SWRK 139 - California State University, Fresno
SWRK 139 Dr. Hardina
Fall, 2006 PHS 145, ext 203
ASSIGNMENT #1
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF
A MACRO PRACTITIONER
Option 1
In your field agency or any other social service, health, or community organization, conduct an interview with a macro practitioner. Write a 3-5 page paper to describe your findings. Remember to protect your respondent’s confidentiality. Do not use his or her real name in your paper. However, your paper should address the following issues:
1) Your respondent’s job title.
2) Length of employment
3) The mission of the organization in which he or she is employed
4) A description of the respondent’s primary job duties.
5) How does the respondent perceive his or her job in terms of actions taken to empower others, promote cultural competency/diversity, or achieve social justice?
6) How does the respondent describe his or her interaction with colleagues, employers, employees, clients, and other social workers inside and outside his or her organization?
7) With whom does the respondent interact in the organization’s external environment (suprasystem)?
8) If the respondent is a social worker, how does he or she apply social work principles and ethics in practice? If the respondent is not a social worker, how is the respondent’s job similar or different from what a social worker would be expected to do in that position?
9) How does the respondent’s job compare or differ with your own career goals?
10) (What type of social work job do you expect to hold (micro, macro, or a combination of both) in 5 years? What interests you about that type of work? How would you expect to carry out social work principles related to social justice, cultural competency/diversity, and empowerment?
Option 2
Choose one of the social work job roles listed below and write a three to five page essay about one of these roles. Based on the literature, describe what a social worker in such a position would do and how activities undertaken can be expected to support social work principles such as social justice, cultural competency/diversity, and empowerment. The paper should contain a minimum of eight references.
MACRO SOCIAL WORK JOBS OR ROLES
For either Option 1 or Option 2 select from the list below. If you would like to interview someone in a different role or write an essay about a particular social work function and it is not on the list, please consult with the instructor.
Agency Administrator, Manager, or Director
Advocate
Campaign Consultant
Community Developer
Community Organizer
Fundraiser
Lobbyist
Planner
Policy Analyst
Policy Practitioner
Political Activists
Politician or Candidate
Program Coordinator
Program Manager
Research Analyst
Supervisor
DUE SEPTEMBER 20 20% of GRADE
Papers must be typed and double-spaced. Include a reference list in APA format if you select Option 2.
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