Title: Applying Social Justice Principles in Social Work with Children | OLLU
Headings: Applying Social Justice Principles in Social Work with Children
Applying Social Justice Principles in Social Work with Children
Challenges and Benefits of Social Justice
Effective Strategies in Social Justice

Content: The principles of social justice are applied in their work with everyone from the disabled, poor, elderly and children. When social workers engage in social justice with children, they do what they can to make sure the children receive what they need and are treated like human beings and with respect in the process. It can be difficult as a social worker to promote social justice for children, as their needs and desires can often be overlooked or considered unimportant. They must work hard to make sure their young charges’ voices are heard amongst the din of bureaucratic noise. Working as hard to achieve social justice for children as for adults is part of a social worker’s professional responsibility. Challenges and Benefits of Social Justice
Social workers must protect children from things such as oppression, negative discrimination, human rights violations, and economic injustice. They must ensure children get an appropriate degree of freedom for their age, personal privacy, access to quality education and health care, and a standard of living that promotes human dignity. All the while working to empower children. The dedicated social worker works tirelessly to obtain these things for children. They realize the things that come with social justice are just as important to children as adults, and necessary for their healthy physical and emotional development.