Encyclopedia of social work. Advocacy / Robert L. Schneider, Lori Lester, and Julia Ochieng.
Social work advocacy is 'the exclusive and mutual representation of a client(s) or a cause in a forum, attempting to systematically influence decision-making in an unjust or unresponsive system(s)'. Advocacy was identified as a professional role as far back as 1887, and social workers consider clien...
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| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Advocacy. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |