Looking back to move us forward. Social workers deliver justice as human rights professionals.

Autor/inn/en	Gatenio Gabel, Shirley; Androff, David; McPherson, Jane
Titel	Looking back to move us forward. Social workers deliver justice as human rights professionals.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 22 (2022) 2, S. 416-435 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/24971
Schlagwörter	Wissen; Curriculum; Menschenrechte; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Beruf; Studium; Soziale Arbeit; Funktion (Struktur); Profession; Standard; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	Social work was a progressive profession at its founding, and social workers sought to transform people's lives through wide-ranging reforms and work with individuals and communities. Over time, social work has evolved into a more conservative profession. Social workers have perpetuated oppressive policies, structures, and practices that marginalize vulnerable populations. This paper revisits the history of our profession and presents a human rights approach toward justice in social work practice and education that is more in line with its roots and the intentions of its founders. This renewed approach requires the participation of communities and the full inclusion of client voices, creating an atmosphere supportive of human rights, different curricular methods of delivering human rights and justice content, and new skill development in courses and fieldwork. This paper demonstrates how a rights-based approach bridges the divide between macro and micro practice and permeates all professional education and practice aspects. The paper shows how social work education can orient classroom and field curricula to promote human rights by emphasizing community-based practice frameworks and system-wide changes.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2023/1