After reading this chapter you should be able to:

1. Define the values of social work from a historical perspective
2. Describe the need for political activism
3. List practical considerations for promoting for human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice
4. Describe right and left political leanings
5. Apply the advocacy practice and policy model (APPM) to domestic and global social justice issues
6. Define advocacy strategies for human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice across borders