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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Published in:Social Work & Christianity Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 471 - 498
Main Author: Brenden, Mary Ann
Format: Article
Published: North American Association of Christians in Social Work Winter2007
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        affil: Associate Professor, School of Social Work, College of St. Catherine/University of St. Thomas, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul, Mn, 55105
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        Catholic Christian sociology
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      ab: 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.
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