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How to Become a Better Manager in Social Work and Social Care : Essential Skills for Managing Care.

Social work and social care managers often find themselves in management positions without having had any formal management training, yet skills and knowledge specific to social care settings are essential for effective practice. This book offers a researched and practical guide to the fundamental s...

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Main Author: Hafford-Letchfield, Trish.
Other Authors: Gallop, Les.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.
Series: Essential Skills for Social Work Managers.
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Table of Contents:
  • How to Become a Better Manager in Social Work and Social Care: Essential Skills for Managing Care; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Becoming and Being an Effective Manager: Essential Skills and More; 2. Managing Yourself and Managing Others: There's Never Enough Time in the Day; 3. Skills for Managing Change: Everything's Changed but What's Different?; 4. Recruiting and Selection: Getting the Right Colleagues and Striving Towards Happiness; 5. Managing Meetings: Being a Smooth Operator.
  • 6. Skills in Collaboration and Networking: Building up Successful Partnerships with Service Users7. Skilful Negotiation and Conflict Management: What about the Tricky Bits?; 8. Effective Mentoring and Coaching: Skills in Developing Others; Appendix: Auditing and Assessing Your Own Management Skills Using theMulti-Source Feedback Tool; References; Contributor Information; Subject Index; Author Index.