Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to the social work profession and we understand that the denial of such rights is a form of structural abuse. So global social workers are always concerned with human rights and social justice because it is engrained on our values and principles, and when we engage in development practice, we seek to eradicate conditions that oppress and destroy the lives of those who are vulnerable locally, nationally, and internationally. So development practice bridges how our partners perceive their needs within desired structures. This means we must embrace their experiences, their vision, desires, and choices. This is critical because we cannot impose our Westernized value system on others.
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Sex selecting for boys is a crime; however, political officials have done very little to enforce this law further subjecting women and children to greater austerities. Sex-selective abortions and infanticide is rampant in China. The thought of burying a child that has died at their own hands is disheartening. Due to a shortage of women and girls they are trafficked and sold off as child brides. Bride trafficking involves women and girls being repeatedly raped by those who cannot find wives. So to think they are bound simply because of their gender is inhumane. This is why development practice is so important. Global social workers are concerned with human development, social environment, diversity, and social change, but they are also concerned with systematic behaviors that do not operate out of fairness, equality, and humanity. Women are the future and if society fails to adequately invest in them, societies will suffer. Women and girls are socially excluded and the social message is: Survival depends on sons, and daughters are only burdens (Scutti, …show more content…
We fight to restore human rights for all oppressed populations. As global social workers, we do not define other people’s issues, but we respect their definitions and how they may want to be involved in development activities. Therefore, we respect our constituent’s right to decide what is best for them while advocating for the dignity and worth of a person and celebrate the importance of human relationships through the creation of healthier environments. We always strive to engage, assess, intervene and implement strategies and evaluating tangible outcomes. We also stand together in professional unity, understanding that we cannot do development –focused alone. We are engaged in other organizations for example, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). So practitioners must understand that we cannot work miracles for others; however, we can always use empathy to understand their situations and we use our knowledge base and practice cultural
Sex selecting for boys is a crime; however, political officials have done very little to enforce this law further subjecting women and children to greater austerities. Sex-selective abortions and infanticide is rampant in China. The thought of burying a child that has died at their own hands is disheartening. Due to a shortage of women and girls they are trafficked and sold off as child brides. Bride trafficking involves women and girls being repeatedly raped by those who cannot find wives. So to think they are bound simply because of their gender is inhumane. This is why development practice is so important. Global social workers are concerned with human development, social environment, diversity, and social change, but they are also concerned with systematic behaviors that do not operate out of fairness, equality, and humanity. Women are the future and if society fails to adequately invest in them, societies will suffer. Women and girls are socially excluded and the social message is: Survival depends on sons, and daughters are only burdens (Scutti, …show more content…
We fight to restore human rights for all oppressed populations. As global social workers, we do not define other people’s issues, but we respect their definitions and how they may want to be involved in development activities. Therefore, we respect our constituent’s right to decide what is best for them while advocating for the dignity and worth of a person and celebrate the importance of human relationships through the creation of healthier environments. We always strive to engage, assess, intervene and implement strategies and evaluating tangible outcomes. We also stand together in professional unity, understanding that we cannot do development –focused alone. We are engaged in other organizations for example, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). So practitioners must understand that we cannot work miracles for others; however, we can always use empathy to understand their situations and we use our knowledge base and practice cultural