In this assignment, you will be selecting and researching one or two topics related to the essential professional practice areas in social work: poverty, child welfare, older adults, health, and mental health. Based on your chosen topic, you will focus on the appropriate chapter(s) in the textbook Practicing Rights: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Social Work Practice (David Androff).
The following chapters are included in the book:
Chapter 1: The Relevance of Human Rights to Social Work
Chapter 2: A Framework for Rights-Based Practice
Chapter 3: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Poverty
Chapter 4: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Child Welfare
Chapter 5: Human Rights-Based Approaches With Older Adults
Chapter 6: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Health
Chapter 7: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Mental Health
Chapter 8: Perils and Prospects of Human Rights-Based Approaches to Social Work
First, you will want to read and review Chapters 1, 2, and 8 in the book to gain a broader understanding of human rights-based approaches to social work. Next, read and review the chapter(s) associated with the topic you are interested in researching (poverty, child welfare, older adults, health, or mental health).
You will address the following questions in your research paper:
How are human rights and human rights-based approaches relevant to social work? Explain their significance.
Which social work topic are you researching for this paper, and why did you select this topic or practice?
What are some key concerns, social, and ethical issues related to your chosen research topic, and how could a human rights-based framework be applied to help address some of these concerns?
How can human services professionals adapt their helping strategies and interventions for diverse individuals using a human rights-based framework?
What are some of the potential implications of using a human rights-based approach?
In addition to using this textbook as your primary source of information, you will incorporate peer-reviewed journal articles and other sources to give you a better overview of your topic area.
You will need to use the following sources to explore your topic in greater detail:
a minimum of three peer-reviewed journal articles
two current and credible news articles that discuss relevant research related to your topic
both of your textbooks
Your paper should:
be approximately five pages, double-spaced.
include a title page and a reference page (in addition to the five pages).
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