Social Work Practice with Groups, Communities, and Organizations Evidence-Based Assessments and Interventions

by Glisson, Charles A.; Dulmus, Catherine N.; Sowers, Karen M.

• ISBN13: 9781118176955
• ISBN10: 1118176952
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-14
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Gathering together the top scholars in social work practice, Dulmus and Sowers have created a resource that covers both mezzo and macro practice. Each chapter covers the theoretical basis for each type of practice as well as the practice implications for social work. The mezzo and macro practice areas covered are: Group work Group assessment Assessment of communities Intervention with communities Assessment of Organizations Interventions with Organizations Assessment of Institutions Interventions with Institutions

Author Biography

Charles A. Glisson, PhD, is Distinguished University Professor at the College of Social Work at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also the founder and Director of the Children's Mental Health Services Research Center which is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Catherine N. Dulmus, PhD, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York. Karen M. Sowers, PhD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in the College of Social Work at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, social work education, child welfare, evidence-based practice, and international social work practice.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
About the Editors	p. viii
Contributors	p. ix
Assessment of Groups	p. 1
Historical Background	p. 2
Summary of Current Evidence and Application to Group Assessment	p. 4
Identified Needs for New Research	p. 26
Key Terms	p. 27
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 27
Online Resources	p. 28
References	p. 28
Group Work: A Critical Addition to the Social Work Repertoire	p. 41
Group Work: A New Method of Intervention with Deep Historical Roots	p. 42
Group Work Models for Practice	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 55
Key Terms	p. 56
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 56
Online Resources	p. 56
References	p. 56
Assessment of Communities	p. 59
Historical Background and Theory	p. 59
Assessment in Practice: Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community	p. 65
Limitations of the Evidence	p. 73
Implications for Social Work on Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels	p. 74
Future Directions	p. 75
Conclusion	p. 76
Key Terms	p. 76
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 76
Online Resources	p. 77
References	p. 77
Intervention with Communities	p. 81
Focus of Community Intervention: What Does Community Mean?	p. 83
Historical Background	p. 84
Current Evidence-Based Intervention with Communities	p. 89
Limitations to the Evidence	p. 102
Implications for Social Work	p. 103
Conclusion	p. 105
Key Terms	p. 107
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 107
Online Resources	p. 108
References	p. 121
Assessment of Organizations	p. 131
Worker's Perspective	p. 132
Management's Perspective	p. 139
Funder's Perspective	p. 145
Client's Perspective	p. 150
Conclusion	p. 153
Key Terms	p. 155
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 155
Online Resources	p. 155
References	p. 155
Intervention with Organizations	p. 159
Social, Strategic, and Technical Dimensions of Organizational Context	p. 161
Work Environments of Social Services Organizations	p. 162
Using Planned Intervention to Change Organizational Contexts	p. 163
Historical Background	p. 164
From Organizational Development to Change Management	p. 168
The ARC Model as a Framework for Implementing Organizational Interventions	p. 170
Limitations of the Evidence	p. 179
Implications for Social Work Practice	p. 181
Conclusion	p. 181
Note	p. 182
Key Terms	p. 183
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 183
Online Resources	p. 183
References	p. 183
Assessment of Institutions	p. 191
Historical Background	p. 192
Assessment and Early Institutions	p. 194
Emerging Federal Role in Institutional Reforms and Assessment	p. 196
Characteristics of Asylums	p. 197
The Anti-Institutionalization Movement	p. 198
Normalization, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Recovery	p. 198
Current Frameworks for Assessing Institutions	p. 201
Organizational Effectiveness	p. 204
Quality	p. 208
Evidence-Based Assessment of Institutions	p. 211
Implications at the Macro, Mezzo, and Micro Levels	p. 217
Conclusion	p. 219
Key Terms	p. 219
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 219
Online Resources	p. 220
References	p. 221
Intervention with Institutions	p. 229
Historical Background	p. 231
Summary of Contemporary Evidence-Based Intervention with Institutions	p. 237
Limitations of the Evidence	p. 248
Implications for Social Work Practice	p. 252
Conclusion	p. 255
Notes	p. 256
Key Terms	p. 256
Review Questions for Critical Thinking	p. 256
Online Resources	p. 257
References	p. 258
Author Index	p. 265
Subject Index	p. 272
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