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Sep 25, 2009 · Further research in motivation and leadership for social work management seems pressing and is highly recommended. Given the recommendations and findings that managers are more effective when working from a theory base, it seems important that social work managers receive the necessary education to understand models of motivation and leadership.
- Elizabeth A. Fisher
- 2009
Social work managers are confronted with the responsibilities of leading employees and motivating them to succeed. Managers may yield better results when they couple their practice wisdom with a theoretical foundation. This conceptual paper may help social work administrators and educators by providing an overview of relevant theories of motivation and leadership and how they apply to social ...
Sep 9, 2019 · This is why we try to look into the bases of social work in the journal. After conducting review and reflection over our observation and experience, the bases of social work practice can be summarized into four categories, namely, (1) relationship-based, (2) client-based, (3) evidence-based and (4) value-based.
- Patrick O’Leary, Ming-sum Tsui
- 2019
Jul 9, 2021 · Social work theories help to understand the nature of social work practice along with the perspectives of clients being served (ibid., 6). In the group, theory discussions included explanatory generalizations and conceptualizations based on research about the client world or research resulting in implications for social work practice.
- Heidi Muurinen, Aino Kaariainen
- 2021
Dec 31, 2014 · Most important, a professional knowledge base is grounded in a history of observations and experiences based on years of social work practice offering a broader perspective for social workers. Evidence-based practice is a movement in social work suggesting that, when possible, social work interventions should be chosen based on the best available evidence of effectiveness.
Douglas McGregor developed the ideas of Theory X and Theory Y based on the assumption that managers’ styles depend on what they believe moti-vates human behavior. A social work manager may believe that people are motivated by the concepts of Theory X or Theory Y, and then the manager’s actions are in accordance.
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Sep 30, 2009 · As the empirical evidence has shown, not only do social workers adopt transformational leadership naturally due to the common theoretical foundation of empowerment, strengths, participatory action ...
