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Management in Social Work (British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Practical Social Work) (Practical Social Work Series) - Softcover

Coulshed, Veronica; Mullender, Audrey; Jones, David N.; Thompson, Neil

 
9781403918376: Management in Social Work (British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Practical Social Work) (Practical Social Work Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1403918376 ISBN 13: 9781403918376
Publisher: Palgrave, 2006

Synopsis

The third edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised to meet the needs of today's social work students, professionals and service managers. It illustrates current legislation, policy, procedure and concerns, with additional material included to develop readers' confidence and skills in the context of learning organisations.


This book is essential reading for students and practitioners alike, particularly those who need to understand organisation and management theory for study purposes and those who aspire to move into social work management or have been recent promoted.

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About the Author

VERONICA COULSHED, sometime Head of Applied Social Studies at the University of Sunderland, UK, was the original author of Management in Social Work, and also wrote the highly successful text, Social Work Practice, now in its second edition under the co-authorship of Joan Orme.

AUDREY MULLENDER is Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford, UK. She was previously Professor of Social Work at the University of Warwick, UK. She has been Editor of the British Journal of Social Work and has produced well over a hundred publications in the social work field, including over a dozen books.

DAVID N. JONES was formerly Assistant Director Operations for the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, and before that, General Secretary of the British Association of Social Workers, UK. He is currently a government adviser on service improvement.

NEIL THOMPSON is a Director of Avenue Consulting Ltd. He is the best-selling author of many books including Understanding Social Work, Promoting Equality and People Skills.

From the Back Cover

The third edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised to meet the needs of today's social work students, professionals and service managers. It illustrates current legislation, policy, procedure and concerns, with additional material included to develop readers' confidence and skills in the context of learning organisations.

This book is essential reading for students and practitioners alike, particularly those who need to understand organisation and management theory for study purposes and those who aspire to move into social work management or have been recent promoted.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Palgrave
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1403918376
ISBN 13 
9781403918376
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
256