The aim of this qualitative study is to explore factors that influence social workers' decision to
participate in parliamentary politics, and to identify important policy-making skills and …

Fieldwork practice is enclosed and explained in social work education in order to advance
and improve the social work profession. Fieldwork discipline is the most crucial component …

The social work profession has a long tradition of engaging with policy to promote social
justice, to improve the well-being of service users and the working conditions of social …

Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has
been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and …

Policy engagement by social workers that seeks to impact public policies that advance
social justice and human rights has, and continues to be, a core component of the social …

Joining millions across the globe, we write this editorial for the Journal of Community
Practice while adhering to stay at home orders. Although frequently invoked during times of …

This book explains different types of advocacy and the various ways in which advocacy is
used in social work, making links with core social work concepts such as empowerment …

Abstract Knowledge about social workers (SWs) who run for political office is rare. This study
sought to examine the conditions and factors that led SWs in Israel to enter the formal world …

This quantitative study focuses on the political engagement of social work students by
comparing the extent of voluntary political participation and the factors that influence this …

While ethical documents all around the globe call upon social workers to actively participate
in policymaking processes, there is little evidence of their actual engagement in this type of …