Enhancing social work management : theory and best practice from the UK and USA / edited by Jane Aldgate ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aldgate, Jane, 1945-

Open University.

University of Connecticut.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human services--Great Britain--Management.

Human services.

Human services--United States--Management.

Social work administration--Great Britain.

Social work administration.

Social work administration--United States.

Great Britain--Social policy--1979-.

Great Britain.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book looks at the nature of management in the human services sector and examines the prevailing issues affecting both the UK and USA. Contradictory forces affect the act of management, such as the imperatives driving the introduction of new control systems which exist alongside the requirement to cut resources. In this book, contributors present both the problems and opportunities associated with the growth of management in the social care sector. They cover key topics including the implementation of change in the childcare sector; diversity – looking at the ways in which care manag

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; 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 ManagementChapter 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 Se

Notes:

"The Open University; University of Connecticut."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610929641

9781280929649

1280929642

9781846425905

1846425905

OCLC:

310375307