In the workshop activity, you will summarize what you have learned about community and organizational assets and resources. You will propose an intervention that builds on existing assets and strengths. Your proposed intervention should reinforce existing networks, strengthen community values, and engage relevant stakeholders in solving their own issues while considering any issues of bias, power, privilege, and culture as factors. In this activity, you will provide a nuanced description of existing programs, self-help groups, businesses, citizens, or others who are already meeting the need. You will also explain how your proposed intervention could effectively complement those existing assets and resources. This activity is another building block for your final social action project proposal.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Explore injustice, racism, and oppression within the social environment at local and global levels. (PO 3)
Develop knowledge of social work and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate communities and organizations. (PO 6, 7, 8, & 9)
Use interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse communities and organizations. (PO 6)
Use inter-professional collaboration to achieve beneficial macro practice outcomes. (PO 8)
Interpret information and data collected from communities and organizations. (PO 8)
Identify interventions to achieve macro practice goals. (PO 8)
Resources
Article: Using an Evidence-Based Program Planning Model in a Macro Practice Course
Textbook: Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities
Background Information
The Roberts‐DeGennaro article describes the importance of developing intervention plans that incorporate the best available knowledge. When developing interventions, the macro social worker should identify appropriate interventions informed both by assets, resources, and desires of the community or organization, as well as the best culturally informed research evidence. Sources of empirically supported interventions may come from library databases, systematic reviews through the Campbell Collaboration, search engines, and professional organizations.
As you develop your proposed intervention for your social action project, do not neglect existing programs and resources that might be models for your intervention. Look to the assets and resources that already exist, refining and building on what already works. Innovate where there is a gap in programs and services.
Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Read the Roberts-DeGennaro article Using an Evidence-Based Program Planning Model in a Macro Practice Course.
If you are not already logged into OCLS, you will be prompted to enter your My IWU login and password to access the article.
In your textbook, Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities, read Chapter 7, “Implementing Macro Interventions: Agency Policy, Projects, and Programs.
After completing the assigned reading, write a 1000-1200-word description of a detailed intervention plan including the resources and stakeholders identified in the community. How do you plan to make this project happen?
Your writing should be well developed, providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking, and incorporating course materials (both from the article and text)using proper in-text citations and references to support your ideas.
As you write your paper, please review the APA 7e Guide.
Before finalizing your work, ensure that:
You responded to each requirement in the assignment.
Your writing incorporates concepts and demonstrates your understanding of the resources required for the assignment (journals, videos, texts, etc.) and follows all conventions of academic writing, including the use of essay-style paragraphs (topic sentence, supporting sentences, and summary or final statement), proper grammar, correct use of spelling and punctuation, well-written
introductory and concluding paragraphs and use of currently required APA writing standards including format (use of cover page, proper headings, page numbers, indented paragraphs, double spacing throughout, one-inch margins, same font throughout, reference page) and APA style including proper use of in-text citations, concise language, paraphrasing and active voice in the first or third person.
When you’ve finished your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Assignment Submission page. This assignment is due by the end of the workshop.
