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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sowers, Karen M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Social Work Practice with Groups, Communities, and Organizations
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Editors
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1 Assessment of Groups
  • Historical Background
  • Summary of Current Evidence and Application to Group Assessment
  • Group Definition
  • Group Pragmatics
  • Group Composition
  • Group Engagement
  • Group Identity/Cohesion
  • Group Climate
  • Interactive Processes
  • Group Norms
  • Group Leadership
  • Group Development
  • Identified Needs for New Research
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Group Work: A Critical Addition to the Social Work Repertoire
  • Group Work: A New Method of Intervention with Deep Historical Roots
  • Group Work Models for Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Assessment of Communities
  • Historical Background and Theory
  • Historical Background
  • Community Theory: An Essential Component in Shaping Approaches to Community Assessment
  • Assessment in Practice: Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community
  • Assessment Frameworks
  • Social Network and Social Network Mapping
  • Role of Technology in Community Assessment
  • Limitations of the Evidence
  • Implications for Social Work on Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
  • Future Directions
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Intervention with Communities
  • Focus of Community Intervention: What Does Community Mean?
  • Historical Background
  • Current Evidence-Based Intervention with Communities
  • Limitations to the Evidence
  • Implications for Social Work
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Assessment of Organizations
  • Worker's Perspective
  • Assessing the Organization on Entry
  • Assessing Worker-Environment Fit
  • Management's Perspective
  • Open Systems Model
  • Assessing Internal Operations
  • Assessing Individual and Group Behavior
  • Assessing External Relations
  • Funder's Perspective
  • Assessing Organizational Capacity
  • Client's Perspective
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Intervention with Organizations
  • Social, Strategic, and Technical Dimensions of Organizational Context
  • Work Environments of Social Services Organizations
  • Using Planned Intervention to Change Organizational Contexts
  • Historical Background
  • From Scientific Management to Human Relations
  • From Individual Workers to Social Context
  • From Organizational Development to Change Management
  • From Intra-Organizational to Both Intra- and Interorganizational Strategies
  • From Business Organizations to Human Services
  • The ARC Model as a Framework for Implementing Organizational Interventions

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