03187nam 2200637 a 450 991048013100332120170816120248.01-4129-2652-11-4522-2272-X1-4522-7469-X(CKB)2670000000339246(EBL)1159822(OCoLC)833765133(SSID)ssj0000787486(PQKBManifestationID)12378613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787486(PQKBWorkID)10814715(PQKB)11658454(MiAaPQ)EBC1159822(OCoLC)840404146(StDuBDS)EDZ0000104833(EXLCZ)99267000000033924620121017d2011 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding your social agency[electronic resource] /Armand Lauffer3rd ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20111 online resource (393 p.)SAGE human services guides ;v. 3Rev. ed. of: Understanding your social agency. 2nd ed. 1984.1-4522-3946-0 1-322-28337-0 1-4129-2653-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 VolunteerismAddendum 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 AuthorThis 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.Sage human services guides ;v. 3.Social serviceHandbooks, manuals, etcHuman servicesHandbooks, manuals, etcElectronic books.Social serviceHuman services361.0068361.763Lauffer Armand1030525StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480131003321Understanding your social agency2452108UNINA