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Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care: Managing Resources, Assessing Risks and Measuring Outcomes
Contributor(s): Spolander, Gary (Author), Martin, Linda (Author)
ISBN: 1849052190     ISBN-13: 9781849052191
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $38.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Social Work
Dewey: 361.3
Series: Essential Skills for Social Work and Social Care Managers
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.57 lbs) 176 pages
 
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Managers in social work and social care contexts are required to manage a wide range of projects: long-term and short-term, on large and small scales, in partnership with other agencies, and covering a broad range of issues and contexts.

Management of these projects requires specific expertise, and this book sets out what these core skills are and how they can be achieved. Topics such as managing resources, assessing risks, and measuring outcomes are covered, as well as how to start and end a project. The authors acknowledge the values and ethics inherent to care environments, as well as the business skills necessary for good management. Detailed case studies demonstrate the ideas in action, and reflective activities, practical tools and action checklists are included throughout.

This practical handbook provides a clear and comprehensive guide to how to be an excellent project manager, and is a must-read for all social work and social care managers and post-qualifying social work and social care students.

Contributor Bio(s): Spolander, Gary: - Gary Spolander is Principal Lecturer, Social and Health Care Management, University of Coventry, UK. He has undertaken a number of management roles and has designed and taught leadership and management programmes.Martin, Linda: - Linda Martin is Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Community Studies, University of Coventry, UK. She has management experience in the statutory and voluntary sectors, and has developed and implemented programmes for managers.Hafford-Letchfield, Trish: - Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Teaching Fellow in Interprofessional Learning at Middlesex University, UK. She has substantial experience as a manager in social care and in management and social work education.