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100			_aSwenson, Carol R.
245			_aClinical social work's contribution to a social justice perspective
260			_c1998
300			_ap.527-37
362			_aNov
520			_aSocial justice is increasingly described as the organizing value of social work. But does that apply to clinical social work? Following Wakefield, this article argues that it does and offers a variety of theories and practices to elaborate this claim, including ways to understand clients in the contexts of their strengths, social positions, and power relationships. In addition, clinicians can develop techniques to enable clients to understand themselves in these relationships and to be liberated when these relationships are oppressive. The clinician engages in self-reflection about personal experiences, not only of oppression but also of privilege and domination. Clinicians may work with people who are privileged and powerful to help them assess their motivation to change behavior associated with such roles. And finally, clinicians can develop new structures in agencies to counter oppressive beliefs and practices and work to develop programs that will offer social, economic spiritual, political, and psychological resources. Social workers can offer a social justice perspective to members of other therapeutic professions who are interested in clinical social justice practice. - Reproduced
650			_aSocial work
650			_aSocial justice
773			_aSocial Work
909			_a40660
999			_c40660 _d40660