
To understand how social workers facilitate social justice, you must first understand what social justice means and how it relates. There are many aspects to social justice. It is about equal rights, treatment, and opportunities for everyone. Overall, the concept remains the same: equality for all people, regardless of their identification or social standing.
Social justice is a relatively modern concept and often takes more practice to achieve than injustice, as that is rooted in prejudice and bias that already exists, usually learned early in life. Interrupting this bias can be difficult even for those that wish to. Learning to help people facing social injustice is a noble pursuit for anyone to undertake.
How do social workers fit in with social justice?
Social workers are representatives of many groups of people who may face social injustice. Those with disabilities, children, seniors, veterans, the homeless, LGBTQ, and people in a lower …