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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827439403321

Titolo

Child welfare supervision : a practical guide for supervisors, managers, and administrators / / edited by Cathryn C. Potter, Charmaine R. Brittain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-774213-0

1-282-36753-6

0-19-532675-X

0-19-972403-2

9786612367533

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

PotterCathryn C

BrittainCharmaine

Disciplina

362.7068/3

Soggetti

Child welfare - Administration

Child welfare - Management

Social work administration

Social workers - Supervision of

Child welfare workers - Supervision of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Child Welfare Supervision: An Overview; 2. Models of Social Work Supervision; 3. Supervisors as Leaders: A Critical Dimension for Organizational Success; 4. Management Essentials for Child Welfare Supervisors; 5. The Child Welfare Unit; 6. Maximizing the Middle Management Role in Child Welfare; 7. The World Beyond the Unit; 8. Working in Changing Environments; 9. Beyond the Question of Color: Diversity Issues in Child Welfare Supervision; 10. Getting and Keeping the Best People; 11. Developing Worker Competence; 12. Clinical Supervision in Child Welfare

13. Managing PerformanceIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This text bridges the gap between research and supervisory practice, between management and organizational theory and supervisory



practice. It provides a comprehensive, integrated resource for child welfare supervisors to give them tools and information to succeed in the fast-paced and intense world of child welfare.