Social work practice with groups, communities, and organizations : evidence-based assessments and interventions / Charles A. Glisson, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glisson, Charles.

Contributor:

Dulmus, Catherine N.

Sowers, Karen M. (Karen Marlaine)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community organization.

Social group work.

Social work administration.

Physical Description:

ix, 278 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Chapter 3 Assessment of Communities

Historical Background and Theory

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

Chapter 4 Intervention with Communities

Focus of Community Intervention: What Does Community Mean?

Current Evidence-Based Intervention with Communities

Limitations to the Evidence

Implications for Social Work

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

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

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

The Use of Trained Change Agents

Intervention in Organizations as a Team-Based Process

Stages in Organizational Intervention

Guiding Principles for Intervention in Organizations

Phases in Organizational Intervention

ARC Strategies in Organizational Intervention

Intervention Component Summary

Implications for Social Work Practice

Note

Chapter 7 Assessment of Institutions

Dorothea Dix

John Langmuir

Great Britain

Assessment and Early Institutions

Assessment Based on Inspections

Consumer-Guided Assessment

From Inspections to Surveys

Emerging Federal Role in Institutional Reforms and Assessment.

Characteristics of Asylums

The Anti-Institutionalization Movement

Normalization, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Recovery

Effects

Current Frameworks for Assessing Institutions

Organizational Effectiveness

System Resource Model of Effectiveness

Multiple Constituency Model of Effectiveness

Institutional Theory Model of Effectiveness

Social Constructionist Model of Effectiveness

Quality

Continuous Quality Improvement

Developments in Measuring Quality Improvement

Evidence-Based Assessment of Institutions

Studies of Organizational Effectiveness

Studies of Quality in Mental Health Services

Implications at the Macro, Mezzo, and Micro Levels

Chapter 8 Intervention with Institutions

Policies That Targeted Developmental Disability and Mental Health Services

Policies That Targeted Educational Services

Policies That Targeted Services for Child Welfare and Youth Justice Populations

Summary of Contemporary Evidence-Based Intervention with Institutions

The Soul of Responsive Interventions

Rhythms of Responsive Group Care Interventions

The Blues of Social Work Intervention with Group Care Institutions

Consumer Voices

Voices of Parents and Family Members

Voices of Health, Education, and Welfare Professionals

Voices of Public-Interest Groups and the Media

Regulatory Voices of Standard Setting, Accountability, and Transparency

Voices of Scholarship, Professional Education, and Registration

Intervention in the Microsystem with Clients: ''Walk the Talk''.

Intervention in the Mesosystem with Family and Extended Family Members and Peers: ''Think Outside the Box''

Intervention in the Exosystem with Health, Education, and Welfare Professionals: ''Get Real''

Exosystem Interventions with Regulatory and Fiscal Authorities: ''Transparency of Costs and Accountability for Outcomes''

Intervention in the Macrosystem of Public Opinion: ''Who's Caring?''

Intervention in the Macrosystem with Research and Scholarship: ''If You Pay Peanuts, You Get Monkeys''

Notes

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781118227237

1118227239

OCLC:

772611166