Blanca Deusdad leads the European Network of Gerontological Social Work 2024-2028
Blanca Deusdad, researcher at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, has assumed the coordination of one of the most relevant networks in gerontological social work in Europe. This responsibility will have a direct impact on research and practice related to aging.
Her election took place during the European Conference for Social Work Research held at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, in April.
The coordination of the European Network of Gerontological Social Work
Democratic and participatory election
Members of the European Network of Gerontological Social Work (ESWRA) selected Blanca Deusdad and Jūratė Charenkova, from Vilnius University, to lead the organization.
This election was the result of an open and democratic process within one of the most important European events in the field of social work.
A tandem at the helm for four years
For the next four years, Deusdad and Charenkova will lead the network. They will ensure that ESWRA becomes an international reference point.
Their mission includes consolidating the exchange of knowledge among researchers, professionals, and the public.
Promoting research and dissemination in gerontological social work
Strategies to spread knowledge
The coordination aims to create stable structures that facilitate the dissemination of research. This includes specialized publications and innovative formats such as podcasts.
The goal is for the results to reach wider audiences and not remain confined solely to the academic realm.
Integrating aging into social research
They will promote a cross-sectional perspective that incorporates aging into different lines of social work study.
This strengthens the presence of this issue in research and responds to the current needs of society.
Context and impact of the coordination at URV
The role of URV in social research
The Department of Anthropology, Philosophy, and Social Work at URV is consolidated as a reference thanks to the active participation of its researcher Blanca Deusdad.
This responsibility reinforces the university’s international projection and its contribution to critical social issues.
The European Conference in Aberdeen
The meeting held in Scotland brought together the European research community to share advances and build networks.
It is in this context that the necessary momentum is generated to advance gerontological social work.
The reality is that this coordination marks a before and after in social research on aging.
Source of the article: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
