DMFT-7115

Required Resources 

Parable of "The Bridge" by Edwin Friedman 
bonnersd. (2019, May 31). Parable of "the bridge" by Edwin Friedman. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqwBzKdgLF8 

Step Ten: Create Some Napkin Pitches 
University of Virginia Darden (Producer). (2016). Step ten: Create some napkin pitches [Video/DVD]. The University of Virginia Darden.
A napkin pitch is like an elevator pitch but a little longer. Imagine being able to sketch out your recommendations for change on the back of a napkin while engaging with a few people in conversation. Use this to help you map out what to include with Assignment 6. 

Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations 
Brescoll, V. L. (2011). Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly, 56(4), 622– 641. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001839212439994 
This article reports on 3 studies conducted to explore the connection between gender, power, and how much-speaking space individuals claim within an organization. 

Standing and Responding in Solidarity with Disenfranchised Immigrant Families in the United States: An Ongoing Call for Action 
Wieling, E., Trejo, A. N., Ellen Patterson, J., Weingarten, K., Falicov, C., Hernández, A. V., Cook Heffron, L., Faulkner, M., & Rubén Parra-Cardona, J. (2020). Standing and Responding in Solidarity with Disenfranchised Immigrant Families in the United States: An Ongoing Call for Action. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 46(4), 561–576. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12460 
This study explores a macrosystem – the US immigration system – and discusses power, policy-making and potential interventions for change that MFTs could adopt. 

Escaping the Sisyphean Trap: Systemic Criminal Justice System Reform 
Mears, D. P. (2022). Escaping the Sisyphean Trap: Systemic Criminal Justice System Reform. American Journal of Criminal Justice: The Journal of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09711-7 
The author contrasts the struggle to reform the criminal justice system with a systemic approach to changing the criminal justice system 

Positioning Health Equity Within a Systems Thinking Framework to Evaluate Coalitions and Collaborative Initiatives 
Hilgendorf, A. E., Moore, T. R., Wells, A., & Stanley, J. (2020). Positioning Health Equity Within a Systems Thinking Framework to Evaluate Coalitions and Collaborative Initiatives. New Directions for Evaluation, 91–102. https://doi.org/10.1002/ev.20403 
This article explores the use of systems theory in developing more equitable collaboration in change initiatives, using health care as the focal system