Social Work and Human Rights: A Practice Guide
Social work is a human rights-based profession. A key milestone for the development of human rights in the UK was the Human Rights Act 1998.
Every day social workers across the UK tackle issues that are underpinned by human rights.
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Date published
10 December 2019
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Social justice, poverty and housing
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