Human Rights Act and Social Work

Human Rights Act and Social Work

Introduction

In general, rights refer to as things which are permissible which the government as well as the people around also accepts. The basic right every person has as a human, which can be neither created nor destroyed by the government of any state refers to as human rights. These rights have a concern with matters such as, freedom of life, privacy, freedom of thoughts and expressions and so forth. In United Kingdom, the prevailing law and European legislation accepts human rights as a result of pervious issues of racial and religious discrimination, which also took place in the recent years (Redman and Whalen, 1998, pp. 10-11).

Impact of Human Rights Act on Anti-Oppressive Social Work

The human rights act is a way through which all the oppressive and discriminatory practices can be challenged; in fact, are challenged openly. Nevertheless, the act can also be seen as a supporting factor of maintaining social order simultaneously. The factor designed by influential forces, which perpetuate injustice and inequality. The legitimate aim of social work is to provide protection against abuse; however, it is the duty of practitioners to keep the rights of private and family rights into consideration, in practicing social work. When developing new procedures and policies the practitioners of social work must bear the same things in mind.

Social worker must ensure that they continue their practice remaining with in the legislation of the Human rights Act, bearing in mind that chances of them to be summoned to justify their actions and decision in front of their managers, as well as the courts, do exist. Human Rights Act has defined the accountability of social work practitioners in considerable detail. In addition to this, people who receive service of social work, have the right ...