26 Feb Homelessness Among Children, Youth, and Families in Raleigh, North Carolina
As social workers, we are often in the position to identify problems or issues that exist within our community that are not being
addressed or are not being addressed adequately due to any number of reasons. Social Work practice at the macro level allows us to
not only identify and address issues that affect organizations and/or communities, but also often requires us to partner with others as
we attempt to ameliorate or resolve the identified problem or issue.
This assignment will build on the Macro Practice Paper (assignment #2) where you identified a problem within your community. With
this assignment you will utilize the following framework to develop an intervention.
Based on the problem you previously identified within your community.
Task 1: Develop the Intervention Hypothesis (2-3 sentences stating your hypothesis).
A. Refine the Working Hypothesis of Etiology
B. Refine the Working Intervention Hypothesis
Task 2: Define Participants Identify
the following:
• The Initiator System
• The Change Agent System
• The Client System
• The Support System
• The Controlling System
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• The Host and Implementing System
• The Target System
• The Action System
Task 3: Examine System Capacity for Change
A. Assess openness and commitment to change
B. Determine availability of resources to sustain the change effort
C. Identify outside opposition to change
D. What might be the “costs” to doing nothing?
Task 4: Select a Change Approach
Select a policy, program, project, personnel or practice approach – what approach (or combination of approaches) is most
likely to achieve the desired change?
Length of Paper should be 6 – 9 pages maximum, not including cover page or references. APA format should be followed.
Paper must be typed, with standard size font, 1-inch margins and stapled. Please utilize headings for each section
you are addressing.
