Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07 - Macro Practice in Communities, Understanding Neighborhoods and Communities

A presentation at Heritage University in March 2026 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, MSW Program, SOWK 531

Slide features a title and map. Title: 'MACRO PRACTICE IN COMMUNITIES: Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities.' Map of Tri-Cities area. Details: 'Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University, Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 7.'

**Object:** Presentation slide **Action:** Displays agenda and learning objectives **Context:** Week seven plan includes topics on community work, data sources, and power dynamics. Objectives involve understanding social work roles and community data interpretation.**Text:** - **Agenda:** Why community work; Functions of a community; Exploring data sources; Developing power as a change agent; Midterm feedback. - **Learning Objectives:** Identify social workers' roles; Utilize frameworks for communities; Examine and interpret community data. - **Course Info:** Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07, Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities. - **Instructor:** Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW at Heritage University.

Slide titled 'Community Work' discusses social workers' roles, ethical and practice obligations for community engagement. Lists skills: interagency collaboration, identifying service gaps, policy advocacy, legislative action, political engagement, and opposing harmful organizations. Contains discussion questions about community practice rationales and skills.

The slide is titled 'Functions of Communities' and lists five functions: Socialization, Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Goods and Services, Social Control, Mutual Support, and Participation. It serves as a framework for understanding communities, with examples provided. The context includes a Spring 2026 course at Heritage University.

A slide from a presentation features text about 'Social control,' which involves setting behavioral limits via law enforcement. It highlights social workers as 'agents of social control.' References Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2018), p. 297.

The slide presents theories titled 'Other Theories' with subtitles discussing perspectives on ecological, social systems, community resource systems, social structural, human behavior, community change, and power. It's from a presentation on neighborhoods and communities. Additional text: 'Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07 Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW'

The slide shows text over binary code. It instructs small groups to explore data sources for community assessment. Topics include demographics, health, and education. 'Links in MyHeritage' is emphasized.Text includes:- 'Working in small groups, explore some of the provided data sources. Be ready to share what you explored and how this data might be useful in community assessment.'- 'Links in MyHeritage: General Community Demographics, Health & Wellbeing, Social Services / Mutual Support, Education, Economic / Goods & Services.'- 'I'd especially encourage some of the local information, such as Yakima Valley Trends, Healthy Youth Survey, CPWI Coalitions.'- 'Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07 Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities.'- 'Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University.'

Slide features text on a blue background with purple and white accents. It details strategies for developing power as a change agent, such as ensuring purposeful actions, seeking agreement, and staying focused. Key points include:- **Inspiring confidence of others and enhancing your status as a capable change agent**- Ensure each of your actions is designed to achieve your purpose.- Don’t apologize for acting legitimately to achieve your purpose.- Stay focused on your agenda, and avoid getting sidetracked.- Avoid arbitrary limits on what actions you will take.- Remain flexible and unpredictable in your goal-seeking behavior.- Assess each decision in terms of both short- and long-range consequences.- Search for areas of agreement with your adversary.- Allow your opponent some measure of influence in reaching agreements.- Ensure that each agreed-to action is carried out on both sides.- Recognize that each behavior is purposeful and designed to achieve some end.- Seek forgiveness rather than permission when necessary to achieve change.- Accept responsibility for your own actions; don’t blame others.Presented during Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07, 'Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities' by Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW, at Heritage University.

**Object**: Presentation slide **Action**: Describes a group project **Context**: Light blue background with headings and text about community assessment.---**Text**:- **Title**: Community Assessment Group Project- **Date**: Monday 03/30/26- **Sections**: - **Introduction to the Community**: Cover demographics, geography, history, economics, government, and other key characteristics (at least 10). - **Community Assessment**: Describe assessment methods, scope, and theory connections. - **Findings**: Present key findings, balancing strengths and needs. - **Interventions and Potential Actions**: Propose macro-level interventions building on strengths. - **Showcase of Created Pamphlet**: Walkthrough as a resource for findings and actions. - **References**: Include in-text citations on slides and a full reference list.- **Attribution**: Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07, Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities - **Instructor**: Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW at Heritage University

The image is a presentation slide with a table titled 'Criteria' and 'Highly Developed.' It outlines detailed components of a community overview, assessment process, findings analysis, macro interventions, presentation delivery, and pamphlet quality. Additional text indicates it's from a course: 'Spring 2026 SOWK 531 Week 07 Understanding Neighborhoods & Communities' by Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW at Heritage University.

QR code prompts scanning for 'Midterm Evaluations.' Text reads: 'Please complete this and give me feedback. Also in MyHeritage.' Slide includes Jacob Campbell credit, set against a gradient background.

Dr. Jacob Campbell

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Description

Week seven is synchronous, with class on Saturday (03/07/26). Students will read about understanding neighborhoods and communities in the textbook and reflect on the content in the forums. They will also consider their own community and explore prevention and coalition work. During class we will ground ourselves in the why of community work, explore the functions of community as theory we can apply to community assessment as we as identify other potential theories. We will explore some data sources, and how we can develop power as change agents. There is also an opportunity to engage in some meta discussion regarding the class where we will discuss the community project and student can provide midterm feedback.

The agenda is:

Why community work
Functions of a community
Exploring data sources
Developing power as a change agent
Midterm feedback

Learning objectives this week include:

Identify the professional role of social workers in neighborhoods and communities.
Utilize theoretical frameworks for understanding communities and neighborhoods.
Examine and interpret community data from multiple sources to support a community assessment.
Reflect on the practice of engage in community macro practice work.
Identify and explore the role of coalitions in community-level prevention and macro practice.