Working in Social Work
Growing and Thriving in Human Services Practice
Armand Lauffer(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 1987
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-0-8039-2041-5 (ISBN)
Description
Working in Social Work is designed to help readers understand the dynamics at play in work environments. It focuses specifically on issues that are addressed on a daily basis by social workers and other human services professionals, such as the commitment to provide services to clients while remaining accountable to the public.
The author is concerned with culture, ethnicity, personality and conflict in the workplace, as well as with careers and professionalism, collegial relationships, roles and role conflicts. Each chapter includes an extensive bibliography and a set of exercises designed to promote self study and analysis.
The author is concerned with culture, ethnicity, personality and conflict in the workplace, as well as with careers and professionalism, collegial relationships, roles and role conflicts. Each chapter includes an extensive bibliography and a set of exercises designed to promote self study and analysis.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-2041-5 (9780803920415)
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Person
Armand Lauffer's books are widely read. Since Community Organizers and Social Planners appeared in 1972, he has authored 20 books and edited two anthologies on organizations, community practice, training, fundraising, continuing education and staff development, and management in nonprofit organizations. Understanding Your Social Agency has been continuously in print since 1977. The current edition is much expanded. It draws on both classic and contemporary practice and theory, to provide users with hands-on tools for understanding their social agencies and improving their performance.
A series editor for SAGE since 1977, his books have been published by a number of firms, among them: SAGE, John Wiley, McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, and the Free Press.
A co-founder of ACOSA (the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration), Lauffer pioneered the establishment of a number of professional associations and academic units, both at the University of Michigan, from which he retired in 2001, and abroad. His consultative work on nonprofit management, community organizing, and fundraising has taken him across North America, Israel, Europe, and the Former Soviet Union. He currently makes his home in Jerusalem.
A series editor for SAGE since 1977, his books have been published by a number of firms, among them: SAGE, John Wiley, McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, and the Free Press.
A co-founder of ACOSA (the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration), Lauffer pioneered the establishment of a number of professional associations and academic units, both at the University of Michigan, from which he retired in 2001, and abroad. His consultative work on nonprofit management, community organizing, and fundraising has taken him across North America, Israel, Europe, and the Former Soviet Union. He currently makes his home in Jerusalem.
Content
Introduction
Getting Turned on to Work
Satisfaction, Motivation and Effort on the Job
Rubbing Shoulders and Rubbing Wounds
Gender, Class, Culture and Identity in the Workplace
Climbing The Ladder and Crossing The Bridge
Careers in White, Blue and Pink
Claiming Professional Status
Professionalism, Semiprofessionalism, and Deprofessionalization
Becoming a Colleague and Entering the Agency's Culture
Perspectives, Cultures, Perceptions
Making Ethical Decisions
Balancing Personal, Agency, Societal and Client Values
Getting the Job Done
Tasks and Responsibilities, and the Job Description
Designing Jobs and Restructuring Work
Job Restructuring, Recruitment, and Placement
Supervising and Being Supervised
Authority and Authority Structures in an Agency
Thriving on Conflict and Change
Building the Future on the Past and Present Epilogue
Getting Turned on to Work
Satisfaction, Motivation and Effort on the Job
Rubbing Shoulders and Rubbing Wounds
Gender, Class, Culture and Identity in the Workplace
Climbing The Ladder and Crossing The Bridge
Careers in White, Blue and Pink
Claiming Professional Status
Professionalism, Semiprofessionalism, and Deprofessionalization
Becoming a Colleague and Entering the Agency's Culture
Perspectives, Cultures, Perceptions
Making Ethical Decisions
Balancing Personal, Agency, Societal and Client Values
Getting the Job Done
Tasks and Responsibilities, and the Job Description
Designing Jobs and Restructuring Work
Job Restructuring, Recruitment, and Placement
Supervising and Being Supervised
Authority and Authority Structures in an Agency
Thriving on Conflict and Change
Building the Future on the Past and Present Epilogue