Social work and human rights: a practice guide.

Harms-Smith, Linda; Martinez-Herrero, Maria Ines; Arnell, Paul; Bolger, Janine; Butler-Warke, Alice; Cook, William; Downie, Margaret; Farmer, Natalia; Nicholls, Jack; MacDermott, Denise

Abstract

The legislation and policy under which social workers practice is governed by human rights legislation. The Human Rights Act 1998 identified a number of protections including the right to liberty (Article 5) and the right to family life (Article 8). Social workers undertaking mental health assessments have to take into account Article 5 as do social workers applying Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Social workers (and the courts) making decisions about the removal of children, or adoption, have to take into account Article 8. As this Practice Guide will demonstrate there are many other examples.

Citation

HARMS-SMITH, L., MARTINEZ-HERRERO, M.I.,ARNELL, P., BOLGER, J., BUTLER-WARKE, A., COOK, W., DOWNIE, M., FARMER, N., NICHOLLS, J. and MACDERMOTT, D. 2019. Social work and human rights: a practical guide. Birmingham: BASW [online]. Available from https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2019/dec/social-work-and-human-rights-guides-launched

• Report Type: Research Report
• Online Publication Date: Dec 19, 2019
• Publication Date: Dec 19, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 28, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 28, 2020
• Publisher: British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
• Keywords: Social workers; Human rights; Liberty; Family life; Mental health; Children; Adoption; Social work practice
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/877989
• Publisher URL: https://www.basw.co.uk/media/news/2019/dec/social-work-and-human-rights-guides-launched