Over this Spring '12 semester I have learned about Macro Practice and what it means to be a macro work and/or activist.
I have learned over the last couple of months that to be an activist you do not have to be a person who donates, always sending money to where it is needed, instead I have learned that it is much more than that. An activist is one who stands for change and what they believe in that is for the greater/better of man kind. An activist does not have to donate clothes and money but instead time and dedication into something they believe in. An activist supports and gets involved when it comes to supporting change. The way I have learned that I am an activist is that I have learned that if I am interested in a certain subject matter I do get involved and fully involved to help see through the project/event.
The meaning of Macro Practice from the beginning of the semester to now has mostly remain the same. I do see Macro Practice to be in many situations and work places. I see Macro Practice in every work aspect, with my internship, as I have mentioned, I am at Department of Children's and Families (DCF) and this is usually looked at as a Micro Practice because we directly work with families, however we work with different providers and people/companies in the community to help find resources for our clients, and once one starts working and looking for assistance outside of their agency, especially in a community, makes the work become Macro. Macro Practice to me is being involved with the bigger picture. Whether it is to change policies, manage policies, help individuals to gain access to anything that's out of reach, it is Macro Practice. I have come to learn that macro work does involve a lot of planning, communication, organization, etc. and that it is not simple to get involved if you have a hectic schedule. This is so because there are a lot of people whom one must stay in contact with to ensure that what they are changing or the information they are receiving is what they were looking for. When in the field of Social Work I do feel as though macro work is inevitable, no matter how much one may not enjoy it they will in some form or way have to do some macro work, because the worker must always be in contact with another.
I have learned that being a leader is harder than one must say. As the picture shows to the left communication is of main importance, leader must communicate with each member and keep them all informed of what is going on and to come next. A leader is also a likeable and relatable person, whom is easy going and easy to get along with.
A leadership quality that I poses is that I am an easy going person and that once a report is built up I am able to be more productive with helping a person, because then support and understanding can be given to the person because I then have an understanding of them. And a leader should always know who they are trying to show a way for, they should always know of different approaches that works well with each person. Another leadership skill I posses is the ability to listen without judgement. I have always had this great talent of being able to listen to a situation and take it as though it was nothing bad even if it was the worst case scenario. I am able to maintain a natural face so that the person I am speaking to and situation I am responding too does not seem as though it was too much for me to listen/handle.
Final Word: In life you can't avoid MACRO work.
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