Level 4: Macrosystem
The Macrosystem is the most distant environment from the child and include the most broad organizational values that shape the child's environment. Most notably, it encompasses cultural values and political and economic systems.
Linda hears your concerns and after taking them into consideration, decides to do something special in town instead. Linda ends up taking Maxine and Tony to the YMCA to swim in the pool. As Linda gets out of the pool to have some water, she overhears some of the lifeguards speaking insensitively about people with disabilities and saying that people with disabilities shouldn't be allowed to swim in public pools because they disrupt everyone else that is swimming. Linda is angry and heartbroken to hear people talking about her daughter like that.
Linda knows that you have her best interests in mind and she turns to you for help. What would you recommend?
Invite Linda to join you and a team of other caseworkers to write a policy recommendation that makes disability training mandatory for all employees working directly with children.
File a complaint against the employees at this YMCA.