Full Description
Get a practical, comprehensive, and clearly written introduction to the fundamentals of macro practice with EMPOWERMENT SERIES: GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, 6th Edition, which is thoroughly updated to reflect the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) latest ethical standards as well as contemporary issues in social work literature. The authors emphasize the practical skills needed for working successfully in macro practice--providing leadership, working with supervisors, managing conflict, working with the media, using new technological advances, fundraising, grant writing and managing stress. Learn how to build on one-on-one and group communication skills identified by the authors for community and organizational change. This edition's realistic vignettes and practical features--hands-on tips, sample forms, and a running case study--aim to deepen your expertise and enhance your performance in the field.
Contents
1. Introduction to Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities.2. Using Micro Skills with Organizations and Communities.3. Group Skills for Organizational and Community Change.4. Understanding Organizations.5. Decision Making for Organizational Change.6. Implementing Macro Interventions: Agency Policy, Projects, and Programs.7. Understanding Neighborhoods and Communities.8. Macro Practice in Communities.9. Evaluating Macro Practice.10. Advocacy and Social Action with Populations-At-Risk.11. Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Practice with Organizations and Communities.12. Using Supervision.13. Developing and Managing Agency Resources.14. Stress and Time Management.
