Do Canadian Social Workers Practice Advocacy

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ID6076706
AuthorsDonna Hardina (California State University, Fresno, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume2
Issue3
Pages97-121
Publication date1995-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j125v02n03_05
OpenAlexW1503916969
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited3

Involvement in advocacy and social action activities by direct practitioners as well as community organizers is essential if social workers are to develop the capacity to oppose economic and social oppression. Little is known, however, about advocacy as a component of social work practice or those factors which determine whether a social worker engages in such activities. Although a number of researchers have examined the prevalence of advocacy practice among social workers in the United States, no similar studies of advocacy have been conducted among Canadian social workers. The author examines the prevalence of case, self-help, and class advocacy practice among social workers in southwest Ontario. The prevalence of social action-related activities (lobbying for legislation, protests, and involvement in politics) is also assessed. KEYWORDS: Advocacysocial actionsocial work practice in Canadapolitical social worksocial changeCanadian social workers

Community practice · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing Roles and Practices · Public Administration · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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