Providing a comprehensive and critical examination of the complex issues involved in the management and organisational contexts of social work practice, this book will help readers to:
– Critically evaluate organisational theory, managerial techniques and organisational structures.
– Develop strategies for ethical and reflective organisational practice.
– Understand how to plan and manage change in learning organisations.
– Unpick important themes such as leadership, supervision, risk, decision making, and accountability.
– Explore the potential for increasing service user and worker participation in organisations.
Tabella dei contenuti
IntroductionChapter 1: Social Work in Organizations
Chapter 2: Theorising Organizations
Chapter 3: Organisational Change
Chapter 4: Communicating and Collaborating
Chapter 5: Decision Making and Risk
Chapter 6: Leadership and Supervision
Chapter 7: Accountability and Participation
Chapter 8: Experiencing Organisations
Chapter 9: Active and Ethical Practice
Circa l’autore
Dr Michael Wearing is a Senior Lecturer in the Social Work Program, The School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He teaches in a range of areas of theory, policy and practice in social work and criminology notably on organisational practice, human and health service delivery and working in youth justice and related areas. He trained as a social worker and sociologist at UNSW and maintains a strong research and publishing career in social policy and applied sociology in Australia and internationally.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 248 ● ISBN 9781473998490 ● Dimensione 2.2 MB ● Casa editrice SAGE Publications ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2016 ● Edizione 3 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4998659 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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