LibGuides: SWR-300: Lesson 4 Resources

Lesson 4 Required Resources

Human Rights-based Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in a Legal Service Organization
Androff, D., & Mathis, C. (2022). Human rights-based social work practice with immigrants and asylum seekers in a legal service organization. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 7, 178-188.
This article describes an interdisciplinary collaboration between social workers and lawyers in human rights-based practice with immigrants. Your familiarity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides a basis for thinking critically about the work described.
Social Work Is a Human Rights Profession
Mapp, S., McPherson, J., Androff, D., & Gatenio Gabe, S. (2019). Social work Is a human rights profession. Social Work. 64(3), 259-269. doi: 10.1093/sw/swz023.
The social work profession’s real commitment to practice focused on human rights is sometimes questioned. This article discusses the role of huan rights in social work and argues that social work is indeed a human rights profession.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations. (1948). Universal declaration of human rights. https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the document that identifies and defines the agreed upon list of rights that must be afforded to all people. The following two sources provide background information on the creation of the Declaration of Human rights in preparation for reading the Declaration itself.

Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Black, A. (2022, April 5). Fundamental freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Video]. Facing History and Ourselves.

Brain on Drugs
Retro Junk . (1990). Brain on drugs [Video]. https://www.retrojunk.com/c/GJXdqnZVBr

Unknown. (2007) Just stay focused on the positive [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JndtG8Y7yfw

Ad Council. (2015). Love has no labels: Diversity & Inclusion [Video]. https://youtu.be/PnDgZuGIhHs