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Author Breshears, Elizabeth M.

Title Facilitative leadership in social work practice / Elizabeth M. Breshears and Roger Dean Volker.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Springer Pub., [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Philadelphia Museum of Art bulletin ; n.s., no. 4
Bulletin (Philadelphia Museum of Art) ; n.s., no. 4.
Contents What is the role of the facilitative leader? -- Becoming the facilitative leader -- Leadership theories -- Leadership ethics for social workers -- How groups work -- The facilitative leader's skill set: building competence -- Organizing groups -- Guidelines for group process observation -- Intervening as a group facilitator: addressing voice, privilege, and power -- Evaluating facilitative leadership -- Conclusion and recommendations.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary ""This foundation-level training manual for social work students and practitioners will help readers become more effective agents of change through understanding the meaning, principles, and characteristics of facilitative leadership. Facilitative leadership is a form of leadership in which the leader directs a group but does not dictate the outcome of the group discussion. This form of leadership is essential for, and uniquely suited to, social workers whose entire profession is based on helping clients determine their own goals and how to achieve them. The book describes, step-by-step, the sk.
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Subject Social workers.
Social workers.
Group facilitation.
Group facilitation.
Leadership.
Leadership.
Social service.
Social service.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Volker, Roger Dean.
Other Form: Print version: Breshears, Elizabeth M. Facilitative leadership in social work practice. New York, NY : Springer Pub., ©2013 9780826108531 (DLC) 2012034939 (OCoLC)796759964
ISBN 9780826108548 (electronic book)
0826108547 (electronic book)
9780826108531
0826108539
9780876332320
0876332327
9780300179828
0300179820
9780826199232
0826199232