The unique contribution of this book is its exclusive focus on the current impact of managed care on social service organizations and delivery systems, public sector systems, and professional practice. It is one of the only books to address managed care from a social work perspective. And it is the first to address the impact of managed care on services to children.

This provocative and instructive collection of cases presents macro practice situations that encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and participation in decision-making processes.

The Second Edition emphasizes the change process and follows the outline of our new edition of Social Work Macro Practice by F. Ellen Netting, Peter Kettner, and Steven McMurtry with a theoretical and practice perspective.