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Broadening the vision: law teaching, social work and civil society

  • Suzy Braye
  • , Michael Preston-Shoot

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Abstract

In the context of debates about social work's relationship with individuals, the state and civil society, educators face a challenge. How best to ensure that professional education prepares practitioners to engage with the task of promoting social justice and human rights? This article draws on a systematic knowledge review of learning, teaching and assessment of one key subject area in social work education - that of law - to explore the contribution legal knowledge and skills can make to social work's engagement with its vision of empowerment and liberation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)376-389
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Social Work
Volume49
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2006

Keywords

  • Civil society
  • Law
  • Social change
  • Social work education
  • Social work practice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Sociology and Political Science

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