Explain the differences between micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work. Give a specific, original hypothetical example of something a school social worker might do at each of those levels.
What will be an ideal response?
Micro is work with individuals or couples; mezzo is with groups; macro is with communities, organizations, or the larger society. An example of micro work is one-on-one counseling. An example of mezzo work is working with the school board to approve comprehensive sex education. An example of macro work is lobbying at the state capitol for school district funding reform.
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Employed in a medical clinic, social worker Marcus Golde is forming a group for middle age adults who are dealing with issues related to their aging parents. Marcus is most likely employed in a ___.
A. public health agency B. primary health care agency C. hospital setting D. long-term care setting
Name one macro issue, beside policy, that directly influences persons seeking help for sexual addiction in regard to payment for their care.
What will be an ideal response?
Joe is a social worker employed by the VA hospital. The first thing Joe does when he begins to meet
with a new client is: a) Perform an assessment b) Draw up a client contract c) Explain the NASW Code of Ethics to the client d) Explain the NASW Code of Ethics to the client
A researcher observes how school administrators understand a local school shooting. She notes how they frame what they see and hear, and how they interpret their own actions and go about solving the problems. This is called
A) case study. B) sensemaking. C) embedded case study. D) ethnobiography.