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Macro Social Work Practice
Advocacy in Action
First Edition
Other Titles in:
Social Work Practice (General)
Social Work Practice (General)
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.
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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
Supplements
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- Test banks provide a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity to edit any question and/or insert personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
- Sample course syllabi provide suggested models for structuring one’s courses.
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- Lecture notes summarize key concepts by chapter to help prepare for lectures and class.
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- Mobile-friendly practice quizzes allow students to independently assess their mastery of course material.
- Carefully selected chapter-by-chapter video links and multimedia content enhance classroom-based explorations of key topics.
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
