Social Work Practice with Groups, Communities, and Organizations

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.

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• Preface viiAbout the Editors viiiContributors ixChapter 1 Assessment of Groups 1D. Mark RaggHistorical Background 2Summary of Current Evidence and Application to Group Assessment 4Identified Needs for New Research 26Key Terms 27Review Questions for Critical Thinking 27Online Resources 28References 28Chapter 2 Group Work: A Critical Addition to the Social Work Repertoire 41Lena DominelliGroup Work: A New Method of Intervention with Deep Historical Roots 42Group Work Models for Practice 50Conclusion 55Key Terms 56Review Questions for Critical Thinking 56Online Resources 56References 56Chapter 3 Assessment of Communities 59Don M. FuchsHistorical Background and Theory 59Assessment in Practice: Discovering and Documenting the Life of a Community 65Limitations of the Evidence 73Implications for Social Work on Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels 74Future Directions 75Conclusion 76Key Terms 76Review Questions for Critical Thinking 76Online Resources 77References 77Chapter 4 Intervention with Communities 81Michael ReischFocus of Community Intervention: What Does Community Mean? 83Historical Background 84Current Evidence-Based Intervention with Communities 89Limitations to the Evidence 102Implications for Social Work 103Conclusion 105Key Terms 107Review Questions for Critical Thinking 107Online Resources 108References 121Chapter 5 Assessment of Organizations 131Michael J. Austin and Catherine M. VuWorker’s Perspective 132Management’s Perspective 139Funder’s Perspective 145Client’s Perspective 150Conclusion 153Key Terms 155Review Questions for Critical Thinking 155Online Resources 155References 155Chapter 6 Intervention with Organizations 159Charles A. GlissonSocial, Strategic, and Technical Dimensions of Organizational Context 161Work Environments of Social Services Organizations 162Using Planned Intervention to Change Organizational Contexts 163Historical Background 164From Organizational Development to Change Management 168The ARC Model as a Framework for Implementing Organizational Interventions 170Limitations of the Evidence 179Implications for Social Work Practice 181Conclusion 181Note 182Key Terms 183Review Questions for Critical Thinking 183Online Resources 183References 183Chapter 7 Assessment of Institutions 191Heather K. Horton, Brian D. Roland, Katharine Briar-Lawson, and William RoweHistorical Background 192Assessment and Early Institutions 194Emerging Federal Role in Institutional Reforms and Assessment 196Characteristics of Asylums 197The Anti-Institutionalization Movement 198Normalization, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Recovery 198Current Frameworks for Assessing Institutions 201Organizational Effectiveness 204Quality 208Evidence-Based Assessment of Institutions 211Implications at the Macro, Mezzo, and Micro Levels 217Conclusion 219Key Terms 219Review Questions for Critical Thinking 219Online Resources 220References 221Chapter 8 Intervention with Institutions 229Leon FulcherHistorical Background 231Summary of Contemporary Evidence-Based Intervention with Institutions 237Limitations of the Evidence 248Implications for Social Work Practice 252Conclusion 255Notes 256Key Terms 256Review Questions for Critical Thinking 256Online Resources 257References 258Author Index 265Subject Index 272