Organisations and Management in Social Work: Everyday Action for Change

by Mark Hughes and Michael Wearing

Book Overview

Providing a comprehensive and critical examination of the complex issues involved in the management and organisational contexts of social work practice, this book will help readers to:

- Critically evaluate organisational theory, managerial techniques and organisational structures.

- Develop strategies for ethical and reflective organisational practice.

- Understand how to plan and manage change in learning organisations.

- Unpick important themes such as leadership, supervision, risk, decision making, and accountability.

- Explore the potential for increasing service user and worker participation in organisations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473934516
• ISBN13: 9781473934511
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"