{"id":30,"date":"2023-08-27T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swpro.org\/amymejias\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2024-02-14T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:56:20","slug":"competency-2-advance-human-rights-and-social-racial-economic-and-environmental-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swpro.org\/amymejias\/competencies\/competency-2-advance-human-rights-and-social-racial-economic-and-environmental-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Competency 2: Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOur ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.\u201d – Mahatma\u00a0Gandhi<\/span><\/h3>\n

Competency 2: Diversity<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As an advanced generalist social worker, I will continue to embrace diversity and cultural differences, both professionally and personally. I am devoted to developing, implementing, and using strategies to advance the rights of my clients and the systems that affect them, <\/span>specifically in the areas of advancing human rights, social, racial, economic and environmental justice.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>As a professional social worker committed to advancing human rights and justice, I actively engage in advocacy and community organizing to address systemic inequalities, promote social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, and empower marginalized individuals and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Practice Behaviors and Evidences<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.1 – Demonstrate leadership in developing and implementing evidence-based practice with relevant strategies that advance human rights at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels.<\/p>\n