Child welfare supervision : a practical guide for supervisors, managers, and administrators / edited by Cathryn C. Potter, Charmaine R. Brittain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Potter, Cathryn C., editor.

Brittain, Charmaine, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--Administration.

Child welfare.

Child welfare--Management.

Child welfare workers--Supervision of.

Child welfare workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text bridges the gap between research and supervisory practice, between management and organizational theory and supervisory practice. It provides a comprehensive, integrated resource for child welfare supervisors to give them tools and information to succeed in the fast-paced and intense world of child welfare.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1. Child Welfare Supervision: An Overview; 2. Models of Social Work Supervision; 3. Supervisors as Leaders: A Critical Dimension for Organizational Success; 4. Management Essentials for Child Welfare Supervisors; 5. The Child Welfare Unit; 6. Maximizing the Middle Management Role in Child Welfare; 7. The World Beyond the Unit; 8. Working in Changing Environments; 9. Beyond the Question of Color: Diversity Issues in Child Welfare Supervision; 10. Getting and Keeping the Best People; 11. Developing Worker Competence; 12. Clinical Supervision in Child Welfare

13. Managing PerformanceIndex

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774213-0

1-282-36753-6

0-19-532675-X

0-19-972403-2

9786612367533

OCLC:

437114796