The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as policy and strategy for social work action in child welfare in the United States
| Autor: | James L. Scherrer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Social Work
Sociology and Political Science Human rights United Nations media_common.quotation_subject International Cooperation Politics Fundamental rights Public policy Child Welfare Public administration Policy analysis Child Advocacy United States Consumer Bill of Rights International human rights law Humans Sociology Ratification Child Policy Making media_common Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| Zdroj: | Social work. 57(1) |
| ISSN: | 0037-8046 |
| Popis: | The United States and Somalia are the only two countries in the world that have not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Opposition in the United States stems from the CRC's demand for a cultural change in how a society cares for children and a political hesitancy to become involved in binding international agreements. An earlier analysis for understanding the CRC is reviewed and replaced with one that uses a policy analysis model. This new model provides a basis for uniform child welfare policy and strategy throughout the nation. Although NASW has been supportive, it has not actively studied the consequences of implementation of the CRC, nor has it incorporated the CRC into its policy statements as a fundamental tenet. This article recommends that the NASW use the CRC as a basis for all child welfare policy statements and reference the CRS in future articles on child welfare issues. It also urges social workers to become politically active on behalf of the CRC to achieve ratification. Finally, it recommends a national committee to not only coordinate efforts toward ratification, but also oversee implementation of the CRC once it is ratified. |
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