Exam 8: Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems

It is common for social agencies that have undergone organizational change to assess the impact of the change efforts.What type of measure is used to assess people's subjective experiences with the changes?

Which of the following activities is the LEAST compatible with social planning?

Angela's work is twofold.She counsels expectant couples who are preparing for the changes and demands of their child's birth,as well as sitting on the agency's prenatal advisory board.Which of the following specifically characterizes in order,the two areas of social work practice?

Martha is a social worker who works in the foster care department of a child protection agency.Martha spent the day helping six-year-old Mary prepare to return to her mother Jane,because Jane was ending her six-month drug rehabilitation program that week.What type of family services would this be considered?

Structural social work expects social workers to radicalize the agency.What does this mean?

For organizational change to succeed,a commitment to all of the following is important EXCEPT which?

Social welfare activities are aimed at creating change at micro,mezzo,or macro levels.For each example given below,indicate at which level the change is taking place.Enter "micro," "mezzo," or "macro" in the space provided. a)A social worker helps George (an eighty-year-old)obtain home support services.______ b)Several residents of Hollyburn (a community of 4000 people)join in a march against child abuse.______ c)The town of Sassafras initiates a multi-level program to reduce homelessness.______ d)A married couple seek counselling for a sexual dysfunction.______ e)A group of social workers work together on coordinating local services.______ f)A board of directors decides to change their agency's mandate and service mix.______

Change that takes place at the community level is often based on the principles and practices of three classic approaches: community development (CD);social planning (SP);and social action (SA).For each characteristic listed below,identify to which approach it most closely relates;enter CD,SP,or SA in the space provided. a)The emphasis is on self-help._______ b)The practitioner's role is that of activist or agitator._______ c)Clients are viewed as consumers._______ d)Action is taken against an existing power structure._______ e)Experts are hired to resolve community problems._______ f)Clients are viewed as participants in a problem-solving process._______

In Canada,various approaches come under the broad umbrella of community development.Your text describes three areas;please identify and briefly explain them.

What is the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 an example of?

In a social welfare context,planned change applies a scientific method with a specific set of procedures.All of the following are elements of the change process EXCEPT which?

A comprehensive community initiative (CCI)is a modern version of community development.Which statement does NOT describe a CCI?

Every Monday,Wednesday,and Friday,Susan is happy to see Karen arrive with helpful hints and extra formula to help her parent her premature baby.Susan was removed from her own family because she was a victim of child sexual abuse;therefore she has few traditional supports.Karen has provided a vital role to help Susan become the parent she wants to be.What type of family services would this be considered?

Briefly describe the Occupy movement (2011),and explain one of its positive outcomes?

In 2011,the Canadian activist group Adbusters initiated the Occupy Movement,which caught on around the globe,motivating thousands of people to voice their anger at corporate greed.What level of social work would best describe this event?

What is systemic change within a social agency most likely to modify?

Which unit of society would be considered a macro system?

Various types of evaluation may be used to determine the effectiveness of planned change.When does formative evaluation usually occur?

All of the following statements describe the bottom-up or grassroots approach to community development EXCEPT which?

Your neighbour tells you her grandmother was a social activist.Which of the following scenario might she have done?