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Social Work Macro Practice - Coggle Diagram
Social Work Macro Practice
Agencies/Organizations
Structure of an agency/organization
MIssion statements
- This gives the agency a chance to tell the community what their objective is. This statement should be clear and concise.
Hierarchy
- The distribution of power within the organization. There are four styles of hierarchy.
A tall organization - has many levels of managers. These levels and sub grouping can make it hard to make change; however, there is room for growth in a setting like this.
A flat organization - not as much room for growth as there are not as many levels of managers.
A top heavy organization - there are more people in management and not enough people at the bottom. This type of organization is built to benefit the upper management.
A bottom heavy organization - an example of this organization is an underfunded or under supported organization because there are many people missing from these jobs.
Social structure
- how the people within the system function in correlation to one another. This is the unsaid politics of the organization.
Inputs
- things from the outside world that are put in to effect within the organization.
Process
- how the input is handled.
Outputs
- what comes out as a result of the process.
Outcome
is how the output is received.
Money
- every organization has a need for money to function, but every organization has a different way of attaining it.
Power
- five different types of power.
:fire: legitimate power to make change
:star: reward power
:red_flag: coercive power
:beer_mugs: referent power
:pencil2: expertise power
Exist within a system of other organizations.
Leadership
Styles of leadership
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The climber
- only concerned with self-interest to get to the top.
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The conserver
- does not like change still high in self-interest.
:silhouette:
The zealot
- innovator/dreamer. They think they are the smartest with the best ideas.
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The advocate
- considerate of others, works towards diplomacy for the agency.
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The states person
- needs help with their organization of the smaller details, but they are obsessed with making society better as a whole.
WHITNEY YOUNG
as opposed to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, Young spent his time getting in good with corporate America and became a confidant for President Johnson. He was able to be patient and long suffering to bring about policy change by being a trusted leader.
" My father always said, you only hate what you fear and I want you to fear no man" -Whitney Young
Leadership Theories
-Great Man Theory (you were born to lead)
-Trait Theory (leaders have certain traits that can be developed)
-Behavioral Theory (leaders behave in different ways - takes initiative, begin with end in mind, think win-win, seek first to understand)
-Situational Theory (leadership takes different directions in different circumstance)
-Systems Theory (understanding various systems)
-Cultural Theory (leadership through understanding cultural philosophy)
-Critical Theory (why do we do it this way?)
Communities
Central Cluster or "Concentration"
Competition
Succession
Invasion
Gentrification
Social Action
Advocacy
- with their permission
Empowerment
- help remove barriers
Organizing
Tactics
- actions
Strategies
- collections of tactics
Social movement
- Social movement needs a lot of leaders who work well together to be successful
Power
- the ability to make others do what you want them to
Conflict
- people don't want to give up current lifestyle so there must be conflict present.
Population at Risk
Power
physical force
wealth
state action
numbers
social norms
ideas
Saul Alinsky
how to recognize and fight dogma
-Recognizing patterns of oppression
-Action based on goals (means to an end)
-Understanding the language of the issue and effective communication and establishing self (being open to understanding others perspective and experience)
-Utilizing and gaining experience to organize (understanding the problem emotionally and objectively)
-Tactics (offense and defense) as a part of movement (power is what you have or what your enemy thinks you have, stay in your lane of experience, use what the enemy doesn't have whenever you can)
Policy
Grant Writing
12 Steps of Proposal Process
-Develop idea & plan
-Build relationship with funders
-Write a compelling needs statement
-Define clear goals and objectives
-Develop methods
-Preparing evaluation component
-Develop sustainability strategies
-Prepare a program budget
-Write organization background
-Write the proposal summary
-Put the package together
-Maintain relationship with funders
Raising Awareness
Using non-violent methods such as gassing up a symphony or clogging toilets to get media attention or others attention.
Understand Key Players
Class Quotes aka 'aha' Moments for Macro Practice
Where you stand depends on where you sit (B. Bonella, personal communication, September 26, 2023).
The corruption doesn't come from power, it comes from the person (B. Bonella, personal communication, October 3, 2023).
She wasn't mad at me, she had this experience before (N. Murry, personal communication, September 12, 2023). In regard to race and communication.
There is no higher form of policy than a budget (B. Bonella, personal communication, September 15, 2023)
If you want progress, you have to meet people where they are (L. Hunter, personal communication, October 3, 2023).
If you do not understand the wants and needs of the client system, you will create more problems (B. Bonella, personal communication, October 3, 2023).
In owning our space, we speak our truth (B. Bonella, personal communication, September 5, 2023).
Our narrative becomes stronger when we open up to other peoples point of view (S. Amodt, personal communication, September 5, 2023).
Assertiveness starts with believing you are equal to who you are talking to (B. Bonella, personal communications, Septemeber 5, 2023)
"I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I have found myself in my cause, and I don't know if I will ever be the same" Margaret Heffernan. (2013, March). The dangers of willfull blindness [video].
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_the_dangers_of_willful_blindness?language=en
Steps for Ethical Dilemmas
-Recognize the problem
-Investigate the variables
-Get feedback from others
-Appraise values that apply
-Evaluate dilemma
-Identify all possible alternatives
-Weigh pro's and con's
-Make decision