As a profession, social work is concerned with both the personal and the political. As such, empower-ment social work practice is both clinical and criti-cal. In their clinical work, social workers engage clients to overcome barriers to being fully function-ing members of society. In their critical or political work, social workers advocate for societal resources and opportunities necessary for the well-being of citizens. Social justice is foundational to the simul-taneous focus on work with individuals and improv-ing social and economic conditions.