Pandemics and Social Work

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangeun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Spanish Flu ◽  
Macro Social Work

A pandemic contains three key components: extensiveness, novelty, and severity. For the past century, humankind experienced the Spanish flu in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020 as major pandemics. The global impact has been extensive in terms of their origin, international transmission, and mortality rates. Public health measures to slow and stop pandemics have been implemented. During the COVID-19 pandemic, disparate impacts on health in different populations have been witnessed due to existing social inequalities, detriments of health, and structured racism. The interests of social workers have been adversely impacted in those pandemic times. Spanish flu bolstered social work with a professional presence. COVID-19 has confirmed the need for community engagement and community development to follow large-scale social policy reforms as a response to the disproportionate impact on diverse marginalized communities, which is the core of macro social work practice and would be more strongly called on to prepare for future pandemics.

scholarly journals Opportunities to “Make Macro Matter” through the Grand Challenges for Social Work

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942097248
Author(s):  
Samantha Teixeira ◽  
Astraea Augsberger ◽  
Katie Richards-Schuster ◽  
Linda Sprague Martinez ◽  
Kerri Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
Instrumental Role

The Grand Challenges for Social Work initiative, led by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), aims to organize the social work profession around 12 entrenched societal challenges. Addressing the root causes of the Grand Challenges will take a coordinated effort across all of social work practice, but given their scale, macro social work will be essential. We use Santiago and colleagues’ Frameworks for Advancing Macro Practice to showcase how macro practices have contributed to local progress on two Grand Challenges. We offer recommendations and a call for the profession to invest in and heed the instrumental role of macro social work practice to address the Grand Challenges.

scholarly journals Degrowth for transformational alternatives as radical social work practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-433
Author(s):  
Meredith C.F. Powers ◽  
Komalsingh Rambaree ◽  
Jef Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Ecological Justice ◽  
The World

Historically, and in modern times, social workers have been culpable in perpetuating the very systems of oppression that we seek to eliminate. This happens as we are part of cultures and economies that operate out of the growth ideology. Acting in accordance with the growth ideology does not lead to the outcomes that we strive for as professional social workers. Rather, the growth ideology results in growing social inequalities and increasing ecological injustices around the world. Social work can, instead, embrace an ecosocial lens and promote degrowth approaches for transformational alternatives. Rather than reinforcing the existing systems of injustice and oppression, radical social work can take an activist role and bring about urgent and radical changes to promote ecological justice through social and ecological well-being. Examples from radical social work in local and international communities demonstrate the possibility of degrowth for transformational alternatives as radical social work practice.

Social work in health care: An international perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie Pockett ◽  
Liz Beddoe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Health Equality

An important element of contemporary social work is the influence of international trends on the contexts of practice. In this article, we will critically examine aspects of globalisation and the relationships between health inequalities and social inequalities and the implications for social work practice. Giles called on social workers to develop a ‘health equality imagination’; however, the challenge for practitioners on a day-to-day basis is how to integrate such an imagination into their work. A number of suggested approaches towards a greater engagement in addressing health inequalities in social work practice, education and research are also presented.

Evaluating a Scale to Measure Student Competencies in Macro Social Work Practice

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Regehr ◽  
Marion Bogo ◽  
Kirsten Donovan ◽  
April Lim ◽  
Glenn Regehr
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
Student Competencies

Contemporary Social Work Licensure: Implications for Macro Social Work Practice and Education

Social Work ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. P. Donaldson ◽  
K. Hill ◽  
S. Ferguson ◽  
S. Fogel ◽  
C. Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
Social Work Licensure

Macro Social Work Practice

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Ellen Netting
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
Policy Arenas

Macro social work practice includes those activities performed in organizational, community, and policy arenas. Macro practice has a diverse history that reveals conflicting ideologies and multiple theoretical perspectives. Programmatic, organizational, community, and policy dimensions of macro practice underscore the social work profession's emphasis on using a person-in-environment perspective. Thus, social workers, regardless of roles played, are expected to have sensitivity toward and engage in macro practice activities.

Women and Macro Social Work Practice

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Ellen Netting ◽  
M. Lori Thomas ◽  
F. Ellen Netting ◽  
M. Lori Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Macro Social Work

Educator and practitioner views of professional competencies for macro social work practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1169-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R Applewhite ◽  
Dennis Kao ◽  
Suzanne Pritzker
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Macro Social Work

To effectively prepare students for practice, macro social work educators need to keep pace with employers’ demands. This article reports findings from a survey of social work educators ( n = 52) and macro practitioners ( n = 184) in Texas to assess congruence in competencies perceived as necessary for macro practice. Findings reveal that both groups prioritize competencies related to interpersonal dynamics and leadership, program management, and community practice, and view financial management and public relations as least important. However, findings identify differences in practice competencies (e.g. policy practice, organizational management, and development), suggesting a need to better align educational and professional priorities.

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