Meeting of Council for cooperation between specialists in social work was held at the Ministry of Welfare, Latvia, in March 6, 2023. Rector of the Academy prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane attended the meeting.
Caritative social work
Monograph by Rector ECA prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane published
We study society and client in order to understand it, lead it and inspire! Today (May 22, 2023) monograph by the founder and strategic implementator of European Christian Academy, its rector prof. Skaidrite Gūtmane “Towards the culture of compassion”. The monograph is dedicated to the concept of caritative social work developed at the Academy, its anthropological concept and methodology in the risk society. Monogrpah comprises vast bibliography. Congratulations!
Meeting with prof. Dr. theol. habil. Dr. phil. Dr. h.c. Klaus Kießling
Prof. Dr. theol. habil. Dr. phil. Dr. h.c. Klaus Kießling visited European Christian Academy in May 19-21, 2023. Prof. Kiessling is co-author of the Caritative social work study program at the Academy. He is Head of the Chair for Religious pedagogy and Pastoral psychology at Sankt Georgen University (Germany), long-term Secretary General of the worldwide […]
Discussion between social workers and diacons in Utrecht
Discussion between European social workers and deacons in the Church setting was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in May 10-11, 2023. Participants came from European Christian Academy, DIAK (University of Applied Sciences, Finland), IDC (International Deaconate Center, Germany), ESWRA (European Conference for Social Work Research), Babes-Bolyai University (Romania). Participants discussed possible development of a joint […]
EC-EZA seminar at the Academy
25.-27. maijā, 2023, Akadēmijā norisinās starptautisks EK-EZA (Eiropas Centrs Strādājošo Jautājumos) seminārs “Sociālais dialogs un ražošanas attiecības Baltijas valstīs un citās ES valstīs Eiropas Sociālo tiesību kontekstā”. Paredzētas diskusijas un darbnīcas. Tēma nozīmīga sociālajiem darbiniekiem, karitatīvajiem sociālajiem darbiniekiem, makro līmeņa speciālistiem.
Two days seminar with participants from diverse Universities on Christian social work development.
European Christian Academy was considered by Christian Social Work Association as innovative for social work development in Europe. Among social work specialists and educators from Norway, Wheaton College (USA), EHB (Germany), CHE (The Netherlands), CHAT (Poland), Partium (Romania) will give reports on Christian work innovations and foresights. European Christian Academy will report on importance of sytemic knowledge in anthropology which comes from Judeo-Christian revelation and Church fathers in Patristics. Innovation which streams from “antique” sources has become in society of risk we live in of great importance for professional client-oriented social work development in the 21st century. Reports will be given by prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane, assist. prof. Guntis Dišlers, assist. prof. Dace Dolace. Mentioned teachers will take part in three workshops held in May 10-11, 2023, in The Netherlands. The conference is organized by University of Applied Sciences of Socoial Work (CHE) (The Netherlands). Two days together to exchange ideas, to network and to explore options for joint study programs.