| Lerninhalte |
The history of social work and human rights in theory, international documents, and practice - The pioneers of international social work and the integration of human rights in it (biographies); philosophical background of main notions
The dimensions of social work as discipline and profession - social problems as its object base; comparing client characteristics of social work with those of the "vulnerable groups" addressed by the different UN-conventions;
The integration of human rights as regulative idea in the discipline and profession of social work:
- the mandate of social work - from the double to the triple mandate - containing a transdisciplinary, scientific base and human dignity, human rights and social justice as core dimensions
- the description/assessment of social problems and of (minor-medium-grave) human rights violations
- the explanation of social problems and the violation of human rights; the selection of theories sustaining or violating human rights, when put to practice (e.g. Eugenics, dominance of economy in neoliberalism etc.)
- the normative - ethical - evaluation of social problems according to ethical and human rights criterias; difference between legality and legitimacy
- the action guidelines and methods of social work for the implementation of human rights (consciousness-raising; transcultural understanding and ethics; mediation, empowerment, advocacy, changing the social rules of power structures, campaigning etc. (see C-modules); for research activities see A-modul "Social Work research)
- the use of the mechanisms and instruments of the UN and the European Court of Human Rights
Special topics:
- Human dignity as value base of human rights - historical, philosophical, religious and empirical perspectives
- The dilemma between universalism and contextualism - possible solutions
- The right to have rights
- The debate about rights and duties
- Human Rights practice in social work on the individual, family, organisational, national and inter-/transnational level - a multilevel conception of social work
Cooperation between social work and state organisations, voluntary organisations, social movements, politicians, community/economic leaders, NGOs, etc. (see module C 3) |
