Macro Policy Interview Questions and Answers. The interview was conducted for my team supervisor who hold the position of the Assistant Integrated Team Director at a nonprofit organization. Role: Team Supervisor Professional background: Licensed Social Worker The following interview questions were asked 1. Who do you typically work with? Are they government employees, healthcare providers, or community leaders? Answer: Contract with Department of Mental Health to assure and provide access to services and support to meet the mental health needs of all ages; enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities. Cooperate with health care providers to improve the overall medical and psychiatry treatment of the population served. Also work closely with the police department on how to treat mental illness individuals. 2. Do you feel personally connected to the groups of people you are advocating for, despite working on a broader levels? If so, how do you feel connected? Examples? Answer: Yes, l am connected with vulnerable people to be able to identify different systems that hold them down. Advocate for basic human rights and needs can easily be achieve through connection. 3. What is one of the most difficult ethical dilemmas you have been in? Answer: issuing the population section 12 during escalated crisis is one of the most difficult ethical dilemmas, because it has to do with taking peoples right away when they pose to be a threat to themselves or others. This also must be handled well in order not to lose ones License, on the other hand staff need to be supported adequately for safety. Both must be balance. 4. What does your average day look like? Answer: I do a lot starting from email heavy, clinical assessment, crisis management, management around the team, clinical supervision, problem solved, making people feel supported. 5. How do you provide interventions as a Macro Social Worker? Answer: As a Macro social worker l still work directly with the population using harm reduction module to deescalate crisis. Supervising clinician, conducting trainings, and teaching intervention trainings are all tools used to provide intervention. 6. Do you feel you have made an impact on individual lives based on policy change? If so, How? Answer: Policy change on a small level in the organization involve with policy collaborating with other agencies. We push back on Department of Mental Health policies to better the work that we do and better serve the population. We hope to continue to advocate for both people that we serve and staff to put in more safety, and trainings for staff members. 1. Introduction & Overview of Paper Introductory statement on the interview, who you interviewed (not name but title and role, and type agency where employed), Professional background, and what questions did you ask of the interviewee. (Note: Please refer to the information of the interviewee attached when answering this question) Overview & Discussion of Macro Social Work Practice 2. Describe what is macro social work practice and how it is different from micro and mezzo social practice. 3 Describe how your understanding of macro social work has evolved based on your interview and the course content thus far. (Note: Please refer to the interview questions and the answers attached when answering this question) 4. Identify three additional insights about macro practice that you gained from the interview and why these stood out to you. Be sure to connect what you learned to course concepts. (Note please refer to the interview questions and the answers to identify 3 insights gained, and please connect the insights to macro social work/social policy) 5 Discuss how ethical decision-making might differ from micro-level practice, utilizing examples from your interview, course readings, and own professional experience. 7. Summary and conclusion This paper should be 5 pages and adhere to proper APA formatting (7th ed) paper must be CPI font (non-condensed) 1-inch margins, and double spaced. Include a cover page and a separate Reference page. Kindly add accessible URLS for all the peer reviewed journal used. Make sure to number each page. Please use this text as one of the sources: Macro Social Practice: Advocacy in Action by Tice C. J., Long, D. D. & Cox, L. E. (2020)
