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.
The members of the PTA group are also very concerned about the bullying happening at school. There is one other parent there who has a child who is hearing impaired and is especially empathetic to the issue of bullying at school, as his son has also been bullied repeatedly over the past year for having a disability. The members of the PTA meeting want to do something to make the bullying at school stop, but they feel discouraged because they know they are up against a culture that is prejudice against people with disabilities.
Unsure of what to do next, Maxine's father reaches out to you and asks for help. What would you recommend?
Invite Maxine's father and other members of the PTA group 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.
Put pressure on the school administration to act by writing an article to the local newspaper explaining the severity of the bullying at school.