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This compilation of information on the essentials of management and leadership 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. Editor Leon Ginsberg has served as educator, administrator, and editor-in-chief of the journal Administraion in Social Work. He is also the author of numerous books on social work. A multiaward winner, Dr. Ginsberg is well-known as an expert in the field of social work managment.

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English
Pages
485

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Management and leadership in social work practice and education
2008, Council on Social Work Education
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First Sentence

"Leading and managing are among the persistent preoccupations in American life."

Table of Contents

Foreword Page ix
Introduction Page xi
I. Basics of Social Work Leadership and Management Page 1
1. Management Theory and Human Services Practice Page 3
2. Where Have All the Social Work Managers Gone? Page 22
3. PREP for Social Service Leadership: Directors' Career Paths, Experiences, and Insights Page 32
II. Management and Leadership With Special Groups and in Special Settings Page 53
4. Challenges and Skills in Managing HIV Programs Page 55
5. Management Skills for Health Care Organizations Page 76
6. Competition and Cooperation Among Organizations Serving an Ethnic Community: The Case of the Hmong Suicide Prevention Task Force Page 90
III. Specialized Managerial Processes Page 105
7. Managing Social Work Research Page 106
8. Designing Client-Centered, Performance-Based Human Service Programs Page 126
9. Management and Leadership in Contracting Page 143
10. Investment Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations Page 154
IV. Principles and Issues in Nonproft Management Page 165
11. Administration of Social Services Agencies: The Rural/Small Town Challenge Page 167
12. Fundraising and the Social Work Manager: It's All About Relationships Page 181
13. Human Resources in Social Cause-Based, Entrepreneurial, Not-for-Profit Organizations Page 218
14. Public Relations: An Essential Tool for Building an Organization's Identity and Promoting the Values, Mission, and Goals of Human Service Agencies Page 232
15. Maximizing Financial Resources for Quality Programs: Meeting Your Client's Needs Page 261
16. Innovative Strategies for Leading and Managing Large Nonprofit Organizations Page 292
17. Strategic Planning for Not-for-Profits: A Brief Guide Page 327
V. Managing Social Work Educatin Page 347
18. Some Special Characteristics of Management in Social Work Education Page 349
19. Teaching Financial Management to MSW Students Page 361
20. The Graduate Social Work Dean: Roles and Reflections Page 377
21. Managing Baccalaureate Social Work Education Page 393
22. Social Work Education in Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Managing the Legacies and Challenges Page 411
23. A National Survey of Associate Deans in U.S. Accredited Graduate Social Work Programs: A Review of Their Roles and Characteristics Page 431
24. The Social Work Educator in Higher Education Administration Page 451
About the Contributors Page 465
Index Page 471

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Alexandria, Va

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
361.3068
Library of Congress
HV95 .M264 2008, HV95.M264 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Softcover
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
485
Dimensions
6 x 9

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22502155M
ISBN 13
9780872931329
LCCN
2008038081
OCLC/WorldCat
244702007

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