Critical Social Work

Question 1

5 principles of critical social work

Answer 1

• A commitment to work towards greater social justice and equality for those who are oppressed and marginalized within society.
• A commitment to work alongside the oppressed and marginalized populations.
• A commitment to question taken-for-granted and dominant assumptions and beliefs.
• An analysis of power relations which serve to marginalize and oppress particular populations in society.
• An orientation towards emancipatory personal and social change.