ABSTRACT
Social Work Practice with Organizations: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation uses the foundation built in Chapter 12 to discuss approaches, perspectives, and models for intervening with organizations. This chapter provides extensive coverage of the relationship between theoretical perspectives and organizational change, as well as a practical framework for thinking about generating change and necessary knowledge for a social work generalist in this endeavor. Content on termination and evaluation of change efforts within organizations, including a discussion about the role of the generalist practitioner in this process, helps students see their potential role in a change effort with organizations. Content about the challenges of implementing organizational change, and persuasion skills to assist in these efforts, provides direction for the practitioner. Chapter 13 includes discussion of the Grand Challenge for Social Work to “Achieve Equal Opportunity and Justice.” The chapter features a case on organizational change in a school setting to establish services and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) students.
