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Social work practice with groups, communities, and organizations: evidence-based assessments and interventions

[edited by] Charles A. Glisson, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers
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E-Book
Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley
Copyright:
©2012
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Assessment of Groups / D. Mark Ragg
  • Historical Background
  • Summary of Current Evidence and Application to Group Assessment
  • Identified Needs for New Research
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • ch. 2 Group Work: A Critical Addition to the Social Work Repertoire / Lena Dominelli
  • 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
  • ch. 3 Assessment of Communities / Don M. Fuchs
  • Historical Background and Theory
  • Assessment in Practice: Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community
  • 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
  • ch. 4 Intervention with Communities / Michael Reisch
  • 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
  • ch. 5 Assessment of Organizations / Catherine M. Vu
  • Worker's Perspective
  • Management's Perspective
  • Funder's Perspective
  • Client's Perspective
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • ch. 6 Intervention with Organizations / Charles A. Glisson
  • Social, Strategic, and Technical Dimensions of Organizational Context
  • Work Environments of Social Services Organizations
  • Using Planned Intervention to Change Organizational Contexts
  • Historical Background
  • From Organizational Development to Change Management
  • ARC Model as a Framework for Implementing Organizational Interventions
  • Limitations of the Evidence
  • Implications for Social Work Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • ch. 7 Assessment of Institutions / William Rowe
  • Historical Background
  • Assessment and Early Institutions
  • Emerging Federal Role in Institutional Reforms and Assessment
  • Characteristics of Asylums
  • Anti-Institutionalization Movement
  • Normalization, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Recovery
  • Current Frameworks for Assessing Institutions
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Quality
  • Evidence-Based Assessment of Institutions
  • Implications at the Macro, Mezzo, and Micro Levels
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References
  • ch. 8 Intervention with Institutions / Leon Fulcher
  • Historical Background
  • Summary of Contemporary Evidence-Based Intervention with Institutions
  • Limitations of the Evidence
  • Implications for Social Work Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions for Critical Thinking
  • Online Resources
  • References.
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Author/Creator:
Glisson, Charles
Contributors:
Dulmus, Catherine N.
Sowers, Karen M. (Karen Marlaine)
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Social work practice with groups, communities, and organizations: evidence-based assessments and interventions [by Glisson, C.]
Other Related Resources:
Electronic version: Social work practice with groups, communities, and organizations [by Glisson, C.] (Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2012 — ISBN 9781118227237; LCCN 2012001439)
Subjects:
Social group work
Social work administration
Community organization
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Call Numbers:
HV45 .G57 2012
ISBNs:
9781118176955 (pbk., alk. paper)
1118176952 (pbk., alk. paper)
9781118264898 (ebk)
1118264894 (ebk)
9781118240205 (ebk)
1118240200 (ebk)
9781118227237 (ebk)
1118227239 (ebk)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2011053076
OCLC Numbers:
1053519977
Other Control Numbers:
472221 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp8582259