Provides a thoroughly up-to-date look at the field of social work using a unique macro practice model focused on making changes within diverse communities and organizations. KEY TOPICS: Macro practice, community theories, organizational theories, diverse and oppressed populations, target populations, assessing communities, assessing organizations, approaches to change, strategies and tactics, planning change, implementing change, monitoring and evaluating change, Authentic engagement, capabilities perspective, capacity building, change, change agent, client-centered models, coalition building, collaboration, community engagement, community development community organization, community practice cultural competency, cultural humility, diversity, empowerment, ethics, evaluation, evidence-based and evidence-guided practice, framing theory, groups, human service organizations, implementation, intersectionality, logic model, meaningful participation, monitoring, organizational culture, outcomes, policy, power, practice approaches, practice arenas, professional identity, programs, projects, tactics, theory, social action, social justice, strategic planning, strategy, strengths perspective, systems theory, target populations, values, voluntary action MARKET: Current and future social workers