Navigating Human Service Organizations

Author : Rich Furman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197531040
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Navigating Human Service Organizations written by Rich Furman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It has been 17 years since the first edition of Navigating Human Service Organizations (Navigating) was published-and about twenty years since the Margaret Gibelman began working on a unique and engaging textbook that has been used in many dozens of classrooms. I did not participate in the initial writing of the book, I joined the project later. Yet shorty after it was released, I reviewed it for possible adoption for a practice class, so can semi-dispassionately reflect upon the initial notes I made about the latest book of the director of the doctoral program from which I graduated"--

Author : George Brager
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743237854
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Changing Human Service Organizations written by George Brager and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, Changing Human Service Organizations is George Brager and Stephen Holloway's exploration of politics and practice. Changing Human Service Organizations is concerned with the process of planned change with human service organizations. It's focus is on innovation initiated by staff at the lower and middle levels of hierarchy of the organization they wish to alter.

Author : Lawrence L. Martin
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803949508
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Total Quality Management in Human Service Organizations written by Lawrence L. Martin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1993-09-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total Quality Management (TQM) is shaping the management of the 1990s. This book is the first to present TQM concepts with social service administrators in mind. With examples drawn from public administration, gerontology, public health and non-profit-making organizations, the book provides sound background information on TQM for practitioners.

Author : Rich Furman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190615314
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Navigating Human Service Organizations, Third Edition written by Rich Furman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its very inception, social work has been considered an organizationally based profession, with the majority of its workforce employed within formal organizations. Whether in nonprofit, for-profit, or governmental agencies, the practical realities of human service organizations are a central element of professional social work. This book explores the climate and culture of these agencies and provides essential information for surviving and thriving in this setting. It prepares students for their future careers so that they will feel empowered in their work and be able to fulfill their responsibilities toward organizational, community, and social change. Using real-life examples, the authors examine the internal structures of management, financing, and supervision and discuss common conflicts between agencies and professionals. The book's straightforward tone and practical advice make it an asset to anyone entering human service organizations. This new edition contains updated examples, case studies, and references. It also contains valuable information on the effects of the recent financial crisis on human service organizations. Agencies now face increased caseloads and more complex social problems with fewer resources and less money. Understanding how these events have changed the nature of human service organizations will allow students to be better prepared for the work ahead of them.

Author : Paul H. Ephross
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231510160
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Groups That Work written by Paul H. Ephross and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? Some of the events that are most important for members of the various professions, and those whom they serve, take place within these groups. Health and human services depend upon their working groups for their development and allocation of resources, their standards of quality, and the evaluation of their success or failure. In short, these groups are relied upon to come up with creative solutions to complex problems. Despite the amount of time spent in meetings, committees, and so on, very little has been written about the skills necessary for effective participation and leadership within working groups. With that in mind, Ephross and Vassil combine innovative group theory and practice in this "how-to" guide for professionals who take a variety of roles within the group. They draw on examples from social agencies, a hospital, a low-income community, and the boardroom, providing practical principles for day-to-day group life based on a democratic model. This revised edition also explores the changes that have taken place in the structure and operation of working groups in recent years and the heightened expectations for groups within large organizations.

Author : Nalini Junko Negi
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231526318
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transnational Social Work Practice written by Nalini Junko Negi and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing number of people immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, displaced individuals, and families lead lives that transcend national boundaries. Often because of economic pressures, these individuals continually move through places, countries, and cultures, becoming exposed to unique risk and protective factors. Though migration itself has existed for centuries, the availability of fast and cheap transportation as well as today's sophisticated technologies and electronic communications have allowed transmigrants to develop transnational identities and relationships, as well as engage in transnational activities. Yet despite this new reality, social work has yet to establish the parameters of a transnational social work practice. In one of the first volumes to address social work practice with this emergent and often marginalized population, practitioners and scholars specializing in transnational issues develop a framework for transnational social work practice. They begin with the historical and environmental context of transnational practice and explore the psychosocial, economic, environmental, and political factors that affect at-risk and vulnerable transnational groups. They then detail practical strategies, supplemented with case examples, for working with transnational populations utilizing this population's existing strengths. They conclude with recommendations for incorporating transnational social work into the curriculum.

Author : Soonhee Kim
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783477806
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance written by Soonhee Kim and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: øThis collection explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of public administration and international relations scholarship. The culturally, generationally and academically diverse team of editors stake a meaningful claim in this burgeoni

Author : Michael J. Austin
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141294127X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing the Challenges in Human Service Organizations written by Michael J. Austin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel approach of this casebook encourages the student to determine how they would act and work towards a resolution of real-world dilemmas.

Author : Darlyne Bailey
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761913160
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Alliances Among Health and Human Services Organizations written by Darlyne Bailey and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus on relationship building, this book offers theoretical and practical information to organizations considering and negotiating this process. Throughout, the book employs actual case examples of health and human services organizations nationally to illustrate core concepts and offer insights into why and how organizations are forming strategic alliances to fulfill their missions and better address the consumers' needs.

Author : David Knights
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446231887
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Management Lives written by David Knights and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-08-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `The authors bring a spark of vitality and life to an area that could be cynically viewed as a series of conflicting fads and fashions....I would recommend anyone in the process of reviewing or designing an entrepreneurship development course to consider the benefits that this book would bring to the teaching process′ - Entrepreneurship and Innovation `Using fiction in the classroom as an approach to stimulating the study of people in organizations is well-established. What this book contributes is a way of exploring some of the existential elements of life in organizations, which are typically difficult to study. It will be on my reading lists. Hopefully, this example, and regrettably few others which exist, will contribute in the long term to the reformulation of how the lived experience of organizational life may be explored in the classroom′ - Leadership & Organization Development Journal Based on courses taught by the authors over many years, this innovative text is a lively and accessible analysis of people at work and the problems they have to confront. The student is introduced to a range of key themes in management such as: power and identity; consumption and bureaucracy; rational choice and meaning all through the medium of characters and situations in contemporary literature. The clear theoretical framework, supported by footnotes, summaries and further reading guides, makes this an introduction to management the student will find useful as well as enjoyable.