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Building on the School of Social Work\u2019s theme of strengths-based empowerment practice, students examine the dynamics of power and the structural conditions that enhance or constrain human capabilities. This course culminates in students&#8217; implementation of a project that advances social justice and human rights for a population of their choosing as appropriate to their specialization area and practice interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course leads students to frame a preferential option with the oppressed within a praxis of social justice and human rights. This course explicitly focuses on the implications of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and <strong>necessary social services<\/strong>, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW 627<\/strong> develops students\u2019 knowledge of social justice and human rights principles and theories. 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