Human Rights in Social Work

Emilio José Gómez-Ciriano is Associate Professor of Social Work at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Ian Cummins is Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford and is a qualified probation officer, mental health social worker and ASW. María Inés Martínez Herrero is Lecturer in Social Work at the National University of Distance Education, a qualified social worker and former Vice President of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA).

• Introduction Part 1: The human rights framework and its connection with social work 1. The human rights framework: relevance for social work education and research2. Neoliberalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship 3. Social Work, Human Rights, and a Culture of Peace 4. Social Work, Poverty, and Human Rights 5. The Liminal Position of Human Rights in Social Work 6. An Intersectional approach to Human Rights in social workPart 2: Human Rights in Practice, Education and Research7. Human Rights and Social Work Education8. Human Rights and Social Work Research 9. Social Work and Climate Change.10. Human Rights, and the challenges of digital social work 11. Advocating for the Human Rights of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in a Populist Fortress Europe12. Social work with Gypsy Roma Traveller communitiesEpilogue