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Human rights practice in social work: a US social worker looks to Brazil for leadership

Social work is a local profession. Our practices are largely governed by the habits and practices of social workers practicing around us, by the policies of the agencies we work in, and by applicable local and national laws. Still, we are also influenced by international trends and mandates from the social work profession. Internationally, social work has recently embraced human rights as a fundamental aspect of our profession, and yet—at least in the English-language literature—there are few practice examples of what rights-based social work practice looks like. For social workers who practice in countries where rights-based practice is not yet prevalent, this paper posits that examples of rights-based practice from other nations offer helpful guidance. The author describes three examples of Brazilian rights-based practice and discusses the possibilities and challenges that face US practitioners who might want to adopt/adapt such models in the USA. These practice examples may be useful to social workers worldwide who aspire to support universal human rights in their practices.