"Ideal reading for our new module 'Organisations and Professionals'."

This book is part of the "Transforming Social Work Practice" series written specifically to support students on social work degree courses. In this book, the author introduces social workers to the study of management and organisations in social care. It focuses on the structure and culture of social care organisations and examines their relationship with crucial partners such as local and central government agencies. Recent changes have made it critical for practitioners to have a thorough understanding of organisational structures and their impact on service users and their own practice. Through an examination of current research and practice, the author highlights the role of ideology, professional and personal values, judgements and decision making in organisational structure and culture. Case studies and activities also encourage the reader to develop ways of challenging and improving their own practice. Students following NVQ management development programmes in Social Care and practitioners interested in progressing to management roles in their organisations will also find this book useful.

This book is part of the "Transforming Social Work Practice" series written specifically to support students on social work degree courses. In this book, the author introduces social workers to the study of management and organisations in social care. It focuses on the structure and culture of social care organisations and examines their relationship with crucial partners such as local and central government agencies. Recent changes have made it critical for practitioners to have a thorough understanding of organisational structures and their impact on service users and their own practice. Through an examination of current research and practice, the author highlights the role of ideology, professional and personal values, judgements and decision making in organisational structure and culture. Case studies and activities also encourage the reader to develop ways of challenging and improving their own practice. Students following NVQ management development programmes in Social Care and practitioners interested in progressing to management roles in their organisations will also find this book useful.

This book is part of the Transforming Social Work Practice series written specifically to support students on social work degree courses.

In this book the author introduces social workers to the study of management and organisations in social care. It focuses on the structure and culture of social care organisations and examines their relationships with crucial partners such as local and central government agencies. Recent changes have made it critical for practitioners to have a thorough understanding of organisational structures and their impact on service users and their own practice.

Through an examination of current research and practice, the author highlights the role of ideology, professional values, judgements and decision making in organisational structure and culture. Case studies and activities also encourage the reader to develop ways of challenging and improving their own practice.

Students following NVQ management development programmes in Social Care and practitioners interested in progressing to management roles in their organisations will find this book useful.

Trish Hafford-Letchfield is a Senior Lecturer at London South Bank University. She has several years experience of managing adult services in local authority social services and developed her interest in teaching from her last post as Organisational Learning and Development Manager. Trish has been instrumental in the development of many public sector workforce development initiatives with other agencies in the sector. She is an active management mentor and involved in inter-agency mentoring schemes. Her recent research interests include management development, the development of employability skills in young people and the contribution of workforce development initiatives to social inclusion in relation to health and social care.