There is growing impetus for social work to move beyond a human-centric social justice
orientation to include the consideration of animals. Social work programs in Australia are …

The inclusion of animals within social work education is a relatively new, and still rare,
component of curriculum development in Australia and New Zealand. To remedy this …

PURPOSE: Given the benefits of the human-animal bond (HAB), animals are being used in
a range of social work settings. It is important to gain a more in-depth understanding of …

Social work is traditionally human-centered in practice, even though for many the bond
between humans and animals is the most fundamental of daily-lived experiences. The intent …

The notion of social work teaching in the veterinary science programme may seem novel for
our profession. However, the philosophy underlying the context of animal and human …

The powerful nature of relationships between human beings and animals has been
documented extensively within the human services literature. Research on the human …

Animals are increasingly being used in a range of social work settings and extant research
demonstrates they can offer a wide range of benefits to humans. With other professions …

At present, UK schools are not required to teach children about animal welfare. This
undoubtedly contributes to widespread deficiencies in knowledge, and misconceptions …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it proposes a critical posthumanist
orientation to social work as an approach to address the impediments to care experienced …

Whilst social services have traditionally operated from a humanist informed practice
perspective, social service interventions are increasingly including non-human animals as a …