Human Rights in Chilean Social Work: Lessons from Chile to Prepare Social Work Students for Human Rights Practice
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Rubilar Donoso, Gabriela
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Galaz Valderrama, Caterine
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LaBrenz, Catherine
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2021-05-19T17:17:41Z
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2021-05-19T17:17:41Z
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2020
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Journal of Human Rights and Social Work Nov 2020
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10.1007/s41134-020-00156-8
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/179675
Abstract
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This article presents findings from two studies conducted in Chile to examine the link between human rights and social work practice. The focus of this paper was to explore the role of undergraduate education in preparing future social work practitioners for human rights practice. Data from a qualitative longitudinal study to understand the role of social workers during the dictatorship in Chile (1973-1989) were used; then, in October 2019, as civil unrest and police and military brutality erupted across the country, the authors created a commission to register and document narratives and testimonies of current human rights violations in Chile. The research team utilized a qualitative approach to analyze data from the in-depth interviews that were conducted in the longitudinal study and from the 2019 commission. Findings suggest a need to cover more in-depth human rights content in social work education and to teach students to create community collaborations in the field. Implications for social work education and practice in the current political climate are explored.