Putting professional leadership into practice in social work / Peter Scourfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scourfield, Peter, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

55 City Road : Learning Matters, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The ability to demonstrate professional leadership is a core requirement for social work students and social workers operating at all levels. This comprehensive textbook is ideal for any student on a social work course, from undergraduate to postgraduate study, and will go onto serve as a useful reference for more experienced social work professionals. this book engages in the essential discussion of what professional leadership means in the context of contemporary social work and why this is considered to be important for the future of the profession. Each chapter contains illustrative case studies, a range of interactive activities, a summary of key point and suggestions for further reading that enable students and qualified social workers to understand the knowledge, skills and attributes required in practicing professional leadership in real life contexts.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781526453228

OCLC:

1053861290

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.