SOCIAL WORK , SOCIAL JUSTICE , & HUMAN RIGHTS
SOCIALWORK, SOCIAL JUSTICE, & HUMAN RIGHTS
A STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO PRACTICE
SECOND EDITION
COLLEEN LUNDY
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Lundy, Colleen, 1946
Social work, social justice, & human rights : a structural approach to practice / Colleen Lundy. 2nd ed.
Previous title: Social work and social justice.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Social service Textbooks. I. Lundy, Colleen, 1946. Social work and social justice. II. Title. III. Title: Social work, social justice and human rights.
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CONTENTS
PART ONE
STRUCTURAL & THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
CHAPTER 1
SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
CHAPTER 2
PURSUING SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PEACE
CHAPTER 3
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL WORK
CHAPTER 4
STRUCTURAL SOCIAL WORK: THEORY, IDEOLOGY, AND PRACTICE PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER 5
THE IMPORTANCE OF INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL LOCATION
CHAPTER 6
LEGAL AND ETHICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
PART TWO
PRACTICE WITHIN A STRUCTURAL CONTEXT
CHAPTER 7
THE HELPING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
CHAPTER 8
FACILITATING EMPOWERMENT AND CHANGE
CHAPTER 9
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SETTLEMENT: CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PRACTICE
CHAPTER 10
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH
CHAPTER 11
SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND COUPLES
CHAPTER 12
USE OF GROUPS FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SUPPORT
CHAPTER 13
COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
CHAPTER 14
THE WORKPLACE, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND UNION MEMBERSHIP
APPENDIX A
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
APPENDIX B
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, CODE OF ETHICS
APPENDIX C
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, GUIDELINES FOR ETHICAL PRACTICE
APPENDIX D
REFLECTING ON YOUR FAMILY
FIGURES AND TABLES
FIGURES
TABLES
ABBREVIATIONS
9/11 | 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC |
ACSW | Alberta College of Social Workers |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
AIT | Agreement on Internal Trade (Canada) |
ASWB | Association of Social Work Boards ( US ) |
CAP | Canada Assistance Plan |
CAS | Childrens Aid Society |
CASW | Canadian Association of Social Workers |
CCF | Cooperative Commonwealth Foundation (Canada) |
CCPR | Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( UN ) |
CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ( UN ) |
CEO | chief executive officer |
CETA | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
CHST | Canada Health and Social Transfer |
COS | Charity Organization Societies (Canada and the US ) |
COSW | community-oriented social work |
CSWE | Council on Social Work Education ( US ) |
CTO | Community Treatment Order (Canada) |
CUPE | Canadian Union of Public Employees |
DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
DSM-III | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition |
DSM-IV-TR | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revisions, 4th edition |
ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council ( UN ) |
EFT | emotionally focused therapy |
EI | Employment Insurance (Canada) |
EPS | extrapyramidal symptoms |
FAFIA | Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action |
FAST | Free and Secure Trade program |
FTAA | Free Trade Agreement of the Americas |
G6/G8/G20 | Group of (6, 8, 20) the most powerful capitalist countries |
GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
GAF | global assessment of functioning |
GARS | government-assisted refugees (Canada) |
GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
HRC | Human Rights Council ( UN ) |
IASSW | International Association of Schools of Social Work |
ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights ( UN ) |
ICSW | International Council on Social Welfare |
IFH | Interim Federal Health Program (Canada) |
IFSW | International Federation of Social Workers |
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