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 *Personalize Learning - MySocialWorkLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. *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. MySocialWorkLab adds value with core competency videos and hundreds of competency-based questions. *Support Instructors - Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), Blackboard Test Item File, MySocialWorkLab with Pearson eText, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package. Note: MySocialWorkLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySocialWorkLab, please visit: www.mysocialworklab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text MySocialWorkLab (at no additional cost). VP: 0205042503

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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