Summary: Advocating For Social Justice

Advocating for Social Justice
Shijo Shaji Mathew

This whole article speaks about the supporters of social justice, it starts by making a difference between the past and the present condition of social work as a profession. The early age social workers had high level of intensity, dedication and commitment towards their profession. But in this 21st century the value towards that profession have changed. Hence, the primary supporter and responsible person should take initiative to have more involvement and advocate for the needy.
Valuing advocating basically means understanding the social justice depending on the economic, social and political ideologies. The next step is to apply/imply these understood value into the society. It also involves the process of putting oneself in the others shoes who are under privileged and fighting for their rights and causes. It covers the values of social justice, equality and empowerment. On the top of all, they require knowledge and

So that the past and present conditions can be weighed, which would ultimately help filling the gaps and changing the past errors. A good social worker is one who have a knowledge about impact of different policies and its implication when put into effect. Also about the impact that those policies have on the individuals, families, groups and communities with whom they work.
Another set of trait that a social worker must possess is maximum utilization of available resources. It is also important to be strategically prepared and also know different tactics to come out of various situations. Moreover, more than any theoretical knowledge it is very important to have practical experience because it gives more inputs to excel higher.
The ability of advocating for Social Justice has been broken down into knowledge, skills and values to be learned at the foundation and the advanced