Macro social work practice : advocacy in action
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. 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.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tice, Carolyn J., |
| Subject: |
Social service Macrosociology |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2020] |
| ISBN: | 9781506388410 1506388418 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-345) and index. A historical perspective of macro practice and advocacy -- Contemporary macro practice perspectives -- Engage diversity and difference -- An advocacy model for dynamic practice -- Understanding and enriching organizational life -- Exploring the concept of communities and community practice -- Social planning -- Administration and leadership: building on advocacy and strengths -- Policy practice, political persuasion, and advocacy -- Using technology in social work practice -- Informing macro practice with research -- Evaluating macro change -- Advocacy for human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice -- Assessing your macro practice skills. |
| Course: |
SW241 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 361.32 TIC 2020 | Available |