Organisations and management in social work : everyday action for change /
Mark Hughes and Michael Wearing
- New Delhi : Sage publication, 2017.
- 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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 and explore the potential for increasing service user and worker participation in organisations.