TY - JOUR
T1 - Social work advocacy in Singapore: Some reflections on the constraints and opportunities
AU - Brydon, Kerry
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - One central concern of social work is advocacy for social justice. This is a lofty ideal but a difficult ideal to achieve in view of social work being delivered in sociopolitical contexts with varying degrees of tolerance of advocacy. This discussion is based on a case study from Singapore and considers some of the particular constraints and opportunities in that context, while also making t6he point that those similar constraints and opportunities exist in all contexts. A model that combines principles of advocacy and collaboration is proposed as a means of embracing social work advocacy in Singapore and other contexts.
AB - One central concern of social work is advocacy for social justice. This is a lofty ideal but a difficult ideal to achieve in view of social work being delivered in sociopolitical contexts with varying degrees of tolerance of advocacy. This discussion is based on a case study from Singapore and considers some of the particular constraints and opportunities in that context, while also making t6he point that those similar constraints and opportunities exist in all contexts. A model that combines principles of advocacy and collaboration is proposed as a means of embracing social work advocacy in Singapore and other contexts.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1753-1411.2010.00041.x/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2010.00041.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2010.00041.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1753-1403
VL - 4
SP - 119
EP - 133
JO - Asian Social Work and Policy Review
JF - Asian Social Work and Policy Review
IS - 3
ER -