Los Derechos Humanos, principios orientadores de la práctica del Trabajo Social

Abstract

Human rights are essential in social work, they give the bases of the same conception of the profession and influence practice every day. The current return to an ethical interrogation shows us that it is necessary to revisit the basics, remind us of the bases and take support on them to carry out a difficult and committed work. Revisit the values that sustain the practice and give sense in this context is today essential. In this article, I propose to reflect on three points. The first is human rights as forming an inseparable part of social work, we will see the humanist and democratic values and operative principles of the helping relationship. The second introduces the concept of person as the purpose of social work, the definition of the concept and the current guidelines towards a greater participation of users. The third outlines the roads leading from the principles of human rights to professional practice: change our look, mobilize resources and create new possibilities.