Generalist Practice in Larger Settings 2E: Knowledge and Skill Concepts Book

	Preface	xi
	Preface to the First Edition	xiii
1	Introduction and Overview	1
	Value Base and Purpose	1
	Practice Units of Attention as Actors and Targets of Change	3
	Practice Framework and Role	5
	Conclusion	6
	Internet Resources	6
2	The Generalist Model, Problem Solving, and Social Change	7
	Generalist Practice	7
	A Working Model of Problem Solving	9
	The Nature of Social Change and Related Concepts	13
	The Rational Model and the Force Field Perspective	16
	The Role of Politics in Macropractice	20
	Conclusion	22
	Recommended Readings	23
	Internet Resources	23
3	Working with Organizations	25
	Agencies as Complex, Formal Organizations	25
	Characteristics of Formal Organizations	27
	More Recent Ways to Look at Organizations	30
	Identifying Select Problems in Human Service Organizations	32
	Organizational Culture and Behavior	34
	Conclusion	37
	Recommended Readings	37
	Internet Resources	38
4	Working with Communities	39
	Community and Its Characteristics	39
	Community Model	46
	Communities as Social Systems	47
	Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft	48
	Economic and Political Power	52
	Key Elements of Community Culture and History: What Change Is Possible?	61
	Conclusion	66
	Recommended Readings	66
	Internet Resources	66
5	Entering and Assessing Communities	67
	Nature of Community	67
	Census Data and Other Data Sources	69
	Assessing Community Type	70
	Conducting Community Studies	78
	Making Needs Assessments	84
	Assessing Support and Facilitating Change	90
	Conclusion	94
	Recommended Readings	95
	Internet Resources	96
6	Cultivating Change	97
	Origins of Contempory Community Practice	97
	Approaching Community Change	98
	Using Key Informants	109
	Understanding Why Leaders Dislike Boards and Committees	110
	Selecting Board and Committee Members	112
	Resolving Conflict	115
	Conclusion	119
	Recommended Readings	119
	Internet Resources	120
7	Exercising Leadership	121
	Approaches to Leadership	121
	Clarifying Leadership: Actors and Functions	123
	Promoting Board Aims	127
	Promoting Board Process	130
	Recognizing Board Roles	131
	Being a Leader	135
	Conclusion	139
	Recommended Readings	139
	Internet Resources	140
8	Issues, Resources, and Practice Strategies	141
	Issues and Resources	141
	Practice Issues in Complicated Environments	142
	Practitioner Judgment and Use of Self in Change	144
	Conclusion	149
	Recommended Readings	149
	Internet Resources	150
9	Evaluating Practice	151
	Using Evaluation	151
	Understanding Evaluation Content	153
	Distinguishing Evaluation from Accountability	158
	Conclusion	159
	Internet Resources	159
10	Integrating Practice: A Framework for Study, Assessment, Intervention, and Follow-Up	161
	Study, Exploration, and Data Gathering	161
	Statement of Problem	162
	Assessment and Strategies	163
	Decision and Implementation	163
	Evaluation and Follow-Up	165
	Conclusion	166
	Internet Resources	166
11	Practice Examples in Larger Settings	167
Case Study 1	Devonshire	168
Case Study 2	Queensbridge	170
Case Study 3	Centralization of Power in a Large Political Entity	173
	Bibliography	181
	Index	187