Competency 3

Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Social workers understand that every person regardless of position in society 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.

The above attachment is my spring semester field evaluation. I have demonstrated both behaviors by advocating for my client's needs, finding resources that can promote their human rights, and understand the policies that restrict my client's access to these resources. I have advocated for my client for various services that they need. Also, my supervisor commented on this in my evaluation.