Macro Social Work Practice

Macro Social Work Practice: Advocacy in Action shows students studying in macro social work practice how to enact change at the organizational, community, societal, and global levels. An emphasis is placed on engaging in macro practice using the tenets of the award-winning author team’s Advocacy Policy and Practice Model (APPM) that highlight the inclusion of economic and social justice, supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access.

Empower your students to become advocates for change. 

Macro Social Work Practice: Advocacy in Action shows students studying in macro social work practice how to enact change at the organizational, community, societal, and global levels. An emphasis is placed on engaging in macro practice using the tenets of the award-winning author team’s Advocacy Policy and Practice Model (APPM) that highlight the inclusion of economic and social justice, supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access. Beginning with a history of macro practice and continuing with contemporary issues facing social workers, this new text helps readers learn how to enact advocacy, informed by key orientations and perspectives and grounded in timely and relevant examples and causes.

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PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CHAPTER 1. A Historical Perspective of Macro Practice and Advocacy
WHAT IS MACRO PRACTICE?
WHAT DOES MACRO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE MEAN?
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF MACRO PRACTICE
THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MACRO PRACTICE
THE SOCIAL WORK VALUES OF MACRO PRACTICE
ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
CHAPTER 2. Contemporary Macro Practice Perspectives
PLANNED CHANGE PROCESS AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES AND ORIENTATIONS
THE PROBLEM-CENTERED APPROACH
THE STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE
ECOLOGICAL THEORY
EMPOWERMENT
SYSTEMS THEORY
PERSON-IN-ENVIRONMENT
ADVOCACY MODEL
A COMMUNITY-BASED PRACTICE ORIENTATION
INTEGRATING PERSPECTIVES AND ORIENTATIONS WITH MACRO PRACTICE
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 3. Engage Diversity and Difference
DEFINING DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE
THE ROLE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CULTURAL HUMILITY IN MACRO PRACTICE
WHAT IS INTERSECTIONALITY IN MACRO PRACTICE?
IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT BIASES
INCLUSION
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
CHAPTER 4. An Advocacy Model for Dynamic Practice
WHAT IS ADVOCACY?
ADVOCACY AND ETHICS
ADVOCACY AND MACRO PRACTICE
THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL (APPM)
THEORETICAL FOUNDATION OF THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL
HOW THE APPM APPLIES TO MACRO PRACTICE
CHAPTER 5. Understanding and Enriching Organizational Life
THE RELEVANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN SOCIAL WORK
THE CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATION
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS USING THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES
HOW ORGANIZATIONS FUNCTION
HUMAN DIVERSITY AND HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIZATION AS A SYSTEM
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPERS
EMPOWERMENT
ETHICAL ISSUES THAT OCCUR WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER 6. Exploring the Concept of Communities and Community Practice
HOW ARE COMMUNITIES DEFINED?
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE
OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF COMMUNITY PRACTICE AND ORGANIZING
USEFUL THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN COMMUNITY PRACTICE STRATEGIES
APPLYING THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL TO COMMUNITY PRACTICE
PRINCIPLES ON USING A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE
USING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THEORY TO IMPROVE PRACTICE
CONSIDER ETHICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY PRACTICE
CHAPTER 7. Social Planning
WHAT IS SOCIAL PLANNING?
CONSUMER PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL PLANNING
WAYS OF APPROACHING SOCIAL PLANNING
ADVOCACY MODEL
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN MACRO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
STRATEGIC PLANNING FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL STANDPOINT
SOCIAL PLANNING PROCESS
THE NIMBY PHENOMENON
RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS IN SOCIAL PLANNING
SOCIAL PLANNING AS A COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 8. Administration and Leadership: Building on Advocacy and Strengths
WHAT IS ADMINISTRATION?
ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS
SOCIAL WORK ADMINISTRATION FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE
THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL AND SOCIAL WORK ADMINISTRATION
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 9. Policy Practice, Political Persuasion, and Advocacy
POLICY PRACTICE, POLITICAL PERSUASION, AND ADVOCACY
DEFINING SOCIAL POLICY
THE PROBLEM-CENTERED APPROACH
THE POLICY PROCESS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE
THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL AND POLICY PRACTICE
KNOWING THE POLITICAL PROCESS
THINKING AND ACTING POLITICALLY
INFLUENCING THE POLITICAL PROCESS
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN POLICY PRACTICE
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 10. Using Technology in Social Work Practice
ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY SOCIAL WORKERS
ADVOCACY SUITES
THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL AND TECHNOLOGY
ETHICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH TECHNOLOGY
FUTURE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
CHAPTER 11. Informing Macro Practice With Research
WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH MACRO PRACTICE?
QUANTITATIVE VS. QUALITATIVE ANALYSES
ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN RESEARCH STRATEGIES
INFUSING RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO MACRO PRACTICE
DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS
CHAPTER 12. Evaluating Macro Change
WHAT IS EVALUATION?
FUNDING SOURCES AND RESEARCH
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND POLICY AND PRACTICE
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 13. Advocacy for Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
VALUES BASE OF SOCIAL WORK
POLITICAL ACTIVISM
POLITICAL LEANINGS
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
APPLY THE ADVOCACY PRACTICE AND POLICY MODEL (APPM)
ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
CHAPTER 14. Assessing Your Macro Practice Skills
MACRO PRACTICE AS A LIFELONG CALLING
ENGAGING IN SELF-ASSESSMENT
RECOGNIZING STRENGTHS IN MACRO PRACTICE ROLES
ADVOCACY STARTS WITH SELF
THE VALUE OF NETWORKING, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS
STAY CURRENT THROUGH READING
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX