The Practice of Macro Social Work

Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Brief Contents......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 19
Ch 1: Overview of the Practice of Macro Social Work......Page 27
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 28
The Place of Macro Practice in the Field of Social Work......Page 29
A Brief History of Macro Social Work......Page 30
What is Macro Social Work?......Page 34
Conclusion and a Challenge for You......Page 36
Questions for Discussion......Page 38
Additional Reading......Page 42
Part One: Practice of Helping Individuals and Groups Solve Problems and Make Social Change......Page 45
Ch 2: Action-Social Model of Macro Social Work......Page 48
Jane Addams, Social Leader......Page 49
The Social Orientation......Page 50
The Action Orientation......Page 53
Social Thinking......Page 55
Strengths/Capacities Building......Page 59
Empowerment......Page 62
Macro Social Work and the Action-Social Model......Page 65
Conclusion......Page 66
Questions for Discussion......Page 67
Additional Reading......Page 69
Ch 3: Helping Individuals and Groups: Generalist Social Work Practice......Page 71
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 72
Using Social Groups to Strengthen Individuals......Page 73
Using Project Task Groups to Make Change and Empower People......Page 75
Using Task Groups to Help Individuals Overcome Self-Oppression......Page 87
Using Philantherapy to Improve People's Lives......Page 94
Questions for Discussion......Page 96
Additional Reading......Page 101
Ch 4: Conventional and Social Problems......Page 103
Modern American Society......Page 104
The Range of Human and Social Problems......Page 106
Origin of Social Problems......Page 114
A Continuum of Problem-Solving Approaches......Page 123
Answers That Won't Work......Page 128
Questions for Discussion......Page 131
Additional Reading......Page 132
Ch 5: Solving Problems and Making Social Change......Page 134
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 135
What is Rational Problem Solving?......Page 136
A Brief History of RPS and Social Work......Page 137
How to Use Rational Problem Solving......Page 138
Limitations of Rational Problem Solving......Page 145
How to Use Social Thinking to Solve Social Problems......Page 146
Making Social Change......Page 151
Action-Social Change Process......Page 153
Questions for Discussion......Page 157
Additional Reading......Page 162
Part Two: Social Work Practice with Communities......Page 163
Ch 6: Community......Page 165
The Miracle of Le Chambon......Page 166
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 167
Does Community Persist Today? A Brief History of Community and Its Theorists......Page 168
Forms of Community......Page 173
Community as Locality......Page 174
Troubles in Local Neighborhoods......Page 175
How to Strengthen Urban Neighborhoods......Page 177
Rural Communities: Villages and Towns......Page 180
How to Strengthen Rural Towns and Villages......Page 182
Relational Community......Page 184
Virtual Community......Page 188
Conclusion......Page 191
Questions for Discussion......Page 192
Additional Reading......Page 193
Ch 7: The Practice of Community Research and Planning......Page 197
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 198
A Brief History of Community Planning in America......Page 199
Conventional Planning......Page 202
Action-Social Community Planning......Page 203
How to Engage Action-Social Planning......Page 207
Questions for Discussion......Page 227
Additional Reading......Page 233
Ch 8: The Practice of Community Development......Page 236
Community Development Finds Itself......Page 237
What is Community Development?......Page 238
What is a Community Development Corporation?......Page 239
A Brief History of Community Development......Page 242
Community Development Today......Page 244
How to Build a Community Development Corporation......Page 251
E-Community Development......Page 258
Conclusion......Page 259
Questions for Discussion......Page 260
Additional Reading......Page 261
Ch 9: The Practice of Community Organizing......Page 265
When You Have Trouble in San Antonio, Call the COPS......Page 266
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 268
What is Community Organizing?......Page 269
Why Community Organizing?......Page 275
A Brief History of Community Organizing in America......Page 276
How to Practice Community Organizing......Page 282
Questions for Discussion......Page 300
Additional Reading......Page 304
Part Three: The Practice of Social Work with Organizations......Page 309
Ch 10: Social Organizations......Page 311
The Success of Social Organizations......Page 312
What are Modern Complex Organizations?......Page 314
A Brief History of Modern Complex Organizations......Page 316
What are Nonprofit Social Organizations?......Page 319
A Brief History of Social Organizations......Page 327
Kinds of Social Organizations......Page 329
Challenges for Social Organizations......Page 338
Questions for Discussion......Page 339
Additional Reading......Page 341
Ch 11: Creating New Social Organizations......Page 344
What is Social Organization Building?......Page 345
Brief History of Social Organization/Enterprise Building......Page 346
How to Develop a Social Organization/Enterprise......Page 349
Moving the Process to Completion......Page 355
Conclusion......Page 373
Questions for Discussion......Page 374
Additional Reading......Page 379
Ch 12: The Practice of Social Administration......Page 383
Jean Carlyle Takes a Stand......Page 384
What is Action-Social Administration?......Page 386
Roles of Administration......Page 388
Administrative Models......Page 389
A Brief History of Administrative Law......Page 390
How to Make Good Decisions......Page 393
Developing New Agency Programs......Page 394
Fundraising......Page 395
Supervision......Page 396
Collective Bargaining......Page 398
Administering Organizational Change......Page 399
How to Administer Social Enterprises......Page 405
Evaluating the Social Organization/Enterprise......Page 408
Challenges to Social Administration in the 21st Century......Page 409
Questions for Discussion......Page 410
Additional Reading......Page 418
Part Four: Social Work Practice at the National and International Levels......Page 423
Ch 13: Advocacy and Social Action: Making a Good Society......Page 425
Joan Claybrook: Social Advocate......Page 426
Making a Good Society......Page 427
Social Work Advocacy......Page 428
A Brief History of Social Advocacy......Page 431
How to Practice Social Advocacy......Page 438
Social Action and Social Movements......Page 447
Characteristics of Postmodern Social Movements......Page 451
Future of the Good Society......Page 453
Questions for Discussion......Page 455
Additional Reading......Page 457
Ch 14: The Practice of Social Work at the Global Level......Page 461
What You Will Learn in This Chapter......Page 462
A Brief History of International Social Work......Page 463
Brave New Millennium: Social Problems in Our Global Society......Page 472
Implications for Social Work Practice......Page 482
Using the Internet in International Social Work......Page 488
How to Practice International Social Work......Page 489
The Challenge of International Social Work......Page 493
Questions for Discussion......Page 494
Additional Reading......Page 496
Notes......Page 499
Name Index......Page 527
Subject Index......Page 533