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Editorial - Editorial
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Learning from clients.
A defining characteristic of social work as a profession is its focus on the individual in context, on the dual concern with promoting individual well-being and social justice. Social workers promote social justice and social change on behalf of clients, using the term "clients" inclusively to refer to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (NASW, 2000). At its best, social work practice and knowledge development are based on recognition of and responsiveness to client perspectives in the pursuit of social and economic justice. Despite a commitment to this dual purpose for social work in the United States, the two concerns are often trea...
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