Changing Hats While Managing Change: From Social Work Practice to Administration

A unique and useful guide for practitioners who want to broaden their repertoire of professional choices and are either moving up the administrative ladder or considering making a career move in that direction. In user-friendly language, Changing Hats While Managing Change addresses the major challenges that face social workers in these complex times and presents a picture of the various roles and responsibilities of administration, illustrating them with lively case studies.

As with the first edition in 1990, Changing Hats While Managing Change fills a gap in social work literature by bridging the differing scopes of responsibility of the social work practitioner and the social work administrator. New sections and expanded materials contemporize and strengthen the book. Using both theoretical and practice perspectives, it emphasizes the complexity of managing social organizations with a focus on advocacy and the management of change. In an era of intensifying responsibilities, this excellent work presents a realistic and achievable picture.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Case studies from traditional and emerging fields of practice that illustrate theoretical material
Comprehensive content that includes political perspectives, governance and boards of directors, financial concerns, advocacy, working with volunteers, and human resource management
Useful information for other professions, including law, psychiatry, and education