Essentials of Social Work Management and Leadership

Richard Hoefer, Larry D. Watson

ISBN 13: 9798823333016

Published by Cognella, Inc, US, 2023

About this Item

The second edition of Essentials of Social Work Management and Leadership helps students not only build critical knowledge but also cultivate the unique skills that will help them develop into competent and successful managers and leaders. Experiential exercises, informative case studies, and carefully crafted assignments based on the 2022 Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy Accreditation Standards (EPAS) show students how to apply key concepts to gain career success.Each chapter of the text combines knowledge with competency-building exercises that fit into a newly refined conceptual model of the material. The model places the 2022 EPAS into strategic categories according to orientation, helping readers better understand how each skill functions within the discipline and how collectively, they can support a thriving and effective social work practice. Robustly updated throughout, this edition incorporates the latest research and has an increased focus on social justice, diversity, and anti-racist issues.This text is well suited for courses in social work and nonprofit leadership and management at a specialized or advanced level.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essentials of Social Work Management and Leadership
• Publisher: Cognella, Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798823333016
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 20.32W x 1.98H x 25.4D centimeters 20.32 centimeters width by 1.98 centimeters height by 25.4 centimeters depth
• Weight: 272 grams

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Synopsis

The second edition of Essentials of Social Work Management and Leadership helps students not only build critical knowledge but also cultivate the unique skills that will help them develop into competent and successful managers and leaders. Experiential exercises, informative case studies, and carefully crafted assignments based on the 2022 Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy Accreditation Standards (EPAS) show students how to apply key concepts to gain career success.

Each chapter of the text combines knowledge with competency-building exercises that fit into a newly refined conceptual model of the material. The model places the 2022 EPAS into strategic categories according to orientation, helping readers better understand how each skill functions within the discipline and how collectively, they can support a thriving and effective social work practice. Robustly updated throughout, this edition incorporates the latest research and has an increased focus on social justice, diversity, and anti-racist issues.

This text is well suited for courses in social work and nonprofit leadership and management at a specialized or advanced level.

About the Authors

Richard (Rick) A. Hoefer, Ph.D., is Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He publishes frequently regarding social work leadership, nonprofit administration, advocacy, social policy, grantwriting, and program evaluation. Dr. Hoefer has received the NASW Tarrant County (Texas) Social Worker of the Year and Lifetime achievement awards, and is a NASW Social Work Pioneer.

Larry D. Watson, Ph.D., is retired from the UTA School of Social Work faculty. He continues to conduct research and publish in the area of nonprofit administration and social policy. He currently serves on PACE, the political action committee of NASW, and has served as chair on TPACE, the state-level political action committee. He was honored by the Dallas Chapter of NASW for Lifetime Achievement in Social Work and is an NASW Social Work Pioneer.