Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development in Social Work

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This course will address environmental justice and sustainable development in social work using a social justice and human rights framework embodied in Green Social Work and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The course will highlight social work skills, knowledge and values necessary for working with communities, groups and organizations on issues of environmental justice and sustainable development. Social work pathways to facilitating environmental justice will be explored and developed, grounded in local and global policy and program solutions that "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all".