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Macro Social Work Practice
Advocacy in Action
First Edition
- Carolyn J. Tice - University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA
- Dennis D. Long - Xavier University, USA
- Lisa E. Cox - Stockton University, USA
Courses:
Social Work Macro Practice
Social Work Macro Practice
August 2019 | 376 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Empower your students to become advocates for change.
Macro Social Work Practice: Advocacy in Action shows students studying in macro social work practice how to enact change at the organizational, community, societal, and global levels. An emphasis is placed on engaging in macro practice using the tenets of the award-winning author team’s Advocacy Policy and Practice Model (APPM) that highlight the inclusion of economic and social justice, supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access. Beginning with a history of macro practice and continuing with contemporary issues facing social workers, this new text helps readers learn how to enact advocacy, informed by key orientations and perspectives and grounded in timely and relevant examples and causes.
FREE DIGITAL TOOLS INCLUDED WITH THIS TEXT
SAGE edge gives instructors and students the edge they need to succeed with an array of teaching and learning tools in one easy-to-navigate website. Learn more: edge.sagepub.com/ticemacro
Macro Social Work Practice: Advocacy in Action shows students studying in macro social work practice how to enact change at the organizational, community, societal, and global levels. An emphasis is placed on engaging in macro practice using the tenets of the award-winning author team’s Advocacy Policy and Practice Model (APPM) that highlight the inclusion of economic and social justice, supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access. Beginning with a history of macro practice and continuing with contemporary issues facing social workers, this new text helps readers learn how to enact advocacy, informed by key orientations and perspectives and grounded in timely and relevant examples and causes.
FREE DIGITAL TOOLS INCLUDED WITH THIS TEXT
SAGE edge gives instructors and students the edge they need to succeed with an array of teaching and learning tools in one easy-to-navigate website. Learn more: edge.sagepub.com/ticemacro
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CHAPTER 1. A Historical Perspective of Macro Practice and Advocacy
CHAPTER 2. Contemporary Macro Practice Perspectives
CHAPTER 3. Engage Diversity and Difference
CHAPTER 4. An Advocacy Model for Dynamic Practice
CHAPTER 5. Understanding and Enriching Organizational Life
CHAPTER 6. Exploring the Concept of Communities and Community Practice
CHAPTER 7. Social Planning
CHAPTER 8. Administration and Leadership: Building on Advocacy and Strengths
CHAPTER 9. Policy Practice, Political Persuasion, and Advocacy
CHAPTER 10. Using Technology in Social Work Practice
CHAPTER 11. Informing Macro Practice With Research
CHAPTER 12. Evaluating Macro Change
CHAPTER 13. Advocacy for Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
CHAPTER 14. Assessing Your Macro Practice Skills
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX
The book is well organized, easy to understand, has up-to-date information regarding macro social work practice, and includes great instructor and student resources.
Social Work Dept, Wright State University
October 31, 2019
Sage College Publishing
