Social Work for Social Justice: Strengthening Social Work practice through the Integration of Catholic Social Teaching.

Catholic-sponsored social work programs can look to the Catholic mission of their institutions to distinguish their educational programs and strengthen their commitment to service and justice. Catholic Social Teaching (CST), by virtue of its convergence with social work values and ethics, is a valua...

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Publicado en:	Social Work & Christianity Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 471 - 498
Autor principal:	Brenden, Mary Ann
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	North American Association of Christians in Social Work Winter2007
Materias:	Catholic Christian sociology Social justice Social services Social ethics Social work education Christianity Study & teaching of Christian education Theological virtues Biblical teaching on justice
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Sumario:	Catholic-sponsored social work programs can look to the Catholic mission of their institutions to distinguish their educational programs and strengthen their commitment to service and justice. Catholic Social Teaching (CST), by virtue of its convergence with social work values and ethics, is a valuable resource for strengthening the social justice content of social work education. This paper describes a comprehensive model of ‘teaching to Catholic mission’ which includes faculty development, curriculum enrichment and student engagement.