Social work as a moral and political practice

Abstract

English In their efforts to promote the Global Standards for the Education and Training of the Social Work Profession, the authors discovered the withering of the moral and political bases of social work practice in the West. The revitalization of the roots of social work is important to the promotion of social justice. French Dans leurs efforts pour promouvoir les Standards Mondiaux pour l’Enseignement et la Formation aux Professions Sociales, les auteurs découvrent le déclin des bases morales et politiques de la pratique du travail social en occident. La revitalisation des racines du travail social est importante pour la promotion de la justice sociale. Spanish En su esfuerzo para promover los Estándares Globales para la Educación y el Entrenamiento en la Profesión del Trabajo Social, los autores descubrieron el marchitar de las bases políticas y morales de la práctica del trabajo social en occidente. La revitalización de las raíces del trabajo social es importante para la promoción de la justicia social.

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“…Informed by anti-oppressive social work practice, social workers should be cognizant of the fact that most of the human problems in human living emanate from oppressive and inconsiderate political systems that perpetuate social injustices that serve personal interests and grip on power (Mmatli 2008;Chuetal.2009;Reisch and Jani 2012). The principles of human rights and social justice are clearly regarded as fundamental to the practice of social work (Chu et al 2009). To that end, social workers should be at the forefront of promoting human rights and social justice.…”

“…Whilst the risks associated with the social workers' involvement in the fight against corruption are well-documented (Banks 2004;Webb 2006), social workers should take the risk, since this profession is both a moral and political practice (Specht and Courtney 1994;Chu et al 2009). Moreover, combating corruption and other forms of social injustice is both a motivation and justification for social work profession (Chu et al 2009).…”

“…Moreover, combating corruption and other forms of social injustice is both a motivation and justification for social work profession (Chu et al 2009). Hence, social workers should be at the forefront in fighting against this vice that has eaten the social resources potentially available to Ugandan society.…”

“…Hence, social workers should be at the forefront in fighting against this vice that has eaten the social resources potentially available to Ugandan society. The role of social work in the fight against corruption has been emphasised by Fine and Teram (2013) and Chu et al (2009). So, this profession needs to depart from its traditional practices as (Weick 1987) …”

Reflective Social Work Education in Support of Socially Just Social Work Practice: The Experience of Social Work Students at a University in South Africa

“…In order to achieve the goals of social justice, Chu, Tsui and Yan (2009) are of the opinion that social workers should become critical, self-reflective practitioners whose actions would convey the values of the social work profession. They should thus take into account the relationship between personal value systems and social work practice.…”