Social work

Student field works’ conference

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 […]

Annual Scientists’ Night at the Academy

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 “How we can escape professional burn-out of social workers?”

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 […]

Defense of Bachelor andf Master thesis at the Academy

Annual defense of Bachelor and Master thesis in Caritative and Social work, Supervision and Bible art was held at the Academy in June 16-17, 2025. Althogether there were 14 new Bachelors and 10 Masters. Students present insightful analysis of the use of the Patristic anthropology knowledge in caritative social work with different client groups, weheras […]

SEMINAR FOR CARITATIVE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMY

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 […]

Annual field work analysis conference

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 […]

Seminar at Semmelweis University about caritative social work

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 […]

EZA conference in Brussels

EC-EZA (“European Center for Workers’ Questions”) convened for annual conference in Brussels in February 18, 2025 on the topic “The EU’s competitiveness agenda: What is at stake for workers and society?” Conference members were examining the EU’s Competitiveness Agenda Through a Social Lens.

Newest EZA informational journal is out

EC networking organization EZA (“European Center for Workers’ Questions”) has published its newest informational journal on topical socio-political issues. They are important also for social work studies at European Christian Academy: What is the role of democracy today? What is its industrial form? How should we look at mobility processes? And what about digital education? […]

Defending Diploma thesis at the Academy

Defense of Bachelor and Master degree thesis in Caritative and Social work was held at the Academy in a three-days session, December 16-18. The head of the Commission was internationally renown specialist in Social work from Klaipeda University Dr., prof. Elvyra Aciene (Lithuania).