Human rights practice in social work: a US social worker looks to Brazil for leadership

被引:11
作者
McPherson, Jane [1 ]
机构
[1] Florida State Univ, Coll Social Work, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
关键词
human rights; comparative approaches; participation; citizenship; Brazil; USA; HISTORY;
D O I
10.1080/13691457.2014.947245
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Social work is a local profession. Our practices are largely governed by the habits and practices of social workers practicing around us, by the policies of the agencies we work in, and by applicable local and national laws. Still, we are also influenced by international trends and mandates from the social work profession. Internationally, social work has recently embraced human rights as a fundamental aspect of our profession, and yetat least in the English-language literaturethere are few practice examples of what rights-based social work practice looks like. For social workers who practice in countries where rights-based practice is not yet prevalent, this paper posits that examples of rights-based practice from other nations offer helpful guidance. The author describes three examples of Brazilian rights-based practice and discusses the possibilities and challenges that face US practitioners who might want to adopt/adapt such models in the USA. These practice examples may be useful to social workers worldwide who aspire to support universal human rights in their practices. O servico social e uma profissAo de alcance local. Nossas acoes sAo, em grande parte, influenciadas pelas praticas dos assistentes sociais a nossa volta, pelas politicas dos orgAos em que trabalhamos, e pelas leis locais e nacionais em vigor. Mesmo assim, ainda somos influenciados por tendencias internacionais e por estatutos da profissAo de servico social. No ambito internacional, o servico social incorporou os direitos humanos como aspectos fundamentais da nossa profissAo, porem - ao menos no que se refere a literatura academica publicada em ingles - ha poucos exemplos de como deveria ser a pratica do servico social baseada nos direitos humanos. Este artigo apresenta exemplos a fim de oferecer orientacAo para assistentes sociais em paises em que esse servico social baseado nos direitos humanos ainda nAo prevalece. A autora descreve tres exemplos de praticas baseadas em direitos humanos no Brasil, e discute as possibilidades e os desafios que os assistentes sociais norte-americanos podem encontrar na aplicacAo desses modelos brasileiros nos Estados Unidos. Essas amostras tambem podem auxiliar assistentes que almejam apoiar suas praticas sociais nos direitos humanos universais.
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