Generalist Social Work Practice entails working at all levels with client systems, linking clients to existing resources, superseding with organizations to improve the receptiveness of resources systems, supporting just social policies to guarantee the evenhanded allocation of resources, and researching all features of social work practice. In addition to this a Generalist Social Work Practice:
•Employs person-in-environment or systems perspective
•Utilizes the client empowerment and strengths perspectives
•Needs macro and micro interventions
•Entails the application of decisive thinking skills to the intended change process/approach
•Incorporates direct practice with social work research and social policy