Political Activities of Social Workers: Addressing Perceived Barriers to Political Participation

Autor/inn/en	Rocha, Cynthia; Poe, Bethanie; Thomas, Veliska
Titel	Political Activities of Social Workers: Addressing Perceived Barriers to Political Participation
Quelle	In: Social Work, 55 (2010) 4, S.317-325 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
Schlagwörter	Legal Problems; Lobbying; Social Work; Caseworkers; Advocacy; Political Attitudes; Organizations (Groups); Citizen Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Sozialanwaltschaft; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung
Abstract	This article reviews the literature on political participation of social workers and the variables that promote or impede political advocacy. Early research in the 1980s and 1990s most often reported education, feelings of efficacy, having a macro-type job, and being a member of a national association as factors that determine greater political participation. Since the late 1990s, organizational and legal issues have surfaced more prominently as barriers to political participation by social workers. This article addresses barriers to participation, such as not feeling competent to perform policy-related tasks and perceived legal barriers. It then analyzes the actual restrictions that nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and publicly employed social workers face in lobbying and partisan politics. The article summarizes the activities that are legally allowed in these areas and concludes that social workers can be more politically active than they often realize. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Social Workers (NASW). 750 First Street NE Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-227-3590; e-mail: press@naswdc.org; Web site: http://www.naswpress.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10