SW6140

Describe macro social work practice and various approaches to producing organizational and community change.

Discuss the historical and contemporary contexts in which macro social work practice occurs, paying particular attention to social, political, economic, and cultural power.

Recognize the importance of macro social work practice to advance the mission of the social work profession.

Compare and contrast theories and models for community and organizational change.

Assess the strengths and needs of organizations and communities.

Explain the appropriate roles for social workers when developing and implementing strategies and using tactics for organizational and community change that promote empowerment and resiliency among diverse individuals and communities.

Apply professional social work values to resolving ethical dilemmas in macro social work practice.

Demonstrate critical, analytic, interactional, and collaborative knowledge and skills in the engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation processes of macro social work practice in organizational and community change.