How Should Organizations Respond to Racism Against Health Care Workers?

This case and commentary considers how organizations should respond to overt racism expressed by patients. The article considers the nature and scope of organizations' responsibilities to train both professional and nonprofessional staff and to enact zero-tolerance policies to address expressions of discrimination.

Towards a Human Rights Culture in Social Work Education.

A human rights perspective must be embedded in the institutions, organisations or agencies where social work students find themselves. This paper will focus on one particular strategy that could be helpful to the process of solidifying a commitment to human rights for our students. Using a pedagogical tool from a school of social work in the USA originally developed to combat the social injustice of racism, the example transcends the academic institution and offers a solid link in connecting human rights, social justice and social work.