Environmental justice at the heart of social work practice: Greening the profession. (7th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dominelli, Lena
• Is Part Of: International journal of social welfare. Volume 22:Number 4(2013:Oct.)
• Page Start: 431
• Page End: 439
• Publication Date: 2013-03-07
• Subjects: Social service -- Periodicals; Public welfare -- Periodicals; Social service -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; Public welfare -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; 361
• DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-6866

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Social workers face many contemporary challenges. Alongside the difficulties of upholding human rights, social justice and active citizenship, are those of affirming environmental justice and care for planet earth in and through social work practice and addressing climate change and other disasters. I call for social workers to take action that addresses these issues as a strong, united profession that works alongside dispossessed and marginalised people who do not get their share of global resources, despite their limited ecological footprint. I suggest a new paradigm for practice rooted in environmental justice that enhances the well‐being of people, the flora, fauna and the ecosystem that sustains and supports us all – green social work, for practitioners supporting life in one interdependent world.</p> </abstract>