Innovative Human Services Practice

Author : Margaret Alston
Publisher : Macmillan Education AU
ISBN 13 : 1420256297
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovative Human Services Practice written by Margaret Alston and published by Macmillan Education AU. This book was released on 2009 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast inland areas of rural Australia have been under significant pressure for decades from ongoing and profound change such as climate change, bushfires, drought and depopulation. Innovative Human Services Practice focuses on the impact on the people and communities most affected, the way human services in these vast areas have responded to date, and seeks to give direction as to how they might respond in the future. It re-focuses attention on reshaping viable and creative human services and human service practice models that deliver real and positive benefits to people living in rural and remote areas.

Author : Rolf Rønning
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317911008
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation in Social Welfare and Human Services written by Rolf Rønning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation is an oft-heard buzzword in both public and private sectors concerned with the organisation and delivery of services to vulnerable individuals. This thoughtful volume explores what innovation might actually involve in the context of contemporary human services. Highlighting both the importance and utility of innovation but also promoting a more reflective approach, the book distinguishes between innovation and improvement and discusses the relevant differences between private sector, public sector and non-profit organisations. It looks at how innovation is often as much a result of the power relations between the involved actors, and the structural context, as a result of popularly identified ‘drivers’ and ‘barriers’. Including numerous case studies, the book illustrates and explains innovations in welfare services at different levels, looking at the macro level (innovations in social policy), the meso level (innovation at organisational level) and the micro-level (user-driven innovations). Arguing the innovation is nothing new in human services, the authors emphasise the importance of innovation being developed and supported by those working within those organisations. New and creative solutions to problems encountered in everyday work by front-line workers can be taken up to improve services provided and make a difference for the users, rather than change being externally imposed upon them by those without insider knowledge. Innovation in Social Welfare and Human Services is an important read for researchers and practitioners interested in the administration, leadership and organisation of social services.

Author : Stanley L. Witkin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231530307
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Construction and Social Work Practice written by Stanley L. Witkin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social construction addresses the cultural factors and social dynamics that give rise to and maintain values and beliefs. Drawing on postmodern philosophies and critical, social, and literary theories, social construction has become an important and influential framework for practice and research within social work and related fields. Embracing inclusivity and multiplicity, social construction provides a framework for knowledge and practice that is particularly congruent with social work values and aims. In this accessible collection, Stanley L Witkin showcases the innovative ways in which social construction may be understood and expressed in practice. He calls on experienced practitioner-scholars to share their personal accounts of interpreting and applying social constructionist ideas in different settings (such as child welfare agencies, schools, and the courts) and with diverse clientele (such as "resistant" adolescents, disadvantaged families, indigenous populations, teachers, children in protective custody, refugee youth, and adult perpetrators of sexual crimes against children). Eschewing the prescriptive stance of most theoretical frameworks, social construction can seem challenging for students and practitioners. This book responds with rich, illustrative descriptions of how social constructionist thinking has inspired practice approaches, illuminating the diversity and creative potential of practices that draw on social constructionist ideas. Writing in a direct, accessible style, contributors translate complex concepts into the language of daily encounter and care, and through a committed transnational focus they demonstrate the global reach and utility of their work. Chapters are provocative and thoughtful, reveal great suffering and courage, share inspiring stories of strength and renewal, and acknowledge the challenges of an approach that complicates evidence-based evaluations and requirements.

Author : Jack Rothman
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social R & D ; Research and Development in the Human Services written by Jack Rothman and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1980 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rolf Rønning
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317910990
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation in Social Welfare and Human Services written by Rolf Rønning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation is an oft-heard buzzword in both public and private sectors concerned with the organisation and delivery of services to vulnerable individuals. This thoughtful volume explores what innovation might actually involve in the context of contemporary human services. Highlighting both the importance and utility of innovation but also promoting a more reflective approach, the book distinguishes between innovation and improvement and discusses the relevant differences between private sector, public sector and non-profit organisations. It looks at how innovation is often as much a result of the power relations between the involved actors, and the structural context, as a result of popularly identified ‘drivers’ and ‘barriers’. Including numerous case studies, the book illustrates and explains innovations in welfare services at different levels, looking at the macro level (innovations in social policy), the meso level (innovation at organisational level) and the micro-level (user-driven innovations). Arguing the innovation is nothing new in human services, the authors emphasise the importance of innovation being developed and supported by those working within those organisations. New and creative solutions to problems encountered in everyday work by front-line workers can be taken up to improve services provided and make a difference for the users, rather than change being externally imposed upon them by those without insider knowledge. Innovation in Social Welfare and Human Services is an important read for researchers and practitioners interested in the administration, leadership and organisation of social services.

Author : Stan C. Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Services that Work written by Stan C. Paine and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ce document propose des informations sur la distribution des services en sciences humaines. A partir d'un postulat assurant la qualité des services et la correspondance aux besoins des usagers de services, les auteurs décrivent certains standards de services pour différentes populations. Ces standards relèvent de la recherche, du développement, de l'éducation, des ressources résidentiels et de l'emploi. Fait intéressant, la troisième partie du document offre une perspective et des commentaires sur la distribution des services standardisés.

Author : Yvonne Asamoah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135839077
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovations in Delivering Culturally Sensitive Social Work Services written by Yvonne Asamoah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovations in Delivering Culturally Sensitive Social Work Services: Challenges for Practice and Education is for human service professionals and educators who are seeking innovative ways to make their practice and service delivery more culturally appropriate and their education and training more relevant. As Editor Yvonne Asamoah explains, “There has never been a more critical time for social work practitioners, educators, and policy makers to critique their programs, service delivery systems, and curricula for cultural relevance. Apart from federal and state mandates which require agencies to demonstrate how they are preparing workers to deliver culturally sensitive services, demographic shifts and increasing economic hardships are continually producing a more diverse clientele in need of service. . . . Being sensitive to the needs of the local community and the subtle, but significant, ethnic differences within them is critical and has important implications for training, policy, and practice.” The contributors describe actual models put into practice in the U.S. and Canada--analyzing the results and debating the issues of diversity and cultural sensitivity in regard to the social work profession. Innovations in Delivering Culturally Sensitive Social Work Services gives you an inside look at different approaches, programs, and studies, including: an innovative demonstration project designed to deliver social services to people from different cultures in Canada an eight-step communication process model that social work agency supervisors and training units may use to help workers become more effective multicultural practitioners a study on the incidents of misunderstanding between social workers from a Western-oriented society and those from a non-Western society in terms of culture shock the results of a statewide survey in Nevada on attitudes of social workers in relation to diversity, using a modified Multicultural Counseling Inventory to measure awareness, knowledge, and skills the four major multicultural issues considered critical to the delivery of health and mental health, and preventative and treatment services to Latino clients an examination of the issue of diversity in the workplace using the university and schools of social work as examples Other important contributions in Innovations in Delivering Culturally Sensitive Social Work Services include a unique look at the topic of cultural diversity and sensitivity from a management perspective--introducing you to the concept of the ‘globally aware’social work manager. Practical suggestions to assist you in achieving global awareness are provided through a “Global Problem Analysis Worksheet” including issues of staffing, hiring and retention of foreign born staff; service planning and organization to meet the needs of immigrants, refugees, and other international populations; staff development; and broader organizational concerns of information systems and policymaking. Two other chapters directly relate to the critical issues raised by Paige in his comprehensive 1986 work on cross-cultural orientation and applications. These chapters will help you view your own cross-cultural encounters with both clients and peers in a broader, theoretical context.

Author : Harry Gottesfeld
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategies in Innovative Human Services Programs written by Harry Gottesfeld and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rino J. Patti
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412952913
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Human Services Management written by Rino J. Patti and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on an effectiveness-driven approach to management in the human services, Rino J. Patti's The Handbook of Human Services Management, Second Edition explores the latest information on practice innovations, theoretical perspectives, and empirical research to provide an essential perspective on what managers do to create and sustain organizations that deliver high quality, effective services to consumers. Offering the most comprehensive coverage of human services management available today, this second edition includes 24 chapters authored by distinguished practitioners and scholars in human services management: 10 that are entirely new and 14 that have been extensively revised. The Handbook is accompanied by an Instructor's Manual.

Author : Bowen McBeath
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000069656
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of Human Service Organizational & Management Research written by Bowen McBeath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides panoramic overviews of critical human service organizational and management practice challenges, as well as new and needed research frontiers. The Future of Human Service Organizational & Management Research: Navigating Complex Frontiers invites researchers, educators, and practitioners to explore: the intersection of the complex environment of public and private human service organizations; and the rise and uncertain effects of new developments in social work, public policy and public management, and other helping professions. The contributors identify how future generations of macro practitioners and scholar-researchers can: Improve service delivery and program effectiveness; Implement evidence-based practices and evidence-informed practices; Promote leadership and social innovation; Build linkages across micro, meso, and macro levels of practice; Train organizational leaders and educate practitioners; and Advocate for more socially just visions of social welfare and society. This edited collection argues that human service organizational and management practice and research are needed to support new discoveries in social welfare, social work, and related professions. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal, Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance.