Class 14: Societal and Political Practice UTA SSW, Generalist Macro Practice UTA school of social work Dr. Dick Schoech Copyright (permission required before use) Suggest printing slides for class using: Print | Handouts | 3 slides per page | grayscale options

Review of Previous Classes Class 2-3: Generalist practice, change, roles, levels of intervention, etc. Class 4: Theories, values, and perspectives Class 5-9: Community assessment Class 10: Administrative practice overview Class 11: Assessing organizations Class 12: Leading Class 13: Supervising Class 14: Societal and political practice Next weeks: Integration, Synthesis, issues, ethics §

Useful Links ► It is that time of the semester - stress relief It is that time of the semester It is that time of the semester ► Eliza to help Eliza to help Eliza to help ► Miniature earth Miniature earth Miniature earth ► Possible Solutions Possible Solutions Possible Solutions ► ► Determine what the world would look like if everyone lived like you do. Determine what the world would look like if everyone lived like you do. Determine what the world would look like if everyone lived like you do.

US ranks: ► 25 out of 30 high income countries in terms of health outcomes (although we spend more than any other country on health care). ► 25th in terms of infant mortality ► 22nd in terms of school performance ► US has the smallest public sector and invests much less in public sector than other countries Source: Charlie Rose show on the future of capitalism, 14Nov08, from Jeffry Sacks, The earth institute, Columbia U.

Global is Very Political ► Countries fight for a standard of living (individual and community well being) ► US has 4.6% of the world population, consumes 25% of the worlds resources, and emits 25% of the worlds pollution ► Inequality in the world is increasing ► Win/win vs 0 sum game unless environment and technology factored in ► Free trade & immigration=good examples

Human Services are Global ► Societies are interconnected (TV, Phone, Internet) ► People are on the move worldwide  From countryside to cities  From poor to richer countries ► Immigration impacts social services ► Mobility is a source of social disintegration ► Immigrant populations typically grow faster than resident populations

CAP Interventions are Political Sooner or later, system change is political ► Administration=typically working with system ► Planning=working within the system ► Community development=neutral ► Advocacy=typically working outside system

CAP Intervention History=Problematic ► Good intentions do not always=good outcomes (HUD) ► The system protects itself before it protects the client ► The system must be controlled by citizens (Kretschmann & McKnight) ► Networking, sharing, working together=key task, e.g., PPT Lessons from Geese

Outsourcing of health services is happening

Conclusion ► Social/economic justice in NASW code ► Most CAP interventions are political ► We must examine our values regarding peoples from different cultures ► We must take a world view on human service capacities and problems ► We must work with people’s natural support networks ► Seek out opportunities for diversity ► First do no harm is good CAP advice

Getting to know yourself is not easy

Our roots are sometimes not what we expect and more obvious than we would like