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LEADERSHIP
Jessica Pauletig, Natalie Kershaw, Matthew Wengrowich
SOWK 645
WHERE
PHASE 1 (1990-1993):
RESEARCH INTRODUCTION AND INCUBATION
PHASE 2 (1994-1996):
TRANSFORMATION
Development of a departmental education
program providing learning modules on research
to clinicians and allowing interested staff to
partake in research.
Endowments provided funding for research to
take place and several interested staff had begun
PhD programs in Social Work.
PHASE 3 (1997-2010):
PRODUCTIVITY AND SOLIDIFICATION
PHASE 3 CONTINUED
SO WHATS NEXT?
ORGANIZATIONAL VARIABLES &
PREDICTING SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS
STUDY:
SCALE OF STUDY
3883 children
13 organizations
HYPOTHESIS:
HYPOTHESIS:
Translation:
Better-run organizations are more successful at
keeping kids in their homes, after individual
child characteristics are accounted for.
(Yoo & Brooks, 2005)
IS 'BETTER RUN'?
IMPORTANT FINDING
ADVICE TO MANAGERS
As this study implies, managers could benefit from
learning leadership skills that promote good work
performance, learning to identify activities that
staff perceive to be socially and cognitively
supportive, and being a part of trainings that help
staff to gain familiarity with their work as quickly
as possible. (Yoo & Brooks, 2005, p.275-276)
(Holosko, 2009)
(Holosko, 2009)
SURVEY
METHODOLOGY
DIFFER
FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION?
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