Cases in Macro Social Work PracticeAn edited work featuring cases by leading social work professors and practitioners from around the country, this casebook provides macro practice case scenarios that reflect the dilemmas and challenges facing today's social workers. Designed to be provocative and instructive, these well-developed cases present problematic situations that encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and participation in decision-making processes. Since there are no easy resolutions to the cases, they are ideal for class discussion and assignments. Each case consists of a preliminary discussion of theoretical and practice perspectives, in-depth references, the case narrative, and a concluding section of discussion questions and exercises. Based on real-world experiences, the cases reflect current trends such as managed care, total quality management, strategic planning, managing diverse workforces, disabilities, and more. Although all cases raise multiple issues, they are organized into three major sections: Organization Practice, Community Practice, and Policy Practice. |
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... costs and benefits of new services based on the costs of activities and outcomes rather than traditional cost account- ing procedures . An organizing framework for these technologies is total quality / cost management ( TQM ) ( Ginsberg ...
... cost - benefit analysis of her or his unit's services on a regular basis . That way the unit will be able to change the way services are provided and increase quality , improve pro- ductivity , and reduce costs ! " she exclaimed . " We ...
... cost of providing a ser- vice really becomes a major issue , since they'll be comparing our costs to other agencies ' costs before they decide to whom they let their patients go , and they will not automatically pay our actual costs ...
Contents
Introduction to the Case Method | 1 |
Organization Practice | 11 |
The Clash | 29 |
Copyright | |
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Cases in Macro Social Work Practice David P. Fauri,Stephen P. Wernet,F. Ellen Netting Snippet view - 2004 |
Cases in Macro Social Work Practice David P. Fauri,Stephen P. Wernet,F. Ellen Netting Snippet view - 2000 |