Social Work & Human Rights - A Foundation for Policy & Practice

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-231-12309-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

As social work students and practitioners encounter the term "human rights" with greater frequency, there is a pressing need for them to understand its meaning, especially in contradistinction to the related concept of "social justice." This book is an overview of human rights ideas and laws for social workers that stresses the importance of human rights in all types of social work policy and practice. The volume first traces the history and development of human rights from the passage of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and subsequent international documents. In particular, Social Work and Human Rights addresses issues relating to vulnerable groups, including women, children, disabled persons, the HIV- or AIDS-infected population, gays and lesbians, victims of racism, and older persons. The book concludes with indispensable case studies that illustrate the application of human rights theory in real-life settings. These case studies demonstrate how to identify relevant human rights issues and then connect these issues to ethical responsibilities in order to form an appropriate intervention scenario with the client.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reichert, Elisabeth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction1. Development and History of Human Rights2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights3. Building on the Universal Declaration: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, by Robert J. McCormick and Elisabeth Reichert4. The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, by Robert J. McCormick and Elisabeth Reichert5. Vulnerable Groups: Women6. Vulnerable Groups: Children, Persons with Disabilities, and/or HIV-AIDS Gays and Lesbians Older Persons and Victims of Racism7. International Aspects of Human Rights8. Applying Human Rights to the Social Work ProfessionConclusionAppendicesAppendix A: Universal Declaration of Human RightsAppendix B: International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsAppendix C: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsAppendix D: International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth Reichert teaches social work policy and practice at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.