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Enhancing social work management : theory and best practice from the UK and USA / edited by Jane Aldgate ... [et al.]. - Philadelphia, Pa. : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. - 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Looking backward, looking forward : current trends in human services management / John Harris -- New leadership for the human services : involving and empowering staff through participatory management / Barbara A. Pine and Lynne M. Healy -- Improving performance in social work through positive approaches to managing change / Julie Barnes -- Ethical issues for social work and social care managers / Lynne M. Healy and Barbara A. Pine -- Managing across interagency boundaries : a learning agenda for change / Vivien Martin -- Managing diversity in social service settings / Barris Philip Malcolm -- Liability and safety issues in human services management / Robert G. Madden -- Managing care environments : reflections from research and practice / Jill Reynolds and Sheila Peace -- Active service-user involvement in human services : lessons from practice -- Janet Seden and Trish Ross -- The impact of new technology: implications for social work and social care managers / Myron E.Weiner and Peter Petrella -- Managing diverse sources of funding / Mark Ezell -- From policy visions to practice realities : the pivotal role of service managers in implementation / Wendy Rose.

ISBN: 9781843105152 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2006039572

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human services--Management.--Great Britain
Human services--Management.--United States
Social work administration--Great Britain.
Social work administration--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Social policy--1979-
United States--Social policy--1993-

LC Class. No.: HV245 / E55 2007