Complementary theories and practices, 2006 49 3 international social work, p307. Human rights have a long tradition in social work theory and practice, first of all more implicitly and, from about 1970 more explicitly. Nov, 20 international agendas emeritus professor jim ife, centre for human rights education, curtin university, perth, western australia, past president international social work federation the new international agendas. Aug 05, 20 now in its third edition, human rights and social work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. However, one has to bear in mind that social work is a profession profoundly embedded in practice. Human rights and social work by jim ife cambridge core.
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