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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... services may be privatized . KCDSW is by no means singled out for privatization ; the threat exists throughout the state social service delivery system . This situation reflects the blurring of boundaries among public , pri- vate , and ...
... service staff be sacrificed . With the sole exception of my county agency , all of the 25 percent reduction in ... delivery , or were his actions more narrowly focused on orga- nizational maintenance ? Could a new paradigm of service ...
... services on behalf of elderly per- sons . As Jane concluded , " We don't have an accurate picture of what the needs of elders will be or what the service delivery environment should be . We need a common base of understanding . ” By the ...
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 |