The relevance of human rights to social work -- A framework for rights-based practice -- Human-rights based approaches to poverty -- Human-rights based approaches to child welfare -- Human-rights based approaches with older adults -- Human-rights based approaches to health -- Human-rights based approaches to mental health -- Perils and prospects of human-rights based approaches to social work
Summary
Social work Codes of Ethics of professional organizations around the world appeal to the concept of people having 'rights' that social workers need to respect and advocate for. However, it isn't always clear how social workers can actually incorporate human rights-based approaches in their practice, whether domestic or international. This book fills this gap by advancing rights-based approaches to social work. The first part gives an overview of the relationship between human rights and social work, and outlines a model for how rights-based approaches can be integrated into social work practic
