Danish Association of Social Workers

Danish trade union

The Danish Association of Social Workers (Danish: Dansk Socialrådgiverforening, DS) is a professional organisation and trade union representing social workers 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.[1] As of 2018, it had 13,913 members.[2][3]

The association was affiliated to the Confederation of Professionals in Denmark for many years, and since 2019 has been part of its successor, the Danish Trade Union Confederation.[4][3]

## External links

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* Official website

## References

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1. ^ Payne, Malcolm (2005). The Origins of Social Work: Continuity and Change. Red Globe Press. p. 196\. ISBN 1137229195.
2. ^ "Members per 31.12 by sex, member of organisation and time". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. ^ a b "Dansk Socialrådgiverforening". Den Store Danske. Gyldendal. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
4. ^ "Hvem er FH's medlemmer?". FH. Retrieved 5 February 2020.