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Members of the IFSW UN New York representation team at the first team orientation of the new semester. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Michael Cronin, Ph.D., and Anne Deepak, Ph.D., associate professors in the School of Social Work, represented the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) United Nations (UN) Commission<\/a> at the strategic planning meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appointed members of the IFSW UN region teams\u2014New York, Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, Bangkok, and Santiago\u2014met with IFSW UN Global Commissioner Priska Fleischlin, and other global, non-governmental organizations, to help strengthen the IFSW\u2019s relationship with UN agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe intention of this meeting in Geneva was to take our mission to another level, and now we have a revised vision and an aim. We\u2019re going to add to this work and over this next year, present to IFSW executive and member organizations for approval,\u201d said Cronin, who is also the program director of Monmouth University\u2019s Master of Social Work program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over a three-day period, the IFSW UN Commission updated its statement of intent during meetings at the UN office in Geneva, a local community center, and two, four-hour planning meetings by train. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commission also continued its work on the People\u2019s Charter for an Eco-Social World<\/a> and promoted that vision while meeting with: the World Health Organization, the UN Research Institute for Social Development Mental Health Team, International Labour Organization Child Labour Team, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Gender, Inclusion, and Diversity Unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn each of these meetings we needed to not only figure out what we\u2019re going to do for the next five years, but to also make significant partnerships with these agencies \u2026 These meetings were quite successful in forging collaborative relationships for our work together with some key initiatives identified,\u201d said Cronin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The IFSW UN New York region team, Shenae Osborn (from left), Michael Cronin, Ph.D., Evelyn Tomaszewski, and Anne Deepak, Ph.D., following a meeting with the World Health Organization-Mental Health Unit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Monmouth University has three representatives on the IFSW UN New York team, Cronin, Deepak, and Robin Mama, Ph.D., founding dean and professor in the School of Social Work\u2014making Monmouth the only institution of higher learning to have multiple members on a region team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University is additionally represented by social work graduate student Sophia Caporusso, who is currently an intern through a program exclusive to the New York team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have so much gratitude for the opportunity to work with, and learn from, Michael and Robin who have been instrumental in building the infrastructure for our work as a team for the IFSW UN Commission. Being from the same university is very unique\u2014it enables us to easily meet, plan, and process our work at the UN together. We are also able to weave the lessons learned from our work into our bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral curricula,\u201d said Deepak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deepak is the newest member of the University community to serve as a New York representative and is the mentor for the internship program. She also co-authored a policy paper that was adopted by the IFSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cronin has been working with the IFSW for 27 years and currently serves as the UN commissioner for North America and the main New York representative, while Mama has been working with the IFSW for 22 years and also works as New York representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe respect and collaboration that we have been able to generate at the United Nations for IFSW, and for the social work profession in general, is immense and unmeasurable. Our work has also put Monmouth University\u2019s name into that professional international arena,\u201d said Mama. The IFSW<\/a> is a worldwide body for professional social work that supports 150 member countries, comprised of over 141 associations, and represents over five million social workers worldwide. The commission supports IFSW representatives and IFSW members to act as facilitators, bridging the gaps between community\u2019s aspirations and UN agendas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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