Organisations and management in social work : everyday action for change / by Mark Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Mark, 1967- author.

Wearing, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social Work & Social Policy--Management of Social Work Organizations--Public & Nonprofit Management.

Social Work & Social Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

4th edition.

Other Title:

Organisations and Management in Social Work

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

As a social worker, you could work in a variety of different organisations, each with their own purpose, culture and structure. Understanding and examining the complex issues involved in the management and organisational context of social work practice is crucial for practitioners and managers. This book helps you to develop strategies for ethical, reflective and relational practice, covers key themes including leadership, supervision, risk and decision making and emphasises the importance of active participation for positive change. Thoroughly updated, and with new Practice Examples demonstrating the relationship between theory and practice, this is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of social work, as well as practising social workers.

Contents:

Social work in organisations

Theorising organisations

Organisational change

Communicating and collaborating

Decision making and risk

Leadership and supervision

Accountability and participation

Experiencing organisations

Active and ethical practice

Notes:

Core Textbook.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

1-03-623395-2

1-5264-7217-1

1-5264-7212-0

9781036233952

OCLC:

1294294593

Publisher Number:

T262137