Conference of social workers titled “Professional approach and practical solutions in work with difficult life situations” was held in November 21, 2025. European Christian Academy was represented by assist. prof. Dace Dolace with presentation “Supervision perspective: how to offer support to social workers in their work with mourning persons”.
EZA (European Center for Workers’ Questions) conference titled “A European Social Framework for activating older people – a response to Europe’s ageing population” was held in Tallin, October 1-2. Key topics covered demographic changes in Europe and its consequences for economies, competitivenessm labor market, public finances and intergenerational sciety, development of civil society and social […]
An international EZA (“European Center for Workers’ Question”) conference “Social Dialogue in Education: Challenges of the School of the Future” was held in October 9-11, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. Future development tendencies of schools and universities were discussed and analyzed between education policy makers, members of governments and education specialists from Poland, Portugal, Spain, Albania, […]
On October 6 and 7, 2025, The Academy hosted a student field works’ conference “Social Work as Science and Practice”. For two days students and faculty actively discussed modern social work – how to effectively perform professional duties so that clients are satisfied. Social service workers from all over Latvia participated in the conference. Many […]
Indeed, social work IS science! And it is interdisciplinary, and maybe because of that it is not easy for her to establish its proper place among other fields of knowledge. Indeed! – the work with client deserves research already from recognition of the WORD, of LOGOS or understanding of the WORD OF GOD, with WORD […]
International interuniversities seminar in social work “How we can escape professional burn-out of social workers?” was held in July 25-26, 2025. European Christian Academy opened doors partners of the NORDPLUS HIGHER EDUCATION consortium from Norway, Lithuania and Latvia to discuss and work out Module for Intensive Studies “Method of Anthropological Design in Social work with […]
In May 26-27, 2025, discussion “Welfare states in Europe in 1992 and 25 years later” was held at the Academy. Among the discussed topics were: 1) Productivity and employment, 2) Financial crisis and debt crisis. 3) (Alcochol) beverage consumption societies in the Baltic States, 4) Sustainability and systems of social protection in EU. Discussuion was […]
In May 26-27, 2025, annual Field work analysis conference for Caritative and Social work students was held at Christian Academy run by Rector of the Academy prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane, Study program directors and representatives of employers from social work institutions. Discussions about the essence of caritative social work and its difference from the traditional problem-oriented […]
On May 19-20, 2025, a preparatory seminar for the conference “Planetary Health: An Interdisciplinary Phenomenon for a Cultural Approach to the Person or Client, Past, Present, Future” was held at Semmelweis University in Budapest. The seminar discussed the relationship between human health, ecological systems, and the abandonment of an ideological approach to the client in […]
Alumni seminar titled “Iconography in postmodern Latvia today” was hosted by Byzantine Cabinet at European Christian Academy in February 19, 2025. It was organized by former head of the Students’ Self Governement of the Academy Mrs. Aina Āriņa.
