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'This is an excellent book. It is well written, thorough, relevant, up to date, critical and scholarly' - Brian Dimmock, University of Gloucestershire What role does social work play in human service organisations? How do social workers experience and initiate organisational change? How can they engage and negotiate with managers and other professionals? How does a social worker deal with ethical and interpersonal conflicts within organisations? Organisations and Management in Social Work grounds these complex questions in a comprehensive and accessible overview of the organisational context of social work practice. The book demonstrates how effective service delivery is dependent on organisational and managerial activities and procedures, and emphasises the importance of critiquing existing organisational structures. This invaluable book: "" critically examines organisational theory, managerial techniques and organisational structures "" develops strategies for ethical and reflective organisational practice "" promotes an understanding of how to plan and manage change in learning organisations "" helps readers understand the nature of social work professionalism, including partnership and teamwork, and the inherent tensions in human service organisations "" discusses important themes such as leadership, supervision, risk, decision making, and accountability "" explores the potential for increasing service user and worker participation in organisations "" includes extended practice examples and reflective questions. Organisations and Management in Social Work will be essential reading for social work students and professionals who wish to better understand the organisational context in which they work. Dr Mark Hughes is a Lecturer and Dr Michael Wearing is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of New South Wales.

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Reviews

'This is an excellent book. It is well written, thorough, relevant, up to date, critical and scholarly' - Brian Dimmock, University of Gloucestershire 'Overall this book provides a comprehensive to human services, organisations and management. There are some excellent Practice examples and reflective questions to stimulate online or classroom discussion' - Australian Social Work, 2009 'Accessible and engaging. It would be useful for social work students and experienced practitioners alike' - Journal of Care Services Management, 2009

'This is an excellent book. It is well written, thorough, relevant, up to date, critical and scholarly' - Brian Dimmock, University of Gloucestershire 'Overall this book provides a comprehensive to human services, organisations and management. There are some excellent Practice examples and reflective questions to stimulate online or classroom discussion' - Australian Social Work, 2009 'Accessible and engaging. It would be useful for social work students and experienced practitioners alike' - Journal of Care Services Management, 2009 'This is an excellent book. It is well written, thorough, relevant, up to date, critical and scholarly' - Brian Dimmock, University of Gloucestershire 'Overall this book provides a comprehensive to human services, organisations and management. There are some excellent Practice examples and reflective questions to stimulate online or classroom discussion' - Australian Social Work, 2009 'Accessible and engaging. It would be useful for social work students and experienced practitioners alike' - Journal of Care Services Management, 2009

`This is an excellent book. It is well written, thorough, relevant, up to date, critical and scholarly' - Brian Dimmock, University of Gloucestershire 'Overall this book provides a comprehensive to human services, organisations and management. There are some excellent Practice examples and reflective questions to stimulate online or classroom discussion' - Australian Social Work, 2009 'Accessible and engaging. It would be useful for social work students and experienced practitioners alike' - Journal of Care Services Management, 2009

'This is an excellent book. It is well written, thorough, relevant, up to date, critical and scholarly' - Brian Dimmock, University of Gloucestershire 'Overall this book provides a comprehensive to human services, organisations and management. There are some excellent Practice examples and reflective questions to stimulate online or classroom discussion' - Australian Social Work, 2009 'Accessible and engaging. It would be useful for social work students and experienced practitioners alike' - Journal of Care Services Management, 2009

Author Information

Dr Mark Hughes is Professor of Social Work in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Australia. He has worked as a social worker in health, aged care and mental health settings in both Australia and the UK. He has also worked as a social work academic at the University of Queensland, the University of New South Wales, and Goldsmiths College  London. Mark’s research interests centre on organisational practice, social work with older people, and lesbian and gay ageing. Mark is co-author of six books, as well as a range of journal publications. Dr Michael Wearing is a Senior Lecturer in the Social Work Program, The School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He teaches in a range of areas of theory, policy and practice in social work and criminology notably on organisational practice, human and health service delivery and working in youth justice and related areas. He trained as a social worker and sociologist at UNSW and maintains a strong research and publishing career in social policy and applied sociology in Australia and internationally.

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