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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808199403321

Autore

Pecora Peter J

Titolo

Strategic supervision : a brief guide for managing social service organizations / / Peter J. Pecora ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, : Sage, c2010

ISBN

1-4833-0218-0

1-4522-7465-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 234 p.) : ill

Disciplina

361.0068/3

Soggetti

Social work administration

Human services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Administrative Supervision Within an Organizational Context; 2 - Organizational and Workgroup Culture; 3 - Value-Based Principles and Laws Guiding Personnel Management; 4 - Recruiting Effective Employees; 5 - Screening and Interviewing for Selection; 6 - Facilitating Groups and Teams; 7 - Designing and Conducting Worker Performance Appraisals; 8 - Handling Employee Performance Problems; Appendix A Brief History of Social Work Supervision Concepts; Appendix B - Answers to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Exercise (for Chapter 3)

Appendix C - Position Description for a Mental Health Specialist IIAppendix D - Sample of Core Competencies for Working in a Human Services Agency; Appendix E - Planning, Leading, and Coaching Professional Meetings; Index; About the Authors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This is a practical guide to several important aspects of supervisory leadership and personnel management within the social work environment. It is aimed at helping practitioners to problem-solve, lead teams and support multi-cultural and other forms of diverse staffing.