Explores working with organizations and communities with a unique macro practice model focusing on making changes within diverse communities and organizations.   This book is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series. This series helps students understand and master CSWE’s core competencies with a variety of pedagogy highlighted competency content and critical thinking questions for the competencies throughout.   The book focuses on work with organizations and communities, including planned change approaches and implementation.   Teaching & Learning Experience  Improve Critical Thinking – The entire text takes students from conceptual understanding to practicalities of implementation. Engage Students – A blend of historical ideologies with contemporary trends allows students to explore the development of social work practices. Explore Current Issues – The new edition includes up-to-date information on values and ethical dilemmas and community and organization analysis. Apply CSWE Core Competencies – Integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS throughout – highlights competencies and practice behaviors and includes expensive pedagogy. Support Instructors – Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), Blackboard Test Item File, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package.

Table of Contents:
IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS   BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Chapter 1: An Introduction to Macro Practice in Social Work    Chapter 2: The Historical Roots of Macro Practice    Chapter 3: Understanding Community and Organizational Problems    Chapter 4: Understanding Populations    Chapter 5: Understanding Communities    Chapter 6: Assessing Communities    Chapter 7: Understanding Organizations    Chapter 8: Assessing Human Service Organizations    Chapter 9: Building Support for the Proposed Change    Chapter 10: Selecting Appropriate Strategies and Tactics    Chapter 11: Planning, Implementing, Monitoring, and Evaluating the Intervention      FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:    Chapter 1: An Introduction to Macro Practice in Social Work    Macro Practice in Context    What Is Macro Practice?    The Foundation of Macro Practice    Three Case Examples   Surviving the Dilemmas    Professional Identity    Summary      Chapter 2: The Historical Roots of Macro Practice    Trends Underlying the Emergence of Social Work Roles    Community Organization and Social Reform    The Organizational Context of Social Work    Contemporary Trends    The Importance of Change    Summary      Chapter 3: Understanding Community and Organizational Problems    What Is Social Work Practice?    Guidelines for Planning Change    Understanding Problems and Opportunities    Summary    Appendix: Framework for Understanding Community and Organizational Problems      Chapter 4: Understanding Populations    Selecting and Studying a Population    Understanding Problems and Populations    Summary    Appendix: Framework for Understanding the Target Population    Chapter 5: Understanding Communities    Introduction    Community Functions    Systems Theory    Human or Population Ecology Theory    Human Behavior Theories    Theories about Power, Politics, and Change    Contemporary Perspectives    Community Practice Models    Summary      Chapter 6: Assessing Communities    Introduction    Two Community Vignettes    Framework for Community Assessment    Summary    Appendix: Framework for Assessing Community      Chapter 7: Understanding Organizations    Introduction    Bureaucracy and Organizational Structure    Management Theories    Organizational Goals and the Natural-System Perspective    Decision Making    Organizations as Open Systems    Contemporary Perspectives    Summary      Chapter 8: Assessing Human Service Organizations    Introduction    Two Vignettes of Human Service Organizations    Framework for Organizational Assessment    Summary    Appendix: Framework for Assessing a Human Service Organization      Chapter 9: Building Support for the Proposed Change    Designing the Intervention    Building Support    Selecting an Approach to Change    Summary    Appendix: Framework for Developing an Intervention      Chapter 10: Selecting Appropriate Strategies and Tactics    Assessing the Political and Economic Context    Selecting Strategies and Tactics    Summary    Appendix: Framework for Selecting Appropriate Tactics      Chapter 11: Planning, Implementing, Monitoring, and Evaluating the Intervention    Planning the Details of the Intervention    Intervention Planning    Developing Objectives for the Intervention    Implementing and Monitoring the Plan    Summary    Appendix – Part 1: Framework for Planning, Implementing, Monitoring, and Evaluating the Intervention    Appendix –Part 2: Case Example: Jackson County Foster Care