Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities

Name: Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities
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ISBN: 9780534506292

ISBN-10: 0534506291

ISBN-13: 9780534506292

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Kirst-Ashman, Grafton H. Hull

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Now available in paperback format and thoroughly updated to reflect the latest CSWE ethical standards and current social work literature, this hands-on text offers a practical, user-friendly, and comprehensive introduction to foundation macro practice. Encouraging students to build on their one-on-one (micro) and group (mezzo) communication skills, the authors outline a guided, step-by-step plan for community and organizational change. Two models--PREPARE and IMAGINE--form the heart of the book, providing students with valuable frameworks for effective macro social work practice. A running case study illustrates these models in action. The authors' coverage of such skills as working with…

Book details

List price: $119.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 6/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.068
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities



Using Micro Skills in the Macro Environment



Using Mezzo Skills in the Macro Environment



Understanding Organizations



Prepare--Decision Making for Organizational Change



Imagine--How to Implement Macro Intervention: Changing Agency Policy



Imagine--Project Implementation and Program Development



Understanding Neighborhoods and Communities



Macro Practice in Communities



Evaluating Macro Practice



Advocacy and Social Action with Populations-at-Risk



Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Macro Practice



Working with the Courts



Developing and Managing Agency Resources



Stress and Time Management



Resumes, Interviewing, and Getting the Job


References


Name Index


Subject Index