Embedding Social Justice within Micro Social Work Curricula |
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Authors: | Jennifer Harrison Karen VanDeusen Ineke Way |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Work, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USAJennifer.harrison@wmich.edu;3. School of Social Work, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA |
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Abstract: | Social work struggles with the dichotomy between social and economic justice and micro practice. A large percentage of United States social workers (65%) practice in micro practice settings, yet the profession is challenged to commit to its social justice roots. This article reviews the history of social and economic justice within the social work profession, examines the role of distributive justice, and outlines strategies to integrate social and economic justice into micro social work courses. The article details implications for strengthening a social and economic justice perspective in micro curricula. |
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Keywords: | micro social work practice social and economic justice |
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