Mark Hughes, Michael Wearing

Organisations and Management in Social Work (eBook, ePUB)

Everyday Action for Change

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526472175
• Artikelnr.: 61983768

Autorenporträt

Dr Mark Hughes is Professor of Social Work in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Australia. He has worked as a social worker in health, aged care and mental health settings in both Australia and the UK. He has also worked as a social work academic at the University of Queensland, the University of New South Wales, and Goldsmiths College London. Mark's research interests centre on organisational practice, social work with older people, and lesbian and gay ageing. Mark is co-author of six books, as well as a range of journal publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Social Work in Organisations
Chapter 2: Theorising Organisations
Chapter 3: Organisational Change
Chapter 4: Communicating and Collaborating
Chapter 5: Decision Making and Risk
Chapter 6: Leadership and Supervision
Chapter 7: Accountability and Participation
Chapter 8: Experiencing Organisations
Chapter 9: Active and Ethical Practice