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Enhancing Social Work Management : Theory and Best Practice from the UK and USA.
Title:
Enhancing Social Work Management : Theory and Best Practice from the UK and USA.
Author:
Harris, John.
ISBN:
9781846425905
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (322 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Enhancing Social Work Management: Theory and Best Practice from the UK and USA -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Current Trends in Human Services Management -- Chapter 2 New Leadership for the Human Services: Involving and Empowering Staff through Participatory Management -- Chapter 3 Improving Performance in Social Work through Positive Approaches to Managing Change -- Chapter 4 Ethical Issues for Social Work and Social Care Managers -- Chapter 5 Managing across Interagency Boundaries: A Learning Agenda for Change -- Chapter 6 Managing Diversity in Social Services Settings -- Chapter 7 Liability and Safety Issues in Human Services Management -- Chapter 8 Managing Care Environments: Reflections from Research and Practice -- Chapter 9 Active Service-User Involvement in Human Services: Lessons from Practice -- Chapter 10 The Impact of New Technology: Implications for Social Work and Social Care Managers -- Chapter 11 Managing Diverse Sources of Funding -- Chapter 12 From Policy Visions to Practice Realities: The Pivotal Role of Service Managers in Implementation -- REFERENCES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.
Abstract:
This book looks at the nature of management in the human services sector and examines the prevailing issues affecting both the UK and USA. In this book, contributors present both the problems and opportunities associated with the growth of management in the social care sector. This will be essential reading for social workers.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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