Human Rights and Social Work: Opportunities for Policy and Practice

Course Number: 47812

Course Description

This course will explore how international human rights law and principles provide a foundation for repairing the harms done by collective human rights trauma. The course focuses on Peace-building and Human Rights in an applied manner endeavoring a comprehensive approach to peace-building through humanitarian effort, human rights, and participation built on social work perspectives. In addition, it will examine the role social workers have both internationally and locally from policy to practice. The psychological impact and treatment of torture and trauma will be evaluated, particularly as experienced by people marginalized by the larger (privileged) society because of their gender, race and age. Various reparation and remedies used to recover from human rights trauma will be reviewed, as will, social work perspectives that can enhance such efforts. This course will apply an ecological perspective, examining how these efforts affect individuals and communities.

Requirements Filled

Clinical Concentration: All Clinical Classes

Social Administration: All Courses

Foundational Diversity Courses

Global Social Development Practice Program

Professors and Lecturers Who Teach This Course

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