Before I began furthering my education at Wheelock College I had a limited perception on human rights, social and economic justice in this country never mind throughout the world. Since enrolling in this program I have learned that there are numerous injustices throughout the world that happen on a daily basis. There is a large disparity between people that have power and those that do not. Globally there are atrocities taking place where various minority groups constantly have their human rights violated whether it be for religious, sexual preference, or skin color. In this day and age it has become a polarizing time, society seems to be steering away from advocating for social and economic justice for all, and becoming more self-absorbed
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This thinking is often attributed to people who work in law enforcement, or have been victims of crime themselves. While researching human rights, I did not find any articles that directly correlate to this population, however the articles discuss protecting a vulnerable population and yet this group is not listed. There are articles that discuss some of the ways that terrorists such as Article 5 which says; no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment (Reichert, 2006). This article is relevant but can be interpreted in several different ways causing confusion and biasness. Other articles address a person’s rights before being convicted such as Article 6 which states that; everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law (Reichert, 2006). Frequently, I would witness the rights of inmates get violated, and out of fear of retaliation I would not speak …show more content…
People who live in areas that cannot offer many services are at a clear disadvantage, this is exemplified in Konrad’s text when she talks about it is more useful to children and families when child-centered professionals are open to diverse educational and therapeutic approaches that have had good results (Konrad, 2013). People that live in traditionally lower socio-economic area often are limited to the services and may even get subpar treatment due to inaccessibility due to financial restrictions.
My guiding principles for my social work practice are that I will try to be a voice for the people that I work that have no voice. I will constantly allow myself to be learning, from other professionals but from clients as well. Understand the importance of assisting the continuous struggles for social justice and social inequalities of individuals and communities that have repeatedly been
This thinking is often attributed to people who work in law enforcement, or have been victims of crime themselves. While researching human rights, I did not find any articles that directly correlate to this population, however the articles discuss protecting a vulnerable population and yet this group is not listed. There are articles that discuss some of the ways that terrorists such as Article 5 which says; no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment (Reichert, 2006). This article is relevant but can be interpreted in several different ways causing confusion and biasness. Other articles address a person’s rights before being convicted such as Article 6 which states that; everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law (Reichert, 2006). Frequently, I would witness the rights of inmates get violated, and out of fear of retaliation I would not speak …show more content…
People who live in areas that cannot offer many services are at a clear disadvantage, this is exemplified in Konrad’s text when she talks about it is more useful to children and families when child-centered professionals are open to diverse educational and therapeutic approaches that have had good results (Konrad, 2013). People that live in traditionally lower socio-economic area often are limited to the services and may even get subpar treatment due to inaccessibility due to financial restrictions.
My guiding principles for my social work practice are that I will try to be a voice for the people that I work that have no voice. I will constantly allow myself to be learning, from other professionals but from clients as well. Understand the importance of assisting the continuous struggles for social justice and social inequalities of individuals and communities that have repeatedly been