The Interpretation of Human Rights in English Social Work: An Exploration in the Context of Services for Children and for Parents with Learning Difficulties

Buchanan, Ian; Gunn, Robert W.

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“…Several social work writers have hypothesized that agency factors may inhibit individual social workers' ability to put human rights into practice. Specif ically, managerial approaches, a focus on risk management or rationing, and work ing for the state have been identified as barriers to taking a rights-based approach to practice (Buchanan & Gunn, 2007;Cemlyn, 2011;Fenton, 2013;Ife, 2008;Yu, 2006). As Werkmeister and Garran (2013) have pointed out, individual measures are important because "such measures are helpful when addressing an individ ual's competency in that area, however, [they] stop short of being able to capture the culture of an institution."…”

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“…Beyond these explicit statements, scholars note that traditional social work eth ical codes echo the Universal Declaration of Human Rights even when they do not specifically mention human rights (Reichert, 2011), and that social work's ethical commitments compel social workers to advocate for human rights (Androff, 2010;Buchanan & Gunn, 2007;Cemlyn, 2011). Perhaps the clearest link between social work and human rights exists within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights itself; Article 25 elaborates the right to "necessary social services": Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.…”

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Measuring Rights-Based Perspectives: A Validation of the Human Rights Lens in Social Work Scale

McPherson¹,

Siebert

2017

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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A B S T R A C T Objective: This article reports the initial validation of the Human Rights Lens in Social Work (HRLSW) scale, a tool designed to measure a social work er's ability to see individual and social problems as resulting from human rights violations. The purpose of the research was to gather evidence regarding the valid ity of this multidimensional measure of a new construct, i.e., human rights lens. Method: Data from a convenience sample of 1,014 licensed clinical social workers were collected by electronic survey, and the sample was split to conduct discrete exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The exploratory factor analysis was performed on half of the sample (n 5 507) to establish the underlying factor struc ture of the construct; the other half of the sample (n 5 507) underwent a confirma tory factor analysis to examine the subsample's psychometric properties. Results: A respecified model using only one error covariance fit the data very well. All fit indi ces were within their critical values (x 2 /df ratio 5 1.5; CFI 5.99; TLI 5 .99; RMSEA 5 .03; SRMR 5 .03). Thus, factor analysis confirms a two-factor, 11-item model for the HRLSW scale, consisting of two subscales, clients seen as experiencing rights viola tions, and social problems seen as rights violations. Conclusions: This scale is a useful tool for educators, researchers, and practitioners who want to practice-or promote the practice of-social work as a human rights profession. K E Y W O R D S : social work, social workers, human rights, human rights practice, validation studies

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Measuring Rights-Based Perspectives: A Validation of the Human Rights Lens in Social Work Scale

McPherson¹,

Siebert

2017

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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“…Similarly, the United States" National Association of Social Workers has reaffirmed the profession's commitment to advancing human rights by reminding practitioners that human rights concerns have been the bedrock of the profession and that, on this score, they must act to advance all aspects of human rights, including -if warranted-supplementing civil or political rights with social, economic, and cultural rights (NASW, 2012). Even without these explicit statements, it has been identified that social work"s code of ethics is amenable with human rights dictates and language (Amadasun, 2020;Androff, 2010;Buchanan & Gunn, 2007;Reichert, 2011;Skegg, 2005).…”

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Applying a Rights-Based Approach to Social Work Practice in Africa: Students’ Perspectives

Amadasun

2020

International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives

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The application of a rights-based approach to social work practice is integral to ridding society of social injustice and human rights infringements. As the next generation of social work practitioners in Africa (a continent at the top of the pyramid in human rights violations), what social work students know about the rights-based approach could prove pivotal in preparing them towards entrenching social justice and human rights tenets in their professional practice, as is consistent with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. This study aims to share the reflections of Nigerian social work students regarding their knowledge of and preparedness to utilize the rights-based approach to social work practice. In employing a qualitative design, semi-structured interviews was conducted among graduating social work students in a large-sized university in Nigeria. Data were subjected to thematic analysis and following the analytical procedure, findings reveal inadequacies in professional social work education and training in the context of equipping students with this practice approach. Although this inquiry involved a cohort of student social workers in their final academic year, the findings may have broader implications for social work education in Nigeria and indeed Africa given the rapidly standardized move in social work education. To offset this trend by means of competency-building, pragmatic suggestions are offered to social work educators with a view to ensuring that social work students are not only equipped in the knowledge of this practice approach but also ready to employ such knowledge to practice.

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“…children have a prolonged involvement with CPS and have an increased risk of out-of-home placement (e.g., Buchan & Gunn, 2007;McConnell et al, 2011aMcConnell et al, , 2011bMcConnell et al, , 2021Pacheco et al, 2021;Willems et al, 2007).…”

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“…Although an intellectual disability in itself is thus not directly related to unsafe parenting, and other multiple and complex factors are at play, it has been observed that children of parents with intellectual disabilities are overrepresented in child protection services (CPS) in high‐income countries (e.g., LaLiberte et al, 2017), particularly children under the age of one (McConnell et al, 2011a). In addition, it appears that these children have a prolonged involvement with CPS and have an increased risk of out‐of‐home placement (e.g., Buchan & Gunn, 2007; McConnell et al, 2011a, 2011b, 2021; Pacheco et al, 2021; Willems et al, 2007).…”

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Expectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection: Risk factors for child safety

Zijlstra,

Sterenborg,

van Nieuwenhuijzen

et al. 2024

Research Intellect Disabil

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BackgroundNewborns of parents with intellectual disabilities face higher risks in their environment for child unsafety, despite parents' good intentions. To help parents prevent unsafe circumstances, a good understanding of the risk factors faced by these parents is needed.MethodsThis casefile study examined (1) which risk factors were present for expectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection, (2) which domains of risk factors, and (3) whether a cumulation of risk factors was related to child safety.ResultsExpectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection before the child was born often experienced a cumulation of risk factors. Child, family, and care factors best predicted child safety. A cumulation of risk factors over multiple life domains increased the risks for child unsafety.ConclusionsTo reduce the risks of unsafe parenting conditions for newborns, preventive interventions for expectant parents with intellectual disabilities should address their needs from an ecological perspective.

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The Interpretation of Human Rights in English Social Work: An Exploration in the Context of Services for Children and for Parents with Learning Difficulties

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Measuring Rights-Based Perspectives: A Validation of the Human Rights Lens in Social Work Scale

Measuring Rights-Based Perspectives: A Validation of the Human Rights Lens in Social Work Scale

Applying a Rights-Based Approach to Social Work Practice in Africa: Students’ Perspectives

Expectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection: Risk factors for child safety

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