Organisations and Management in Social Work - Couverture souple

Hughes, Mark; Wearing, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412902010 ISBN 13 : 9781412902014

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2007

Synopsis

What role does social work play in human service organizations? How do social workers experience and initiate organizational change? How can they engage and negotiate with managers and other professionals? How does a social worker deal with ethical and interpersonal conflicts within organizations? This book grounds these complex questions in a comprehensive and accessible overview of the organizational context of social work practice.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

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.

Dr Michael Wearing is a Senior Lecturer in the Social Work Program, The School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He teaches in a range of areas of theory, policy and practice in social work and criminology notably on organisational practice, human and health service delivery and working in youth justice and related areas. He trained as a social worker and sociologist at UNSW and maintains a strong research and publishing career in social policy and applied sociology in Australia and internationally.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412902010
• ISBN 13: 9781412902014
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 210
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible