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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480131003321

Autore

Lauffer Armand

Titolo

Understanding your social agency [[electronic resource] /] / Armand Lauffer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2011

ISBN

1-4129-2652-1

1-4522-2272-X

1-4522-7469-X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Collana

SAGE human services guides ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

361.0068

361.763

Soggetti

Social service

Human services

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Understanding your social agency. 2nd ed. 1984.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Chapter Exercises; Prologue; Introduction and Acknowledgments; Part I - Context, Concepts, and Challenges; Chapter 1 - Where Your Agency Came From and Where It's Going; Prequel to Chapter 2 - Meet the Staff Members; Chapter 2 - Concepts, Theories, and Classifications; Addendum to Chapter 2 - A Primer on Systems Theories; Part II - Understanding People at Work; Chapter 3 - Role Playing and Group Membership; Chapter 4 - Motivation and Satisfaction at Work; Chapter 5 - Agencies, Jobs, and Careers; Chapter 6 - Professionalism and Volunteerism

Addendum to Chapter 6 - Becoming a Social Work ProfessionalPart III - Understanding Processes, Programs, and Operations; Chapter 7 - Organizational Culture; Chapter 8 - Leadership, Management, and Governance; Chapter 9 - Fundraising and Development; Chapter 10 - Agency Structure and Change; Epilogue; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This highly accessible text takes into account the organisational dynamics that readers are likely to have experienced and provides them with the conceptual tools for reassessing their understanding and considering how to act on their new insights. Renowned scholar



Armand Lauffer shows readers how to apply organisational theories to challenges they confront at work, and to uncover other challenges they may not yet be aware of.