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Human Rights in Social Work : Key Themes for an Emerging Paradigm in Education, Practice and Research.
De Gruyter Bristol University Press/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2026 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- José Gómez-Ciriano, Emilio.
- Series:
- Research in Social Work Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social workers--Professional ethics.
- Social service--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Human rights.
- Social workers.
- Social service.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Bringing together leading voices in theory, practice and research, this book examines how social workers can move beyond rhetoric - confronting the profession's own historic and ongoing failings - to embed a deeper, more intersectional understanding of human rights into social work's core.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOCIAL WORK
- Series Information
- HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOCIAL WORK: Key Themes for an Emerging Paradigm in Education, Practice and Research
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- About the authors and contributors
- Introduction: A human rights response to turbulent times
- References
- Part I The human rights framework and its connection with social work
- 1 The human rights framework: relevance for social work education and research
- Introduction
- A mandate to comply with
- The World Programme for Human Rights Education: a useful tool
- What the framework includes
- Social work in the World Programme for Human Rights Education
- Human dignity, human rights and social work in the age of neoliberalism
- When communities are fragilised
- Narratives of terror and the risks for social workers: sheriffs or vigilantes?
- The role of fear
- Redefining citizenship and recreating community: the challenge for social workers
- Conclusion
- Further reading
- 2 Neoliberalism, human rights and citizenship
- Neoliberalism
- Neoliberalism and the state
- Neoliberalism and citizenship
- Somers' model of citizenship
- Other resources
- 3 Social work, human rights and a culture of peace
- The emergence of a culture of peace
- Social work and the culture of peace
- Raising awareness of structures of injustice
- Awareness of the human rights framework
- Awareness of conflict management and cultural humility
- Higher education, social work and a culture of peace: the role of academia
- Academia and the culture of peace in Agenda 2030
- Peacebuilding under the neoliberal paradigm: current challenges for social workers
- Values and ethics in the pursuit of a culture of peace.
- Culture of peace social work and global citizenship
- Some tips to raise awareness of a culture of peace
- 4 Social work, poverty and human rights
- The human rights framework
- The paradox of rights
- Poverty, inequality and social work
- Deaths of despair
- Social work practice
- The PAP model
- Using the PAP model in practice: seminar tasks
- Discussion
- 5 The liminal position of human rights in social work: is social work a human rights profession?
- From acknowledging the dark histories of social work to acknowledging social work's dark side
- Social work's dark histories under dictatorships
- Social work as a colonial profession
- Social work as a carceral profession
- Social work as a eugenic profession
- Complicity through na ï vety and silence
- Right to self-determination and participation
- The importance of cultural identity
- Towards a human rights-based intervention
- 6 An intersectional approach to human rights in social work
- Human rights universality and interconnectedness
- Intersectionality and social work
- Intersectionality: theory and practice
- Intersectionality theory: some key ideas
- Intersecting identities and unique experiences of oppression
- An attention to the co-existence of privilege and oppression and to the fluidity of identity
- Critique of social structures and systems of power
- Application of intersectionality
- Note
- Part II Human rights in practice, education and research
- 7 Human rights and social work education
- The key role of social work education for human rights-based social work.
- Teaching the legal and theoretical human rights frameworks
- Teaching and learning human rights law
- Linking social work theory and practice guidance with human rights
- Freire's critical pedagogy
- Bringing historical and international perspectives to teaching
- Involving social work service users as educators by experience
- Expert by experience knowledge
- Creating safe spaces for discussion and reflection
- Human rights in practice education
- Collective action
- Modelling human rights
- 8 Human rights and social work research
- The place of research in social work teaching and intervention
- The role of education in social work research on human rights
- The art of developing human rights sensitivity in social work research
- Human rights-oriented research in social work and social work-oriented research in human rights: two sides of the same coin
- Social workers as actors of change through social work-inspired research
- Daring to know ( sapere aude )
- Knowing to dare ( scire aude )
- Conclusion: Route map for keeping audacity and curiosity alive in turbulent times
- 9 Social work and climate change
- The impact of climate change
- Hurricane Katrina: a case study in disaster
- How can social work respond?
- Ecojustice
- 10 Human rights and the challenges of digital social work
- The digital divide
- Social work and the digital society
- Citizenship in the digital age
- Digital social work
- The ethical challenges of digital social work
- Digital social work and child protection
- Digital social work and mental health
- Automating inequality
- References.
- 11 Populism in Fortress Europe: social work and the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers
- Introduction: Navigating the tide
- social work in the era of right-wing populism in Europe
- Citizenship, fences and the securitisation of migration
- Fortress Europe reinforced: the EU-Turkey Deal and the future of migration policy
- Between populism and human rights: the far right's impact on EU migration policy and welfare chauvinism
- Relocated colonies: banlieues, Brennpunkte and inner ghettos of Europe
- Is the economic migrant a refugee?
- Every social worker's personal history and professional identity
- Conclusion: Advocating across borders: the role of social work in shaping migration policies in accordance with human rights
- Anti-authoritarian and anti-fascist social work: emphasising the importance of deep democratic education amid right-wing populism
- Further developments in addressing migration challenges: an advocacy, research and global perspective
- 12 Social work with Gypsy Roma Traveller communities
- The European context
- Roma and social work
- Ways forward
- Practice, teaching and learning
- A personal reflection from professional practice on rights-based approaches with Roma
- Key findings from the case
- Outcomes achieved through advocacy
- Reflection
- Notes
- Epilogue: Time for awareness, time for reaction, time for responsibility
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-7414-2
- 9781447374145
- OCLC:
- 1583180785
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