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Social Work Ethics on the Line discusses social work ethics
in-depth and the process of making ethical judgements in social
work practice. This much-needed book guides social workers through
ethical dilemmas and assists them in their exercise of professional
discretion without exclusive reliance on the codes of professional
ethics to which they are committed. The author proposes a method to
lead social workers through making ethical decisions which enables
them to evaluate decisions in actual practice and in the
adjudication of grievances and complaints of unethical conduct.
This method is fully demonstrated in twenty-four vignettes
representing situations commonly encountered by social workers in a
variety of professional and educational situations. Raising the
ethical consciousness of social work practitioners, trainees, and
students, this book helps them develop the awareness and skills
necessary for choosing ethical actions in their work. Social Work
Ethics on the Line is an invaluable guide for social work
practitioners, supervisors, administrators, and community
organization workers. It is also helpful for in-service training in
social agencies and undergraduate and graduate schools of social
work.
Here is a timely, insightful book that greatly increases the
effectiveness of human service professionals and the organizations
in which they function. Organization, Policy, and Practice in the
Human Services is the first such text to bring together in a
systematic fashion the concepts of organizational theory, policy,
and practice in the human services. Offering a basic orientation to
the structure and operations of social service organizations,
Neugeboren addresses society's need for the successful operation of
these complex institutions in our highly organized society. He also
calls for a re-examination of what is meant by "dependency" and
postulates new methods of dealing with the social and personal
problems confronting people in contemporary society. This book is
indispensable for administrators, practitioners, and students.
Practitioners gain instruction in "bureaucratic expertise,"
enabling them to maximize opportunities, limit organizational
constraints, reduce the likelihood of "burnout, 'and otherwise
become a "good bureaucrat" instead of an ineffective if
well-intentioned one. Administrators will benefit from a model of
organizational goals, practical guidelines for evaluating the
effectiveness of an organizational structure, and methods for
identifying and remedying the causes of organizational dysfunction.
Neugeboren's practical ideas make a significant contribution in
preparing tomorrow's social workers to deal more effectively with
the world facing each of us. His theoretical insights are grounded
in discussions of actual cases making them easy to apply to any
human service organization.
Performance Evaluation in the Human Services is a practical,
specific book for managers on how to conduct performance
evaluations. The book moves beyond the traditional rating scale and
focuses on a new model involving the employee in the evaluation
process. It stresses the need for evaluation scales to match the
job description in a manner that is educational, future-oriented,
and time-saving. Managers who must conduct performance reviews will
find that this book presents a unique advancement on the use of
behaviorally anchored rating scales for evaluation. The authors
focus on the developmental/educational components of evaluation and
stress employee empowerment as a result of evaluation.The authors
have created an employee review system with three core components.
The new appraisal model works on a "One Size Fits All" philosophy.
It can be applied to all employees while the exact evaluating
qualities differ as each job description does. Fundamental features
of this new evaluative model include: the use of the "Benchmark"
concept, a scale which indicates the level of the organization's
expectations and balances the administrative (evaluative)
components and professional (developmental) issues BARS,
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales CORE and A LA CARTE Dimensions
which allows for evaluation of generic aspects of performance and
job specific components the use of traditional approaches to
evaluation such as trait-based scales and forced comparison
techniquesThe rating system in Performance Evaluation in the Human
Services serves as a means of identifying areas for middle and
upper managers to identify areas for employees'professional growth
and self-development. This approach is goal-oriented and can change
and grow with the employee and the organization. Most importantly,
it is built by both staff and management to be used as a tool for
working together to define specific job requirements and how these
requirements can be met and evaluated.
Featuring new and updated information on computer technologies,
including networking and using the Internet as a necessary tool for
professionals, Human Services Technology: Understanding, Designing,
and Implementing Computer and Internet Applications in the Social
Services will help individual human service professionals and
agencies understand, design, implement, and manage computer and
Internet applications. Combining several relevant fields, this
informative guide provides you with the knowledge to effectively
collect, store, manipulate, and communicate information to better
serve clients and successfully manage human service agencies. Human
Services Technology explains basic technological terms and gives
you the history of technology uses before you explore other areas
of Information Technology (IT). This essential guide will also
improve your ability to find and understand recent research and
information on important topics. Human Services Technology will
expand your technical know-how and help you better serve clients by
offering you proven methods and explanations, such as: describing
terms--such as hardware, networking, and telecommunications--with
easy-to-understand analogies and examples using IT applications to
support social policies, improve service coordination among
agencies, efficiently manage agencies in order to save time,
support workers'decision making with information, and assist
clients solving the problems that internal and external issues
cause when determining IT needs, such as working with federal
reporting requirements understanding and dealing with the 10 most
critical IT issues for management Containing dozens of graphs,
tables, and figures, this knowledgeable book will help you with any
IT problem you encounter. Symbols by certain subjects in the book
indicate that you can find more information and references on that
issue through links on the book?s accompanying Web site. Human
Services Technology will enable you to thoroughly understand and
use IT to help you offer improved services to clients and manage
agencies with increased efficiency and effectiveness.
Featuring new and updated information on computer technologies,
including networking and using the Internet as a necessary tool for
professionals, Human Services Technology: Understanding, Designing,
and Implementing Computer and Internet Applications in the Social
Services will help individual human service professionals and
agencies understand, design, implement, and manage computer and
Internet applications. Combining several relevant fields, this
informative guide provides you with the knowledge to effectively
collect, store, manipulate, and communicate information to better
serve clients and successfully manage human service agencies. Human
Services Technology explains basic technological terms and gives
you the history of technology uses before you explore other areas
of Information Technology (IT). This essential guide will also
improve your ability to find and understand recent research and
information on important topics. Human Services Technology will
expand your technical know-how and help you better serve clients by
offering you proven methods and explanations, such as: describing
terms--such as hardware, networking, and telecommunications--with
easy-to-understand analogies and examples using IT applications to
support social policies, improve service coordination among
agencies, efficiently manage agencies in order to save time,
support workers'decision making with information, and assist
clients solving the problems that internal and external issues
cause when determining IT needs, such as working with federal
reporting requirements understanding and dealing with the 10 most
critical IT issues for management Containing dozens of graphs,
tables, and figures, this knowledgeable book will help you with any
IT problem you encounter. Symbols by certain subjects in the book
indicate that you can find more information and references on that
issue through links on the book?s accompanying Web site. Human
Services Technology will enable you to thoroughly understand and
use IT to help you offer improved services to clients and manage
agencies with increased efficiency and effectiveness.
Here is a timely, insightful book that greatly increases the
effectiveness of human service professionals and the organizations
in which they function. Organization, Policy, and Practice in the
Human Services is the first such text to bring together in a
systematic fashion the concepts of organizational theory, policy,
and practice in the human services. Offering a basic orientation to
the structure and operations of social service organizations,
Neugeboren addresses society's need for the successful operation of
these complex institutions in our highly organized society. He also
calls for a re-examination of what is meant by "dependency" and
postulates new methods of dealing with the social and personal
problems confronting people in contemporary society. This book is
indispensable for administrators, practitioners, and students.
Practitioners gain instruction in "bureaucratic expertise,"
enabling them to maximize opportunities, limit organizational
constraints, reduce the likelihood of "burnout,'and otherwise
become a "good bureaucrat" instead of an ineffective if
well-intentioned one. Administrators will benefit from a model of
organizational goals, practical guidelines for evaluating the
effectiveness of an organizational structure, and methods for
identifying and remedying the causes of organizational dysfunction.
Neugeboren's practical ideas make a significant contribution in
preparing tomorrow's social workers to deal more effectively with
the world facing each of us. His theoretical insights are grounded
in discussions of actual cases making them easy to apply to any
human service organization.
An essential and unique contribution to the social organizational
literature, Casebook of Management for Nonprofit Organizations
highlights the importance of good management to human service
organizations. Author Dennis Young uses case studies that stress
entrepreneurship and are addressed to particular aspects of human
services management--the processes of new program development and
the management of organization change. Written in nontechnical,
readable language, the cases deal with a wide array of types of
organizational change, ranging from development of new programs to
the birth of new organizations, the merger of organizations, and
the expansion and diversification of the service offerings of
various agencies. Moreover, the cases touch on many other intrinsic
aspects of organizational administration including management of
professionals and other staff, working with trustees, financing
programs through government and private sources, coping with
governmental regulatory processes, and managing relationships with
organizational clients and constituent groups.
Performance Evaluation in the Human Services is a practical,
specific book for managers on how to conduct performance
evaluations. The book moves beyond the traditional rating scale and
focuses on a new model involving the employee in the evaluation
process. It stresses the need for evaluation scales to match the
job description in a manner that is educational, future-oriented,
and time-saving. Managers who must conduct performance reviews will
find that this book presents a unique advancement on the use of
behaviorally anchored rating scales for evaluation. The authors
focus on the developmental/educational components of evaluation and
stress employee empowerment as a result of evaluation.The authors
have created an employee review system with three core components.
The new appraisal model works on a "One Size Fits All" philosophy.
It can be applied to all employees while the exact evaluating
qualities differ as each job description does. Fundamental features
of this new evaluative model include: the use of the "Benchmark"
concept, a scale which indicates the level of the organization's
expectations and balances the administrative (evaluative)
components and professional (developmental) issues BARS,
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales CORE and A LA CARTE Dimensions
which allows for evaluation of generic aspects of performance and
job specific components the use of traditional approaches to
evaluation such as trait-based scales and forced comparison
techniquesThe rating system in Performance Evaluation in the Human
Services serves as a means of identifying areas for middle and
upper managers to identify areas for employees'professional growth
and self-development. This approach is goal-oriented and can change
and grow with the employee and the organization. Most importantly,
it is built by both staff and management to be used as a tool for
working together to define specific job requirements and how these
requirements can be met and evaluated.
Social Work Ethics on the Line discusses social work ethics
in-depth and the process of making ethical judgements in social
work practice. This much-needed book guides social workers through
ethical dilemmas and assists them in their exercise of professional
discretion without exclusive reliance on the codes of professional
ethics to which they are committed. The author proposes a method to
lead social workers through making ethical decisions which enables
them to evaluate decisions in actual practice and in the
adjudication of grievances and complaints of unethical conduct.
This method is fully demonstrated in twenty-four vignettes
representing situations commonly encountered by social workers in a
variety of professional and educational situations. Raising the
ethical consciousness of social work practitioners, trainees, and
students, this book helps them develop the awareness and skills
necessary for choosing ethical actions in their work. Social Work
Ethics on the Line is an invaluable guide for social work
practitioners, supervisors, administrators, and community
organization workers. It is also helpful for in-service training in
social agencies and undergraduate and graduate schools of social
work.
Community Organization and Social Administration presents a unique
constellation of perspectives from scholars, researchers, and
practitioners grounded in macro theories, practice, and education.
Drawing upon the knowledge and experiences of social workers and
other community-based professionals, this book provides a rich
cross-section of models and strategies for those engaged in social
change in the community, agency, and school or university. The
chapters include data-based practice principles and guidelines for
action.This book is a must for those who are teaching and
practicing in community service, community change, and planning
settings. Others who would benefit from the book include
administrators of social service and community agencies; classroom
teachers, field instructors, and students in organizing, planning,
policy, and administration; policy analysts, program developers,
and grant officers; and leaders and organizers of social change
organizations, networks, and coalitions.Community Organization and
Social Administration incorporates papers presented at the Symposia
on Community Organization and Social Administration held at the
Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. The
papers are edited by members of the Association on Community
Organizing and Social Administration (ACOSA).
Community Organization and Social Administration presents a unique
constellation of perspectives from scholars, researchers, and
practitioners grounded in macro theories, practice, and education.
Drawing upon the knowledge and experiences of social workers and
other community-based professionals, this book provides a rich
cross-section of models and strategies for those engaged in social
change in the community, agency, and school or university. The
chapters include data-based practice principles and guidelines for
action.This book is a must for those who are teaching and
practicing in community service, community change, and planning
settings. Others who would benefit from the book include
administrators of social service and community agencies; classroom
teachers, field instructors, and students in organizing, planning,
policy, and administration; policy analysts, program developers,
and grant officers; and leaders and organizers of social change
organizations, networks, and coalitions.Community Organization and
Social Administration incorporates papers presented at the Symposia
on Community Organization and Social Administration held at the
Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. The
papers are edited by members of the Association on Community
Organizing and Social Administration (ACOSA).
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