SIUE SOCW 502 Models of Macro Social Work Practice
- 2. Social Action Model: Fast Food Workers Strike Horovitz, B., Alcindor, Y., Woodyard, C., Macleod, C., & Hjelmgaard, K. (2014, May 15). Fast food workers rally for higher wages. USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/15/fast-food-workers- strike/9114245/ Fast food workers throughout the world protested while on strike outside large restaurant chains to advocate for a living wage from these multi-billion dollar corporations.
- 3. RELATING SOCIAL ACTION TO FAST FOOD WORKERS STRIKE SOCIAL ACTION MODEL (KIRST-ASHMAN & HULL, 2012) • ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE TO CORRECT UNFAIRNESS. • SEEKS REDISTRIBUTION OF POWER TO BENEFIT VICTIMS. • REDISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES TO BENEFIT VICTIMS. • ASSUMES INEQUITIES AND INJUSTICE FOR VICTIMS. INTERNATIONAL FAST FOOD WORKERS STRIKE • EMPLOYEES IN FAST FOOD PARTICIPATED IN GLOBAL STRIKE. • GLOBAL STRIKE SHOWS WORKER POWER AND CAUSES RESTAURANTS TO CLOSE. • STRIKERS ADVOCATING FOR LIVING WAGES FROM BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS. • PARTICULARLY AFFECTS SINGLE MOTHERS WHO UNABLE TO AFFORD BASIC NEEDS DUE TO LOW WAGES.
- 4. SOCIAL PLANNING MODEL: TEXTING AND DRIVING BAN • TEXTING AND DRIVING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY OF KIRKWOOD, MO. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE ON FOOT, EITHER WALKING OR RUNNING. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE DON’T FEEL SAFE BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS BY SOMEONE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. • KIRKWOOD’S TEXTING AND DRIVING BAN WAS SPARKED BY A RESIDENT’S COMPLAIN THAT SHE WAS “NEARLY RUN OVER” BY A DRIVER WHO RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHILE TEXTING. Photo retrieved from: http://krnb.com/kj-midday/2013/08/21/city-of- grand-prairie-bans-texting-while-driving/
- 5. HOW SOCIAL PLANNING APPLIES TO THE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BAN SOCIAL PLANNING MODEL (KIRST-ASHMAN & HULL, 2012) • RELIANCE ON OUTSIDE EXPERTS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO SOLVE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM. • COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF IMPROVEMENTS, RATHER THAN ACTIVE PLAYERS IN THE CHANGE PROCESS. KIRKWOOD TEXTING & DRIVING BAN • COMMUNITY WORKED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CITY POLITICAL LEADERS TO SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEM OF TEXTING AND DRIVING. • COMMUNITY RESIDENTS SPARKED CHANGE EFFORTS, BUT POLITICAL LEADERS LED PLANNING AND CHANGE EFFORTS. Kirkwood bans texting while driving for all. : News (2014, July, 3). Stltoday.com Retrieved from: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/kirkwood-bans-texting-while-driving-for- all/article_82dc8d46-ed56-510d-a474-d041ca0f1307.html
- 6. LOCALITY DEVELOPMENT • NEW ST. ELIZABETH’S HOSPITAL IN O’FALLON, ILLINOIS. • HOSPITAL PLANS TO BUY 106 ACRES OF LAND FOR NEW FACILITY WHICH WILL HOUSE ACUTE CARE SERVICES, EMERGENCY ROOM, AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. Source: Owners of Belleville hospital plan purchase of land for O'Fallon, Ill., facility : News. (2011, November 22). stltoday.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014, from http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/owners-of- belleville-hospital-plan-purchase-of-land-for-o/article_d2938dc6-1511-11e1-a787-0019bb30f31a.html
- 7. ST. ELIZABETH’S AS LOCALITY DEVELOPMENT • THE NEW ST. ELIZABETH’S RELATES WELL TO LOCALITY DEVELOPMENT INMANY DIFFERENT WAYS. FIRST, ACCORDING TO KIRST-ASHMAN & HULL (2012), LOCALITY DEVELOPMENT REFERS TO “CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE AIMED AT IMPACTING COMMUNITY WIDE ISSUES”. THE NEW HOSPITAL WILL FUNCTION TO MEET THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. • THE 300 MILLION DOLLAR HOSPITAL COMPLEX WILL BRING IN FINANCIAL CAPITOL TO THE CITY OF O'FALLON THROUGH INCREASED TAX REVENUE AS A RESULT OF MORE JOBSFOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS THE LIKELY INCREASE IN HOMES BEING SOLD IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE JOBS CREATED. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CREATES HUMANCAPITOL THROUGH THE MANY JOBS IT WILL CREATE AND THE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS EMPLOYEES WILL BRING TO THE FACILITY.
- 8. REFERENCES KIRST-ASHMAN, K. & HULL, G. (2012). GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES (5TH ED.) BELMONT, CA: BROOKS/COLE, CENGAGE LEARNING. OWNERS OF BELLEVILLE HOSPITAL PLAN PURCHASE OF LAND FOR O'FALLON, ILL., FACILITY : NEWS. (2011, NOVEMBER 22). STLTODAY.COM. RETRIEVED JULY 9, 2014, FROM HTTP://WWW.STLTODAY.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/ILLINOIS/OWNERS-OF-BELLEVILLE-HOSPITAL-PLAN-PURCHASE-OF- LAND-FOR-O/ARTICLE_D2938DC6-1511-11E1-A787-0019BB30F31A.HTML KIRKWOOD BANS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING FOR ALL. : NEWS. (2014, JULY, 3). STLTODAY.COM. RETRIEVED JULY 11, 2014 FROM: HTTP://WWW.STLTODAY.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/METRO/KIRKWOOD-BANS-TEXTING-WHILE-DRIVING-FOR- ALL/ARTICLE_82DC8D46-ED56-510D-A474-D041CA0F1307.HTML HOROVITZ, B., ALCINDOR, Y., WOODYARD, C., MACLEOD, C., & HJELMGAARD, K. (2014, MAY 15). FAST FOOD WORKERS RALLY FOR HIGHER WAGES. USA TODAY. RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/BUSINESS/2014/05/15/FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-STRIKE/9114245/