We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students.

Ralph Brody & Murali Nair

Effectively Managing Human Service Organizations is and continues to be a highly used core textbook for courses on human service/social work administration. The book is highly practical and takes students through the nuts and bolts of managing a human service agency (from strategic planning, to problem solving, increasing productivity, supervising staff, and seeking funding). Its value and distinction among competing texts is that it offers a practical, skill-building approach, which is well received by students and faculty. The new edition is expanded to included much more content on leadership, as this is an area receiving more attention in administration courses and social service agencies as well.

Larry D. Watson & Richard A. Hoefer

While the majority of social work students focus their concentration in direct or clinical practice, they often find themselves promoted into roles as administrators in social service agencies. All students are required to take a macro course that covers management and administrative issues, but unfortunately they do not learn the skills needed to fulfill an administration position and have to learn “on the job.” While administration texts focus on presenting core theoretical concepts, they often neglect helping students internalize the skills needed to succeed.

The workbook is intended to help students build key skills needed in an administrative role to succeed in a management role. It discusses management issues in social service agencies, the role of a practitioner as an administrator and the interplay of practice, research and policy. It will be divided into several 13 key modules that focus on contemporary functions. Each module will present the basic concept, hands-on skill building assignments with tear-away sheets, a summary and glossary. Topics will include: Being an Administrator, Values and Ethics, Administration and Organizational Theories, Leadership, Board of Directors, Fundraising, Supervision, and Cultural Consideration.


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