Holding fast : the struggle to create resilient caregiving organizations

Holding fast : the struggle to create resilient caregiving organizations / William A. Kahn.

"Illustrated by case studies based on extensive research in schools, hospitals, social work agencies, healthcare centres and religious institutions, Holding Fast identifies the problems faced by caregiving organizations, and outlines appropriate strategies for tackling these to create a resilie...

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Main Author: Kahn, William A., 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2005.
Subjects:
Human services.
Human services personnel > Job stress.
Caregivers > Job stress.
Human services > Management.
Organizational effectiveness.
Counselor and client.
Social service > Societies, etc.
Health facilities.
Burn out (Psychology)
social services.
health facilities.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Health facilities
Caregivers > Job stress
Counselor and client
Human services
Human services > Management
Human services personnel > Job stress
Organizational effectiveness
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Table of Contents:
  • Caregiving organizations defined
  • The stress of caregiving work
  • Resilience under stress
  • System breakdowns
  • Caregivers and casualties
  • Authority at work
  • Divided they fall
  • Teams, real and imaginary
  • Politics
  • Running in place
  • The leadership task
  • Negotiating dependency
  • Leadership and change.

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