

The conference will provide space for dialog and exchange of research and practical ideas in an international context in the area of social work, and constitutes a unique, rare, and much needed form of activity focused on internationalizing science and practice of social work.

The organizers assume that the conference will lead to consolidation of the scientific community and practitioners dealing with social work in the context of universal but also dynamic change. An important aspect of the conference will be the presentation of tools for studying readiness to change among social services workers, hitherto unavailable for analysis of social workers’ activities. Another aim of the conference is to formulate of guidelines regarding the implementation actions developed based on the research results presented at the conference.

We are planning to work in three thematic sessions: 

1. Category of change in the area of characteristics of social issues 
2. Category of change in the area of social work methods  and tools
3. Category of change in the area of the practitioners of contemporary social work

The members of the Conference Scientific Committee:

• ks. prof. dr hab Andrzej Zwoliński, Ph. D. | The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
• prof. dr Alexandra Retkowski, Ph.D. | BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany
• prof. Rudi Roose | Ghent University, Belgium
• dr hab. Stanisława Byra, Ph. D. associate prof. at UMCS | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
• dr hab. Małgorzata Duda, Ph.D., associate prof. at UPJPII,| The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
• dr hab. Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, Ph.D., associate prof. at KUL | The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
• dr hab. Dobroniega Głębocka, Ph. D., associate prof. at UAM | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
• dr hab. Ewa Kantowicz, Ph.D., associate prof. at UWM | Univwrsity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
• dr hab. Agnieszka Lewicka-Zelent, Ph. D., associate prof. at UMCS | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
• dr hab. Katarzyna Ornacka, Ph. D., associate prof. at UJ | Jagielloian University
• PhDr. Jelena Petrucijová, CSc. | University of Ostrava, Czechia
• dr hab. Monika Podkowińska, Ph.D., associate prof. at SGGW | Warsaw University of Life Sciences
• dr hab. Jerzy Szmagalski, Ph.D., prof. emeritus at UW | University of Warsaw
• dr hab. Joanna Szymanowska, Ph.D. | University of Bialystok
• PhDr. Maroš Šip, Ph.D. | University of Presov, Slovakia

The members of the Organizing Committee: 

• dr Katarzyna Wojtanowicz, Ph. D. | The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow – Chairwoman 
• dr hab. Małgorzata Duda, associate prof. at UPJPII | | The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
• dr hab. Marta Czechowska-Bieluga, Ph. D., associate prof. UMCS | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
• dr Barbara Sordyl-Lipnicka, Ph. D. | The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
• dr Patrycja Zielińska Ph.D. | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
• mgr Łukasz Rzepka, M.A. | The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow

Our invitation is addressed to representatives of Polish and international scientific communities dealing with social work and social policy, and to social work practitioners, students of social studies, and all those who are interested in the development of social work and social policy.

Polish and English will be the languages of the conference proceedings.

Participation in the conference is free of charge.

Please send in submissions for the participation in the conference using the form available at the conference website: https://kategoriazmiany.upjp2.edu.pl/ until 15 June 2022r You can select any (one or more) form of participation in the conference.

FRAMEWORK CONFERENCE PROGRAM

1st day of the conference 27 September 2022

• 10.00 a.m.– 10.30 a.m. – opening of the Conference
• 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. – 1st plenary session – panel discussion
• 12.30 p.m.– 1.00 p.m. – coffee break
• 1.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. – 2nd plenary session – panel discussion
• 2.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – summary of the first day of the Conference

2nd day of the conference: 28 September 2022

• 10.00 a.m.– 10.15 a.m. – opening of the second day of the Conference
• 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. – speeches in 3 thematic sections – presentations of research areas and practical activities, with participation of the invited special guests (scholars and experts from research centers, representatives of public administration and social welfare system institutions)
• 12.00 p.m.– 12.30 p.m. – summary of work in sections
• 12.30 p.m.– 1.00 p.m. – coffee break
• 1.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. – open space technology (OST) meetings
• 2.30 p.m.– 3.30 p.m. – presentation of work in individual sections
• 3.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. – summary and closing of the conference

Please stay tuned for more information at the official website of the conference: https://kategoriazmiany.upjp2.edu.pl/