Human Rights and Social Work - Towards Rights-Based Practice

Informationen zum Autor Emeritus Professor Jim Ife holds adjunct positions at the Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, at the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights at Deakin University and at Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria. Klappentext This engaging and enlightening third edition explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. Zusammenfassung Human Rights and Social Work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. Drawing on current debates! concerns and examples! this engaging new edition is! more than ever! an indispensable resource for students! scholars and practitioners in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Human rights in a globalised world; 2. Human rights: beyond traditional formulations; 3. Public and private human rights; 4. Culture and human rights; 5. Human rights and human needs; 6. Human rights and obligations; 7. Ethics and human rights; 8. Participation in the human rights discourse; 9. Constructing human rights for social work practice; 10. Achieving human rights through social work practice; 11. Respecting human rights in social work practice; 12. Conclusion: prospects for human rights practice.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Ife, Ife Jim
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2012
• EAN: 9781107693876
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69387-6
• No. of pages: 366
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social Work, Human rights, civil rights, Political Control & Freedoms