Should social workers focus on changing the individual or the environment? Often, social problems require intervention at all levels (micro, mezzo, and macro). At the micro and mezzo levels, social workers engage with individuals and small groups to target individual change. At the macro level, social workers target broader social forces impacting a group experience. For example, a social worker could address sexual assault by providing individual case management or facilitating a support group for survivors. A social worker could also address sexual assault at the community level by raising awareness of consent or advocating for policy change to increase survivors!ccess to support and justice.

Consider a client population you might like to work with during your field placement and how you might engage this population at the micro/mezzo and macro levels.

Assignment

Submit  paper in which you do the following:

• Define åneralist practice5sing your own words, supporting the ideas and concepts of the definition with citations to the course readings.
• Briefly describe a population and/or problem you might work with as a social worker
• Explain the role of a case manager with this population and/or problem.
• Explain how a case manager could apply the person-in-environment perspective with this population.
• Explain how a case manager could apply a strengths-based perspective with this population.