Human rights and social work : towards rights-based practice /

Ife, Jim, 1946-

Human rights and social work : towards rights-based practice / Jim Ife. - Rev. ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - x, 258 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-253) and index.

Human rights in a globalised world -- Human rights: beyond traditional formulations -- Public and private human rights -- Culture and human rights -- Human rights and human needs -- Human rights and obligations -- Ethics and human rights -- Participation in the human rights discourse -- Constructing human rights for social work practice -- Achieving human rights through social work practice -- Respecting human rights in social work practice.

This second edition examines the human rights issues and shows how a broader understanding of human rights can be used to underpin a form of practice that is central to social work, community development and broader human services.

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Social service--Moral and ethical aspects
Social workers--Professional ethics
Human rights.
Politics and Government.
Social work
Human rights, civil rights
Social theory