01 Oct Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations Application: Human Services Organizations as Systems
Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Application: Human Services Organizations as Systems
Assignment (2–3 pages in APA format): Explain how systems theory can help administrators understand the relationships between human services organizations and their environments. Provide specific examples of ways administrators might apply systems theory to their work. Finally, explain how leadership and management roles within human services organizations contribute to their overall functioning.
SOCW6070 Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Week 2 Assignment
Journal: Leadership and Management—A Personal Perspective Assignment (4–5 paragraphs):
Complete the following:
• Assess your strengths and areas for growth with regard to both the leadership and management roles based on what you understand about these roles so far. Be sure to address whether your skills and interests align better with the leadership or management role.
• Identify at least one area of growth in either of these roles you would like to further develop, and explain why.
• Identify two significant external factors that might influence your work if you served in a leadership or management role in social work. Explain why these external factors are significant and how they might affect your work as a leader or manager.
SOCW6070 Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Week 5 Assignment
Application: Leadership and Strategic Planning
Assignment (2–4 pages in APA format): Describe the first three
steps you would take to begin the strategic planning process for a human services organization. Be sure to include the key stakeholders—who should be involved in each step and why they need to be included in the process. In addition, include steps you would take to establish stakeholder support and confidence.
Note: Although you will base your strategic plan on what you know about an actual organization, do not include any identifying information about the organization or its stakeholders.
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SOCW6070 Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Week 7 Assignment
Application: Safety and Agency Responsibility
Assignment (2–3 pages in APA format): Draft a plan for a human services organization explaining how to address traumatic emergency situations. Include both how to respond to the emergency and how to address any long-term effects. Finally, based on this week’s resources and your personal experiences, explain your greatest concern about the safety of mental health professionals working in a human services organization.
SOCW6070 Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Week 8 Assignment
Journal: Supervising Others
Assignment (4–5 paragraphs):
Complete the following Journal entry:
• Identify attributes of leadership styles and approaches that facilitate quality supervision.
• Evaluate the supervisory and leadership skills demonstrated in the Petrakis case study by identifying which supervisory and leadership skills the supervisor demonstrated.
• Explain whether the supervisor in the video demonstrated quality supervision and why. Provide specific examples to support your evaluation.
SOCW6070 Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Week 10 Assignment
Final Project: Leadership Assessment
Final Project (2–4 pages in APA format):
Evaluate your current leadership characteristics, style, and skills based on the assessment tools you and your colleague/supervisor completed. Be sure to:
• Include actual results or summaries of the results you collected using these tools
• Identify personal leadership strengths as well as areas for improvement
Include references to the leadership concepts covered in this course and relevant issues related to ethics, diversity, and power in the organizational setting
