Human services management : organizational leadership in social work practice /

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Author / Creator:Austin, David M.
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 513 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
Foundations of social work knowledge.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117718
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ISBN:9780231528429
0231528426
0231108362
9780231108362
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-477) and index.
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Summary:Human services management occurs in nonprofit, governmental, and for-profit sectors and involves a wide variety of organizational structures. These diverse conditions shape the effort to produce and project services that directly affect the quality of life of individuals, families, and communities through social welfare, health and mental health, criminal justice, and educational services. David Austin begins with an examination of the historical development and distinctive characteristics of human service organizations, the variety of organizational and program structures at play, and the con.
Other form:Print version: Austin, David M. Human services management. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2002 0231108362