Strategic Supervision: Personnel Management in Human Service / Edition 1

This guide presents readers with a practical overview to the most important aspects of supervisory leadership and personnel management within the social work environment. Strategic Supervision serves as a primer for new or soon-to-be supervisors on the types of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for effective supervisory practice. It also offers more seasoned practitioners a concise compendium of checklists and tools that can be utilized selectively. Key Features • Concrete examples of how excellent supervisors problem-solve, lead teams, and support multicultural and other forms of diverse staffing • Practical strategies for working with employees that have performance difficulties • Management tools specifically tailored to the application of Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and other nondiscriminatory practices in hiring and promotion activities