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Gary Spolander - Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care: Managing Resources, Assessing Risks and Measuring Outcomes - 9781849052191 - V9781849052191
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Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care: Managing Resources, Assessing Risks and Measuring Outcomes

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Description for Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care: Managing Resources, Assessing Risks and Measuring Outcomes Paperback. This is a practical guide to the essential core skills of project management in social work and social care. The authors set out the tools, steps and stages necessary for successful project management. Detailed case studies demonstrate the ideas in action, and reflective activities, practical tools and action checklists are included throughout. Series Editor(s): Hafford-Letchfield, Dr. Trish. Series: Essential Skills for Social Work Managers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 boxes/figures/tables. BIC Classification: JKSN; KJMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.

Managers in social work and social care contexts are required to manage a wide range of projects: long-term and short-term, on large and small scales, in partnership with other agencies, and covering a broad range of issues and contexts.

Management of these projects requires specific expertise, and this book sets out what these core skills are and how they can be achieved. Topics such as managing resources, assessing risks, and measuring outcomes are covered, as well as how to start and end a project. The authors acknowledge the values and ethics inherent to care environments, as well as the business ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Essential Skills for Social Work Managers
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849052191
SKU
V9781849052191
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Gary Spolander
Gary Spolander is Principal Lecturer, Social and Health Care Management, University of Coventry, UK. He has undertaken a number of management roles and has designed and taught leadership and management programmes. Linda Martin is Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Community Studies, University of Coventry, UK. She has management experience in the statutory and voluntary sectors, and has developed and ... Read more

Reviews for Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care: Managing Resources, Assessing Risks and Measuring Outcomes
Successful Project Management in Social Work and Social Care is packed with practical exercises giving valuable tools to social workers and project managers.
Social Work Matters Project management has become increasingly important in social work and social care. This volume provides essential information and tools tailored for managers in social work. As we have to transform and ... Read more

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