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Human Services Management: Organizational Leadership in Social Work Practice
David Austin
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Description for Human Services Management: Organizational Leadership in Social Work Practice
Hardback. This text is intended to assist participants in human service organizations in developing an understanding of the dynamics that shape such organizations. It begins with an examination of the historical development and distinctive characteristics of human service organizations. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 468 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
Human services management occurs in nonprofit, governmental, and for-profit sectors and involves a wide variety of organizational structures. These diverse conditions shape the effort to produce and project services that directly affect the quality of life of individuals, families, and communities through social welfare, health and mental health, criminal justice, and educational services. David Austin begins with an examination of the historical development and distinctive characteristics of human service organizations, the variety of organizational and program structures at play, and the connection of individual service organizations with service delivery networks. He then examines of the roles and responsibilities of key ... Read more
Human services management occurs in nonprofit, governmental, and for-profit sectors and involves a wide variety of organizational structures. These diverse conditions shape the effort to produce and project services that directly affect the quality of life of individuals, families, and communities through social welfare, health and mental health, criminal justice, and educational services. David Austin begins with an examination of the historical development and distinctive characteristics of human service organizations, the variety of organizational and program structures at play, and the connection of individual service organizations with service delivery networks. He then examines of the roles and responsibilities of key ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Series
Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231108362
SKU
V9780231108362
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About David Austin
David Austin is the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor Emeritus at the School of Social Work of The University of Texas at Austin. In 1997 he received the Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award of the Council on Social Work Education.
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