{"product_id":"child-welfare-supervision-cathryn-c-potter-9780195326765","title":"Child Welfare Supervision: A Practical Guide for Supervisors, Managers, and Administrators","description":"Supervisors have a pivotal position in the child welfare workforce: they recruit and retainthe best employees, move agencies to best practice frameworks, and create a sustaining positive organizational climate. Child welfare supervisors must lead a stressed workforce operating in a bureaucratic environment, and always with the knowledge that children's lives are at stake. They need and deserve a book oriented to the reality of their work. \u003cem\u003eChild Welfare Supervision\u003c\/em\u003e connects theory and practice to provide an overview of the most relevant and sound approaches to supervision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn thirteen illuminating chapters, \u003cem\u003eChild Welfare Supervision\u003c\/em\u003e translates generic principles of supervision and management and organizational theory to the specifics and reality of the child welfare practice environment. The result is a comprehensive, integrated resource for child welfare supervisors that gives them the tools and information to succeed in the fast-paced and intense world of child welfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Covers a wide range of must-have skills for supervisors including leadership, developing worker performance, managing the Child Welfare unit, working beyond the agency, managing performance, providing clinical supervision, and respecting diversity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Features case studies and scenarios that illustrate key points and competencies \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Brings together the latest research and literature review with a pragmatic approach to child welfare supervision and case studies illustrate key concepts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Each chapter concludes with reflection questions that can be assigned for a class or used in an agency to generate thoughtful discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathryn C. Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195326768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195326765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.25h x 9.18w x 0.87d","brand":"Cathryn C. Potter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491809751295,"sku":"9780195326765","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aeb2269b-153a-44df-beac-4590d10cd746.jpg?v=1699453360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-welfare-supervision-cathryn-c-potter-9780195326765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}