Cases in Macro Social Work Practice

by Fauri, David P.; Wernet, Stephen P.; Netting, F. Ellen; Fauri, David P.; Wernet, Stephen P.; Netting, F. Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780321024657
• ISBN10: 0321024656
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

An 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
About the Editors	xiii
About the Contributors	xv
Note to Instructors: Using the Case Method in the Classroom	xxi
Introduction to the Case Method	1	(10)
PART 1 Organization Practice	11	(92)
The Coffee Break: Supervisor-Employee Relationships at Risk	15	(14)
David P. Fauri
References	19	(10)
The Women's Co-op: The Clash of Two Organizational Cultures	29	(16)
Cheryl A. Hyde
References	32	(13)
Computerizing Child Welfare Services: A Cyberworld Fairy Tale	45	(15)
Steven L. McMurtry
References	48	(12)
The Consultants: Reengineering Public Welfare	60	(15)
David Menefee
References	63	(12)
The Interim Director: Leadership and Administrative Style	75	(13)
David Stoesz
References	77	(11)
When Community Mental Health Meets Public Managed Care	88	(15)
Diane Vinokur-Kaplan
John Van Camp
Joseph Tardella
Patricia Miller
References	91	(12)
PART II Community Practice	103	(80)
Lindblom County: How Diversity Influenced Philanthropic Sufficiency	105	(19)
Roger A. Lohmann
References	109	(15)
KingsHaven and YOU: Managing Volunteers	124	(15)
Nancy Macduff
F. Ellen Netting
References	126	(13)
Lee and the Amazing Multifaceted Community Needs Assessment	139	(18)
Marsha Marley
Mary Rogge
References	143	(14)
Riverton: Envisioning a Sustainable Community	157	(15)
Jonathan Scherch
References	159	(13)
The Reverends and Me: Faith Communities and Public Welfare	172	(11)
Robert Wineburg
References	174	(9)
PART III Policy Practice	183	(72)
The Underground Advocates: Legislative Advocacy for and with Consumers with Disabilities	187	(16)
Stephen French Gilson
Beth Bader Gilson
References	189	(14)
Carol's Value Dilemmas: Implementing Public Services for Disabled Elders	203	(25)
Sharon M. Keigher
References	207	(21)
The Native Hawaiian Children's Center: Changing Methods from Casework to Community Practice	228	(15)
Elizabeth A. Mulroy
Jon K. Mastsuoka
References	230	(13)
Ecological Outcomes	243	(12)
Benjamina Menashe
Risa Sandler
Steven Rathgeb Smith
References	245	(10)
Index	255