Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to:
• understand different management and leadership theories and practices
• recognise management strategies applied in organisations in the field of social work and community development work
• analyse organisational theories and their application in social work and community work practice
• understand the importance of welfare at work
• apply leadership approaches and practices at work in different organizations

Content

Contents:
• Management and leadership theory and practice
• Management strategies
• Organisational theories
• Welfare at work

Location and time

See detalied timetable in MyDiak.

Materials

Arnold, M. (2022). Social work leadership and management: Current approaches and concepts for social and human service organisations. Springer International Publishing AG. Chapter 3 Leadership Research and its application to Social Work Practice and Chapter 4 Transformation of Leadership and Collaboration n Human Service Organisation. P. 33–63.
Macintosh, Robert., O´Gorman, Kevin. (2015) Introducing Management in Global Context. The Global management series. Chapter 1 20th century management thoughts:p.12-19, Chapter 5 Managing people: practice and theory; Chapter 6: Managing change, Chapter 9: Managing quality. Goodfellow Publisher Ltd. E-book.
Shultz, Cecile., van der Walt, Hugo. 2015. Reinventing HR: Strategic and Organisational Relevance of the Human Resources Function. Knowres Publishing. E-book. Chapter 4: Leadership and meaning. Chapter 6: Workplace socialisation.
Sullivan, W. Patrick. 2016. Leadership in social work. Journal of Social Work Education. Supplement. Vol. 52 issue. sup 1. p. S51-S61.

Also, lectures in class and videos ini Diakle.

Completion alternatives

Reflective report about given literature using also interview of management and leadership.

Evaluation scale

0-5