SW 150 Lecture 4: Chapter 4
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Power and social inequality: o(cid:373)e people ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)ore a(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s (cid:271)e(cid:374)efits a(cid:374)d resour(cid:272)es, a(cid:374)d so(cid:373)e ha(cid:448)e less, this creates social inequality. Social workers combat inequality at many levels: social workers aim to empower clients to participate in decision making and the process of determining the best outcomes for themselves. The ethics of advocacy: professional mandate and mark of competency, national association of social workers. International federation of social workers: client self-determination, consumers make their own decisions and choices, self-interest and advocacy, case advocacy cs. Individual reigns supreme perspective: community reigns supreme perspective, pathways to community benefit, provide access to resources, rights, and opportunities. Job corps job training for school dropouts: head start low income preschool, mid 1960s to 1970s, civil rights, vietnam war, wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s rights, 1980s, preside(cid:374)t reaga(cid:374)"s ta(cid:454) refor(cid:373)s, substance abuse, homelessness, sexually transmitted diseases. Cause advocacy today: 2008 election of president barack obama, renewed inspiration for advocacy, obama ran for office on a platform of social change.
