Chapter1AnIntroductiontoMacroPracticeinSocialWork
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.MacroPracticeinContextExperiencesofFormerStudentsAllstudentsareinvolvedinmacroactivitiesSocialworkersfocusheavilyonlocalcommunityconcernsOthersfindthemselvesinpolicy-makingarenasPolicyintentisoftenhardtoimplementinagenciesandcommunities
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.MacroPracticeinContextPolicyintentmeanslittleunlessthatpolicycanbeimplementedSocialworkersinhealthcarearestrugglingtounderstandtheirrolesTheissuesfacingsocialworkersintheirdailypracticearenotlimitedtoclientproblems
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.MacroPracticeinContextSocialworkerscannotlookforwardtoadditionalfundingorincreasedstaffFindwaystoprovidehopefullyimproveserviceswiththesame/fewerresourcesSkillslearnedinclassroomsettingsbecomecriticallyimportanttopracticesuccess
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.WhatisMacroPractice?MacropracticeisprofessionallyguidedinterventiondesignedtobringaboutChangeinorganizational,community,andpolicyarenasMacroactivitiesgobeyondindividualinterventions
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.WhatisMacroPractice?LocusofInvolvementinSocialWorkPracticeThemicroserviceworkerorclinicalsocialworkeralsobearsresponsibilityfor:InitiatingchangeinorganizationsandcommunitiesASystematicApproachtoMacroSocialWorkPractice
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.WhatisMacroPractice?GoodsocialworkpracticerequiresunderstandingHowalcoholismaffectsthelocalcommunityTheInterrelationshipofMicroandMacroSocialWorkPracticeMultiple,overlappingsystemsthatcomprisetheperson’ssocialandphysicalenvironment
?2012PearsonEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheFoundationofMacroPracticeTheories,Models,andApproachesHowsystem