Social work and human rights : a foundation for policy and practice / Elisabeth Reichert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reichert, Elisabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xi, 295 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Summary:

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 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 also includes 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.

Contents:

1 Development and History of Human Rights 18

2 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 44

3 Building on the Universal Declaration: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights / Robert J. McCormick, Elisabeth Reichert 83

4 The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights / Robert J. McCormick, Elisabeth Reichert 112

5 Vulnerable Groups: Women 133

6 Vulnerable Groups: Children, Persons with Disabilities and/or HIV-AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Older Persons, and Victims of Racism 162

7 International Aspects of Human Rights 196

8 Applying Human Rights to the Social Work Profession 224

Appendix A Universal Declaration of Human Rights 251

Appendix B International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 257

Appendix C Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 275

Appendix D International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0231123086

0231123094

OCLC:

50725072