Below, you will find some resources that you can use to help guide you in incorporating social justice theory and principles into your clinical social work practice.
Journal Articles
Morgaine, K. (2014). Conceptualizing social justice in social work: Are social workers “too bogged down in the trees?”. Journal of Social Justice, 4, 1-18. http://transformativestudies.org/wp-content/uploads/Conceptualizing-Social-Justice-in-Social-Work.pdf
Asakura, K., Strumm, B., Todd, S., & Varghese, R. (2019). What does social justice look like when sitting with clients? A qualitative study of teaching clinical social work From a social justice perspective. Journal of Social Work Education, 442-455. https://carleton.ca/socialwork/simlab/wp-content/uploads/What-Does-Social-Justice-Look-Like-When-Sitting-With-Clients-A-Qualitative-Study-of-Teaching-Clinical-Social-Work-From-a-Social-Justice-Perspective-4.pdf
McLaughlin, A. M. (2009). Clinical social workers and social justice: Advocacy. Advances in Social Work, 10(1), 51-68. https://advancesinsocialwork.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/download/209/212/857
Asakura, K. & Maurer, K. (2018). Attending to social justice in clinical social work: Supervision as a pedagogical space. Clinical Social Work, 46(1), 1-9. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326044603_Attending_to_Social_Justice_in_Clinical_Social_Work_Supervision_as_a_Pedagogical_Space
Website and Online Articles/Guides
Social Work for Social Justice: Ten Principles - St. Thomas University https://health.stthomas.edu/_media-library/_documents/social-work-social-justice-ten-principles.pdf
School Social Workers as Advocates for Social Justice - American Council for School Social Workers https://www.acssw.org/assets/docs/Social_Justice_Position.pdf
Social work and the practice of social justice: An initial overview - AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND SOCIAL WORK https://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/308/372
Videos
Other Videos: Clinical Social Workers on the Front Lines of Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_1KMC7guCU
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