Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work

The three-volume Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work (EOMSW) includes nearly 200 peer-reviewed overview articles that address macro practice methods (i.e. organizations, community, and policy), macro theories, concepts, ideologies, problems, practice settings, and many other topics central to the field. This inaugural edition of the EOMSW is the only work of its kind and is an essential resource for anyone working in or studying this realm of practice: there is simply no other work available that provides the same sort of wide-ranging, expansive perspective on the numerous interconnected facets of macro social work.

The Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work (EOMSW), edited by prominent scholars Terry Mizrahi and Darlyne Bailey, updates and expands upon all of the macro content in the field-defining Encyclopedia of Social Work to create a multi-volume work unlike any other. The EOMSW includes nearly 200 long-form overview articles, written by 334 diverse authors and peer-reviewed by a 13-member editorial board, that address macro practice methods (i.e. organizations, community, and policy), as well as macro theories, concepts, ideologies, problems, and contexts relating to macro social work. All articles typically cover the history and context of a given topic; challenges and opportunities for social workers; future trends and directions; and relevant issues that advance social, racial, environmental, political, and economic justice. The inaugural print edition of the EOMSW is destined to become an essential resource for the field: there is simply no similar work available that takes this sort of wide-ranging, expansive view of all that macro social work encompasses. It is a must-read guide to the field for educators, researchers, students, and practitioners who are located in organizational, community, and/or policy practice settings. Co-published with National Association of Social Workers Press.