HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL WORK: CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL LINKS

The relationship among Human Rights, A Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) and Social Work is undeniable. Human Rights are implicit both in the theory as well as in the professional practice of Social Work. Focusing on Human Rights, the intervention developed within the Social Work field is aimed at reducing situations of injustice, poverty and inequality, thus, improving the living conditions of people under situations of social difficulty. The purpose of this article is to analyze the link between Human Rights and Social Work by studying the specialized bibliography in the Social Work discipline. Once finished the search carried out in two databases, Dialnet and SCOPUS, the results of the study concerning these relationships are presented. A weak link between a Human Rights-Based Approach and Social Work is the most important finding, therefore advocating for both enhancing the practical implementation of the HRBA as well as improving the knowledge and training of social workers concerning Human Rights.