Providing a comprehensive and critical examination of the complex issues involved in the management and organisational contexts of social work practice, this book will help readers to:

• Critically evaluate organisational theory, managerial techniques and organisational structures.

• Develop strategies for ethical and reflective organisational practice.

• Understand how to plan and manage change in learning organisations.

• Unpick important themes such as leadership, supervision, risk, decision making, and accountability.

• Explore the potential for increasing service user and worker participation in organisations.