How to Become a Better Manager in Social Work and Social Care
How to Become a Better Manager in Social Work and Social Care

Author: Trish Hafford-Letchfield

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0857004425

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Social work and social care managers often find themselves in management positions without having had any formal management training, yet skills and knowledge specific to social care settings are essential for effective practice. This book offers a researched and practical guide to the fundamental skills and knowledge that a manager needs, underpinned by the values and ethics that are inherent to social work and social care. Core skills covered include time management, recruitment, managing meetings, working in partnership with service users, negotiation and conflict management, and mentoring and coaching. A self-improvement feedback assessment is included, and the book features learning activities, practical tools, case examples, summaries and action checklists. This must-have handbook will help social work and social care managers and students to understand and accomplish the core skills needed for excellent management practice.

Management and Leadership in Social Work Practice and Education
Management and Leadership in Social Work Practice and Education

Author: Leon H. Ginsberg

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780872931329

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This volume is a compilation of information on the essentials of management and leadership. The author presents insightful solutions that can help any social worker maximize his or her contributions to the profession. More than 30 widely acclaimed topic experts offer advice for various organizational settings -- health, mental health, research, academic, all nonprofit sizes, and more. The book also offers general management and leadership concepts that enhance these environment-specific skills, including strategies for fundraising, finance, administration, human resources, and public relations. A reflective look at the history of social work also provides great context for the profession's leadership and management status quo.

The Social Worker as Manager
The Social Worker as Manager

Author: Robert W. Weinbach

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13:

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The fifth edition of The Social Worker as Manager combines presentation of management theory and practical advice. It is designed to help social workers to successfully perform the tasks of management at any level. This text was written for both students and those practitioners who find themselves with increased management responsibilities. It describes those functions and tasks that all managers perform while emphasizing how they are shaped by the uniqueness of human service organizations. This edition is easy to read, conversational, and contains many new and revised examples, topics, and practical applications.

Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care
Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care

Author: Gary Spolander

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0857004603

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Managers in social work and social care contexts are required to manage a wide range of projects: long-term and short-term, on large and small scales, in partnership with other agencies, and covering a broad range of issues and contexts. Management of these projects requires specific expertise, and this book sets out what these core skills are and how they can be achieved. Topics such as managing resources, assessing risks, and measuring outcomes are covered, as well as how to start and end a project. The authors acknowledge the values and ethics inherent to care environments, as well as the business skills necessary for good management. Detailed case studies demonstrate the ideas in action, and reflective activities, practical tools and action checklists are included throughout. This practical handbook provides a clear and comprehensive guide to how to be an excellent project manager, and is a must-read for all social work and social care managers and post-qualifying social work and social care students.

Management and Leadership in Social Work
Management and Leadership in Social Work

Author: Todd W. Rofuth

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780826130679

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Full of expert guidance on leadership and management, this unique book is geared specifically to the needs of social work administrators, educators and practitioners in both academic and agency settings. The contents are fully comprehensive and encompass both theoretical approaches to management and leadership plus a wide variety of practical strategies that can be directly applied to practice. Topics blend the art and science of leadership and management and incorporate all competencies and practice behaviors required by Network for Social Work Management (NSWM) and Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). These include understanding different leadership styles, practicing self-reflection and self-care, methods to motivate teams and mentor others, developing strategic plans, understanding financial management, marketing, fundraising, human resources, program evaluations, community collaboration, and much more. Additionally, the text illustrates the parallels/disparities between social work practice skills, knowledge, and ethics, and those of leadership and management. Instructor resources include PowerPoints for each chapter, lecture notes, and sample syllabi. Print version of the book includes free, searchable, digital access to entire contents. KEY FEATURES: Geared specifically to the needs of social work educators and practitioners in academic and agency settings Incorporates all competencies and practice behaviors required by NSWM and CSWE as cited in each chapter Discusses the differences between management and leadership along with best practices Fosters knowledge and skill development through the use of competency-based real-life cases, self-reflective exercises, and thought-provoking questions Offers examples of how to motivate and work with different age cohorts, community groups, and other stakeholders Addresses the challenges of financial management and fundraising Exhibits specific problem-solving and decision-making strategies

Inclusive Leadership in Social Work and Social Care
Inclusive Leadership in Social Work and Social Care

Author: Trish Hafford-Letchfield

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2014-03-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1447300254

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This critical and reflexive book looks closely at the pivotal but demanding role that leadership and management play in promoting social work and social care. Focusing on the value that can be created when the relationships between the people delivering and those using public services are effective, the contributors explore the conditions required to nourish confidence, inspire self-esteem, unlock potential, and balance inequality. Aimed at both new and experienced social managers, it draws on a range of disciplines not typically found in social work and social-care studies, encouraging readers to broaden their examination of leadership.

The Social Worker as Manager: A Practical Guide to Success
The Social Worker as Manager: A Practical Guide to Success

Author: Robert W. Weinbach

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 9780205957910

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A reader-friendly, comprehensive discussion of social work management. This title is also available as a more affordable e-book. The Social Worker as Manager: A Practical Guide to Success provides an understanding of the functions and responsibilities of managers at any level - from supervisor to executive director. The seventh edition emphasizes how management is an integral part of social work practice and critical to the success of human service programs and services. This title is written for both students and social work practitioners. It describes those management activities that social workers in the public, private and non-profit sectors encounter and how they are shaped by the uniqueness of human service organizations. This edition is easy to read, conversational, and contains many new and revised examples, topics, and practical suggestions based on the experiences of the authors. Instructors, visit pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks to register for your digital examination copy, or contact your Pearson Representative to learn more.

Social Work Case Management
Social Work Case Management

Author: Betsy Vourlekis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 135148933X

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This new practice text provides a series of readings focusing on case management in a number of fields and in a variety of settings with different client populations. Each chapter examines a major component of case management practice by presenting information about an innovative program from a different location around the country. In conjunction, these readings provide a road map to social work case management.In addition to offering up-to-date practice approaches and examining the functions and skills of case management in depth, the authors provide the policy information needed for putting this traditional form of social work practice into today's service delivery context.

On Becoming a Manager in Social Work
On Becoming a Manager in Social Work

Author: Barbara Hearn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-29

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1351913905

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Too often professional staff are thrust into the role of manager without preparation or subsequent guidance over what becoming a manager? entails. On Becoming a Manager is written by managers from a range of personal social services settings. It describes the transition from practice into this new world of management and includes advice, guidance and tips on a range of issues, including managing risk, change, conflict and resources. Alongside these are tools for managers which are particularly relevant in the context of Community Care and the Children Act 1989, such as budgeting, evaluating and empowerment through contracts. It is an essential reader for about to be?, new and existing managers wishing to improve and consolidate their practice.

Creating Person-centred Organisations
Creating Person-centred Organisations

Author: Stephen Stirk

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1849052603

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A guide for charities and private sector organisations in health and social care on how to become a person-centred organisation, which provides strategies and tools rooted in experience.