Social Work Practice with Groups, Communities, and Organizations Evidence-Based Assessments and Interventions

Gathering together the top scholars in social work practice, Dulmus and Sowers have created a resource that covers both mezzo and macro practice. Each chapter covers the theoretical basis for each type of practice as well as the practice implications for social work. The mezzo and macro practice areas covered are: Group work Group assessment Assessment of communities Intervention with communities Assessment of Organizations Interventions with Organizations Assessment of Institutions Interventions with Institutions

Charles A. Glisson, PhD, is Distinguished University Professor at the College of Social Work at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also the founder and Director of the Children's Mental Health Services Research Center which is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Catherine N. Dulmus, PhD, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York. Karen M. Sowers, PhD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in the College of Social Work at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, social work education, child welfare, evidence-based practice, and international social work practice.