This book offers a practical introduction to the areas of leadership, management and supervision for line managers, supervisors and senior practitioners working in health and social care settings. The authors explore different aspects of leadership and management, including personal effectiveness, supervision, strategic thinking, commissioning, planning and budgeting and leading successful teams.
This third edition also includes new chapters on leading services and care for older people, leading the workforce for health and social care services for older people and developing collaborative skills. There is also increased coverage of healthcare leadership and asset-based commissioning.
Table of Content
Chapter 1: Context
Chapter 2: Leading services and care for older people
Chapter 3: Self-leadership
Chapter 4: Developing your leadership style
Chapter 5: Supervision
Chapter 6: Leading successful teams in health and social care
Chapter 7: Strategic thinking, commissioning and planning
Chapter 8: Effective budget management
Chapter 9: Leading the workforce for health and social care services for older people
Chapter 10: Impact evaluation of leadership programmes
Chapter 11: Developing collaborative skills
Chapter 12: Further key theoretical perspectives
About the author
Keith holds professional qualifications in nursing, social work and teaching; and academic qualifications in nursing, social work and management. He has worked in the education and training field for over 30 years, working for three universities and three local authority social work departments. Currently he is the Director of the National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work and Professional Practice at Bournemouth University and the Director of the Centre for Leadership Impact and Management at Bournemouth. In 2005 he was awarded the Linda Ammon Memorial Award, sponsored by the then Department for Education and Skills, a prize awarded to the individual making the greatest contribution to training and education in the UK. His main academic interest lies in the fusion of academia and professional practice to help improve professional thinking and practice.
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