The Danish Association of Social Workers (, DS) is a

professional organisation A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...

and

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing

social worker Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

s in Denmark. The association was founded in 1938, soon after the establishment of the first formal training course for social workers in Denmark. This makes it one of the oldest associations of social workers in the world. As of 2018, it had 13,913 members. The association was affiliated to the

Confederation of Professionals in Denmark A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

for many years, and since 2019 has been part of its successor, the

Danish Trade Union Confederation The Danish Trade Union Confederation (, FH) is the largest National trade union center, national trade union centre in Denmark. On formation in 2019, it had 79 affiliated unions, with a total of 1.4 million members. History The confederation was ...

External links

*{{official website, https://socialraadgiverne.dk/

References

Social work organizations Trade unions in Denmark Trade unions established in 1938