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Community organization and social administration: partnership or irrelevance?
Abstract
Presented is a framework that identifies the knowledge and skill areas relevant to an integrated approach to educating the future "organizer-manager." Its nine components represent a content analysis of the practice domains of community organization and social administration. Among these components are group process and supervisory management skills and resource development and marketing skills. Two major themes underlying the framework are the temperament of the practitioner and value dilemmas. The framework can be used as a foundation for identifying the elements of macro practice that could enhance the implementation of clinical, or micro, practice. The most logical arena for the relevance of macro skills is in the client's environment. Major environmental dimensions are discussed, as are reasons for intervening in the environment. The components of environmental intervention can be organized into such practice roles as organizational changer, network developer, and broker. Implications of the organizer-manager framework for the social work curriculum are highlighted. (This issue of Administration in Social Work features three related articles.)
Journal
(1986)
vol10
no3
pages27-39
Categories
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Education and Training
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Social Work Education
