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Organisations and Management in Social Work - Couverture souple

Hughes, Mark; Wearing, Michael

 
9781446252314: Organisations and Management in Social Work

Synopsis

The Second Edition of Organisations and Management in Social Work examines the complex organizational settings in which social workers practice and identifies opportunities for taking action for positive change. A robust critique of organizational practices is encouraged throughout the book with an emphasis on active participation in the everyday life of organizations to achieve social work's goals. The new edition has been fully updated to reflect the contemporary practice environment, with particular reference to leadership, and inter-agency and inter-disciplinary working.

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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.

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