TY - JOUR
T1 - Back to the ‘social’ of social work
T2 - Reviving the social work profession’s contribution to the promotion of social justice
AU - Kam, Ping Kwong
PY - 2014/11
Y1 - 2014/11
N2 - Social changes and professionalization have moved social work away from advancing social justice and into the domination of individual therapies. This article redirects social workers’ attention to the importance of the ‘social’ in social work by presenting a six-social dimensions framework, and suggests that this refocusing helps to revive the profession’s contribution to promoting social justice.
AB - Social changes and professionalization have moved social work away from advancing social justice and into the domination of individual therapies. This article redirects social workers’ attention to the importance of the ‘social’ in social work by presenting a six-social dimensions framework, and suggests that this refocusing helps to revive the profession’s contribution to promoting social justice.
KW - social justice
KW - social work
KW - social work profession
KW - the six-social dimensions
KW - the ‘social’ of social work
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U2 - 10.1177/0020872812447118
DO - 10.1177/0020872812447118
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0020-8728
VL - 57
SP - 723
EP - 740
JO - International Social Work
JF - International Social Work
IS - 6
ER -
