Children's rights and social work / Hanita Kosher, Asher Ben-Arieh, Yael Hendelsman.

By:

Kosher, Hanita [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSeries: SpringerBriefs in rights-based approaches to social workPublisher: Cham : Springer 2016Description: 84 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9783319439181 (pbk.) :
9783319439181
3319439189

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.7 KOS 23

LOC classification:

HV713

Contents:

1.Social work and human rights 2.The history of children's rights 3.Social work and children's rights: a theoretical and ethical view 4.Social work and children's rights: implications for practice 5.Social work and children's rights: implications for research

Summary: This text provides a conceptual framework for children's rights as well as specific strategies and opportunities for social workers to apply in their work. It guides social work professionals and students through the history of children's rights. It also includes a call for a paradigm shift from a focus on the right to nurturance to the right to self-determination, as well as a contrasting look at children's rights in the West versus the rest of the world.

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Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	362.7 KOS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		219825

This text provides a conceptual framework for children's rights as well as specific strategies and opportunities for social workers to apply in their work. It guides social work professionals and students through the history of children's rights. It also includes a call for a paradigm shift from a focus on the right to nurturance to the right to self-determination, as well as a contrasting look at children's rights in the West versus the rest of the world.