Sustaining and Strengthening a Macro Identity: The Association of Macro Practice Social Work |
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| Authors: | Katharine M Hill Sarah M Ferguson Christina Erickson |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work , St. Catherine University/University of St. Thomas , St. Paul, Minnesota, USA kmhill1@stthomas.edu;3. School of Social Work , St. Catherine University/University of St. Thomas , St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;4. Department of Social Work , Augsburg College , Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | Macro practice focuses on community-level interventions, such as management, organizing, research, and policy advocacy. Despite social work's deep roots in this type of work, macro practice and macro practitioners often practice without support or connections with other macro practitioners, and are underrepresented in the profession. In 2006, a group of social workers, including academics and practitioners, formed the Association of Macro Practice Social Work (AMPSW). AMPSW works to strengthen the professional identity of macro practitioners, elevate the status of macro social workers, and address common concerns within the social work profession. |
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| Keywords: | macro-practice professional organizations social work identity AMPSW community practice |
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