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Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
Social workers understand that regardless of position in society, every person has fundamental human rights such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living, health care, and education. Social workers understand the global interconnections of oppression and human rights violations and are knowledgeable about theories of human need and social justice and strategies to promote social and economic justice and human rights. Social workers understand strategies designed to eliminate oppressive structural barriers to ensure that social goods, rights, and responsibilities are distributed equitably and that civil, political, environmental, economic, social, and cultural human rights are protected. Social workers:
apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels; and
engage in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice
Introduction: Competency 3 covers the importance of understanding that social workers believe everyone deserves basic rights like freedom, safety, privacy, and education. They fight for justice and work to eliminate barriers that prevent these rights from being distributed fairly. They advocate for human rights and work towards a more just society. One of my artifacts is a journal entry for my social work seminar class. My second artifact is research from my general practices class on Mol Trotter.
Artifact 1: Journal Entry
My Journal entry for my SW492 seminar class explains how I got to observe a student with ADHD in their classroom. This assignment helped me learn how to see signs in a student who needs more support than other students in the school. This relates to the competency to ensure the right education supports students need. With this knowledge, I can apply it in my future career as a social worker when working with clients to point out signs of an ADHD child and figure out ways to provide the proper support.
Artifact 2: Project Proposal
In SW317, my group's research project involved homeless veterans and learning how many veterans become homeless after leaving the Army. Many people find themselves homeless, lose their jobs, have mental or physical disabilities, and have substance abuse. Together with Mel Trotter, we organized a clothing drive for the homeless. We placed bins throughout the school and posted links on social media to collect winter clothing. I learned that social workers must advocate for needy people because they lack support.
Conclusion: Throughout my time in the SW program, I have shown much growth in learning differences about the social good, rights, and responsibilities in the human right. We are the advocates for the people who have no one. In school, it is for the students who need help. I learned this during my internship, and I continue to grow daily. Then, homeless people need support to advocate and promote a donation drive to help them get extra supplies for the winter.
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