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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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Format:
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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