Social Work Roles: Macro-Meta (Emergency Management Social W…

Overview

Disasters occur on national and international stages as well as on local levels. It is imperative that social work leaders are among those responsible for responding. Social work practitioners bring a variety of skills based on our code of ethics to address both natural and human-made crises and disasters. Consider the evastation caused by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Sandy, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. You may also consider crises such as the global pandemic COVID-19 or school shootings. Local resources were insufficient for dealing with the overwhelming needs of the area. Macro- and meta-level responses were required. Consider how you, as a social work leader with skills and knowledge about crisis intervention and disaster relief, would have applied those resources to provide macro- and meta-level relief services after such large disasters and crises.

Preparation

Research current scholarly literature to find 68 scholarly articles published within the last five to seven years or government sites on disaster response and choose one disaster or crisis that occurred within the last ten years for this assignment. You may also use course resources to support your work.

Instructions

Utilizing each bullet point below to designate headings and subheadings, create a Disaster Management Plan for the Red Cross task force assigned to the disaster or crisis response for the entire affected area. Include the following:

• Provide an overview of the crisis or disaster event, including sociodemographic information of those impacted.
• Assess macro- and meta-level needs experienced by victims of a large disaster or crisis.
• Apply at least two social work skills to address identified needs at the macro- and meta-level of practice.
• Recommend social work interventions and strategic planning needed to address the aftermath of the disaster or crisis.
• Assess ethical and cultural issues that must be addressed by social workers during a disaster response.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication:
• Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.
• Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
• Resources: Use 68 resources published within the last five to seven years.
• Template Length: 46 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding the cover page and reference page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman 12-point font; double-spaced.