Macro-level Assessment

  Identify one issue of injustice, oppression, lack of access, or other barrier that is a shared experience among more than one client at you agency- Explore the following steps in you macro-level assessment of the problem (see Netting, page 79 for additional reference): Define the problem or need Speak to those affected about their understanding of the problem exists, history of how developed, and community based assets for defining/solving the problem Explore literatu'e, research/data on why the problem exist, history of how it developed Define and explore background on the population affected, including representation in dominant or oppressed groups Explore the problem briefly at each arena- organizational, community, systemic