A human rights-based approach to justice in social work practice

• Verfasst von: Gatenio Gabel, Shirley [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: A human rights-based approach to justice in social work practice
• Verf.angabe: Shirley Gatenio Gabel
• Verlagsort: New York, NY, United States of America
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: xiii, 212 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-0-19-757064-7
• Schlagwörter: (s)Sozialarbeit / (s)Sozialarbeiter / (s)Sozialarbeiterin / (s)Menschenrecht / (s)Soziale Gerechtigkeit
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Gabel, Shirley Gatenio: Human rights-based approach to justice in social work practice. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] |(DLC)2023017313
• Sach-SW: Civil rights & citizenship
• Sach-SW: Human rights
• Sach-SW: Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sach-SW: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
• Sach-SW: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
• Sach-SW: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy
• Sach-SW: PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
• Sach-SW: Political activism
• Sach-SW: Politischer Aktivismus
• Sach-SW: SOC072000
• Sach-SW: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work
• Sach-SW: Social issues & processes
• Sach-SW: Social work
• Sach-SW: Social, group or collective psychology
• Sach-SW: Soziale Arbeit
• Sach-SW: Soziale und ethische Themen
• Sach-SW: Sozialpsychologie
• K10plus-PPN: 1851989978

Abstract

"Most of us chose social work because of our interest in improving how we treat one another in our society and helping individuals reach their potential. In short, we want to change situations for the better. Change is a critical part of social work. Change is a process that social workers help individuals, communities, or systems we work with go through so that we can evolve into a better place. But what is "better?" We will likely have different opinions on what form change for the better should take. Yet we are all social workers - shouldn't we have the same vision or strive for the same goals?"--

Abstract

At its founding, social workers were human rights defenders who advocated for societal reforms and fought against social exclusion and discriminatory practices that violated human rights. As social work grew and developed professional skill sets, values, and ethics, the focus turned toward professionalizing social work by creating theories and interventions to guide social work practice, and justice was no longer the driving force. The role of social workers as human rights defenders faded as the place of justice in social work receded. Social work practice moved from instigating change toward maintaining the existing social infrastructure.In A Human Rights-Based Approach to Justice in Social Work Practice, Shirley Gatenio Gabel presents a human rights-based approach toward justice in social work practice that is more in line with social work's roots and the intentions of its founders, and moves us past the false micro/macro dichotomy within social work. A rights-based approach seeks to transform societies in ways that care with respect and dignity for one another. This renewed approach requires the full participation of impacted individuals and communities to create systems supportive of human rights and economic, social, and environmental justice. Readers will be challenged to think critically about the social infrastructure we have built, who benefits from it, who doesn't, and how it perpetuates inequities.Using case examples, exercises, and reflection activities, this book will serve as a go-to guide on implementing and integrating a rights-based approach to justice in social work practice