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Social Work Macro Practice
ISBN: 9780205380695 | 0205380697
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Social Work Macro Practice focuses on work with organizations and communities, including planned change approaches and implementation. This new edition of Social Work Macro Practice has been thoroughly updated and revised to make it an even stronger and more user-friendly text. The authors have designed the book to mesh well with a variety of contemporary policy texts and emphasize that planned change approaches, such as the one presented herein, occur within a political environment that is constantly changing.
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Values and Historical Perspectives | |
| An Introduction to Macro Practice in Social Work | |
| Macro Practice in Context | |
| Experiences of Former Students | |
| What is Macro Practice? | |
| Levels of Involvement in Social Work Practice | |
| A Systematic Approach to Macro Social Work Practice | |
| Interrelations... MORE | |
| The Foundation of Macro Practice | |
| Theories and Models | |
| Values and Ethical Dilemmas | |
| Autonomy | |
| Beneficence | |
| Social Justice | |
| Three Case Examples | |
| Case Example 1: Child Protective Services | |
| Case Example 2: Case Management with Elderly and Disabled Persons | |
| Case Example 3: Displaced Homemaker Services | |
| Surviving the Dilemmas | |
| Professional Identity | |
| Assumptions About Planned Change | |
| Using an Informed Systems Approach to Identify Goals and Outcomes | |
| Valuing Consumer/Collaborator Participation | |
| Embracing One's Professional Identity by Thinking Critically | |
| Summary | |
| Discussion Questions and Exercises | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| References | |
| The Historical Roots of Macro Practice | |
| Trends Underlying the Emergence of Social Work Roles | |
| Social Conditions | |
| Population Growth and Immigration | |
| Industrialization | |
| Urbanization | |
| Change in Institutional Structures | |
| Ideological Currents | |
| Oppressed and Disadvantaged Populations | |
| Native Americans | |
| Latinos | |
| African Americans | |
| Asian Americans | |
| Women | |
| Persons with Disabilities | |
| Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons | |
| The Development of Social Work | |
| Early Social Work Education | |
| Community Organization and Social Reform | |
| Effects of the Great Depression | |
| Social Work and Social Change | |
| The Organizational Context of Social Work | |
| Contemporary Trends | |
| Social Conditions | |
| Poverty and Welfare Reform | |
| Income Inequality | |
| Patterns of Affiliation and Identification with Community | |
| Changes in Organizations and Delivery Systems | |
| The Information Age | |
| Ideological Currents | |
| Oppressed and Disadvantaged Populations | |
| Terminology | |
| Native Americans | |
| Latinos | |
| African Americans | |
| Asian Americans | |
| Women | |
| Persons with Disabilities | |
| Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, and Transgender Persons | |
| Lingering Problems | |
| The Importance of Change | |
| Summary | |
| Discussion Questions | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| References | |
| Understanding Problems and Populations | |
| Understanding Community and Organizational Problems | |
| What is Social Work Practice? | |
| The Role of the Social Worker in Macro Practice | |
| The Social Worker's Entry into an Episode of Macro-Level Change | |
| Guidelines for Planning Change | |
| Exploring the Professional Knowledge Base | |
| Narrowing Down to the Most Useful Data and Information | |
| Understanding Problems and Opportunities | |
| Task 1: Gather Information from Key Informants in the Community or Organization | |
| Identify Major Participants | |
| Identify the Community or Organizational Condition | |
| Identify Relevant Historical Incidents | |
| Task 2: Explore the professional knowledge base on the Condition, Problem, Need or Opportunity | |
| Explore Relevant Theoretical and Research Resources | |
| Collect Supporting Data | |
| Make the Data Meaningful for Interpretation | |
| Task 3: Select Factors that Help Explain the Underlying Causes of the Problem | |
| Summary | |
| Discussion | |
| Questions and Exer | |
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