Explain the notion of social justice and how it motivates people to become social workers.

What will be an ideal response?


Social workers share the common goal of social justice: the endless effort to protect human rights and provide for everyone's human needs, such as housing, food, education, and health care, particularly for those in greatest need. The goal of social justice is what motivates social workers to be advocates.

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a. time line. b. circular questions. c. life reviews. d. genograms. e. all of the above.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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____________________are available to local offices of a national corporation for funding local groups.

A. Executive discretionary funds B. Marketing budgets C. Subsidiary funds D. Corporate giving funds

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