Interview questions and answers The interview was conducted for an Integrated Team Director, LICSW at a non-profit organization. Question1. Who do you typically work with? Are they government employees, Health care providers, or community leaders? Answer: Yes, work with government employees. Collaborate with DMH, health care providers, community leaders, clinicians,GLE Program manager, e.t.c Question 2a: Do you feel you can relate personally 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, I believed that I am still doing some direct care in some cases. I came from a lower background where we have a financial struggles and also have a personal history of family member with mental challenges and that had helped to understand the struggles of those suffering from mental illness. Question 3. What is one of the most difficult ethical dilemmas you have been in? Answer: Conflicting value and Right to self determination. Added that society has constructed risk and we cannot override that power. Cited Section 12 as an example where a client is being taking or forced out of his/her own right. Human right and safety, every time we are face with the crisis like that, it is something we give careful look at. striking balance in both is crucial. Also, points out the philosophy of the dignity of risk. Watching the person making different or destructive decision and as a social worker, we just have to be on the outside to intervene. Question 4. What does your average day look like? Answer: due to mass staff shortage, currently on a triage mode, but mostly attends risk meeting, Individualized Action Plan meeting, meetings for supervision, guiding staff on their case load, staff issues, hire on board staff and a lot of safety and risk assessment. Address need as they arise and keep staff moral up. Question 5: How do you provide interventions as a macro social worker? Answer: Care coordination, Liaison with DMH, Hospital, Health Community Partner and with the outpatient providers, monitor the teams. At the policy level: Advocate for the staff and the clients Admission of discharge directly to GLE & push back for community before the group home. Advocate for a change in MAP protocol Question 6: Do you feel you have made an impact on individual lives based on policy change? If so, how? Answer: Yes. Advocate for nursing support for staff More intensive clinical support Harm reduction Peer support Reaching out to community & OVERVIEW OF PAPER Introductory statement on the interview, who interviewed (not name but title and role, and type agency where employed), professional background, and what questions did you ask of the interviewee. Title/Role: / Professional background: Team Director / Team Supervisor/License Independent Social Worker. Agency: Non Profit Human Service Organization 2. OVERVIEW & DISCUSSION OF MACRO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Describe what is macro social work practice and how it is different from micro and mezzo social work 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 the question 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& the answers for the three additional insights gained and connect the insight to macro social work and 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. 6. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION Specification: This paper should be 5pages and adhere to proper APA formatting (7th ed.). Paper must be 12 CPI font (non-condensed), 1- inch margins, and double spaced. Include a cover page and separate Reference page . Make sure to number each page. Please, add all accessible URLs for all the peer journals used in this paper. Please use this text as one the sources Tice, C. J., Long, D. D. & Cox, L. E. (2020). Macro Social Work Practice: Advocacy in Action. Chapin, R. & Lewis, M. (2020). Social policy for effective practice: A strengths approach (5th Ed). Routledge
