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Book Synopsis The Managing Care Reader by : Jill Reynolds
Download or read book The Managing Care Reader written by Jill Reynolds and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Reader includes material relevant to everyone involved in developing new relationships in health and social care. Alongside articles on social care as traditionally conceived, it offers articles from a wide variety of settings, including those in health and education. It brings together classic management texts and material with a management focus, providing a stimulating range of perspectives on the manager's role. In the management of something as complex as care, this must involve: * listening to service users * maintaining professional values * enabling participation * facilitating learning. The Managing Care Reader reflects these imperatives as it focuses in on the experience of being in the front line. In four parts, it looks at how managers experience what they do, their managerial responsibilities, the key professional issues, and the importance of the organisational environment. It offers a rich resource for all those undertaking management courses or moving into frontline management roles in the new world of social care.
Book Synopsis Managing Care in Context by : Jeanette Henderson
Download or read book Managing Care in Context written by Jeanette Henderson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Care in Context looks at the different contexts in which care takes place and considers the impact of policy, practice and organisational contexts on managers. It explores the complexity and diversity of the management task and the role
Book Synopsis Managing Change in Healthcare by : Paul Parkin
Download or read book Managing Change in Healthcare written by Paul Parkin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of change in the context of new policy directives and agendas is a critical issue for healthcare practitioners. All professionals – not just managers - need to develop and implement new services designed to bring patients into the centre of healthcare delivery. This book looks at the leadership, interpersonal, and management skills needed to manage such change effectively within multi-professional healthcare settings.
Book Synopsis Designing Care by : Richard M. J. Bohmer
Download or read book Designing Care written by Richard M. J. Bohmer and published by Harvard Business School Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health-care providers face growing criticism from policy makers and patients alike. Costs continue to rise and concerns about quality of care escalate. Yet funding solutions can't address the underlying questions: Why have costs risen? How can we improve the quality and affordability of care? This text investigates.
Book Synopsis Managing Suicidal Risk by : David A. Jobes
Download or read book Managing Suicidal Risk written by David A. Jobes and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been replaced by Managing Suicidal Risk, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-5269-6.
Book Synopsis Enhancing Social Work Management by : Jane Aldgate
Download or read book Enhancing Social Work Management written by Jane Aldgate and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the nature of management in the human services sector and examines the prevailing issues affecting both the UK and USA. Contradictory forces affect the act of management, such as the imperatives driving the introduction of new control systems which exist alongside the requirement to cut resources. In this book, contributors present both the problems and opportunities associated with the growth of management in the social care sector. They cover key topics including the implementation of change in the childcare sector; diversity - looking at the ways in which care managers can more effectively serve a growing multicultural and global society; performance measurement; the impact of electronic technologies and telecommunications; risk and safety in the workplace; and ethics in making personnel decisions, managing finances, planning and maintaining key relationships. This will be essential reading for social workers and human services managers, and students in health and social welfare internationally.
Book Synopsis Your Foundation in Health & Social Care by : Graham Brotherton
Download or read book Your Foundation in Health & Social Care written by Graham Brotherton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to accompany the Foundation degree in Health and Social Care, and other higher education courses in the same area, this book offers a user-friendly approach to help you make the most of your course. Matched to the Foundation Degree guidelines, Your Foundation in Health and Social Care gives you the knowledge and skills necessary for effective learning both in academia and in the workplace. The book includes: - Case studies drawn from a range of health and social care settings to illustrate 'real-life' practice; - Suggested Essay Topics, Activities and Further Research features that encourage you to develop your knowledge and understanding; - Study Skills tips and guidelines for approaching learning; Written in a lively and engaging style the comprehensive content and jargon-free approach will make this book invaluable for students. It will be a core text for those studying Foundation degrees and higher education courses in health and social care.
Book Synopsis Managing and Evaluating Healthcare Intervention Programs by : Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA
Download or read book Managing and Evaluating Healthcare Intervention Programs written by Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA and published by ACTEX Publications. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 2008, Managing and Evaluating Healthcare Intervention Programs has become the premier textbook for actuaries and other healthcare professionals interested in the financial performance of healthcare interventions. The second edition updates the prior text with discussion of new programs and outcomes such as ACOs, Bundled Payments and Medication Management, together with new chapters that include Opportunity Analysis, Clinical Foundations, Measurement of Clinical Quality, and use of Propensity Matching.
Book Synopsis Leadership, Management and Team Working in Nursing by : Peter Ellis
Download or read book Leadership, Management and Team Working in Nursing written by Peter Ellis and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transforming Nursing Practice is a series tailor made for pre-registration student nurses. Each book in the series is: · Affordable · Mapped to the NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters · Focused on applying theory to practice · Full of active learning features ‘The set of books is an excellent resource for students. The series is small, easily portable and valuable. I use the whole set on a regular basis.’ Fiona Davies, Senior Nurse Lecturer, University of Derby Whatever stage you are at in your nursing career leadership, management and team working skills will be central to your role as a modern nurse. The book has been carefully crafted to equip you with these skills helping you to understand why leadership and management is so important, how it fits in with your daily practice and what the key theory and knowledge is. It will be a valuable resource for all three years of the nursing degree and a tool to help you grow into a nurse leader of the future. Key features: · Written with the needs of student nurses firmly in mind with activities and case studies that bring theory to life · Linked to the latest NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters for pre-registration nursing education · Provides practical guidance on the immediate challenges that the new nurse will face About the Authors Peter Ellis is Nursing Director at Hospice in the Weald, Pembury, Kent. Shirley Bach is Head of the School of Health Sciences at the University of Brighton.
Book Synopsis The Impact Of Managed Care On The Practice Of Psychotherapy by : David G. Phillips
Download or read book The Impact Of Managed Care On The Practice Of Psychotherapy written by David G. Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1996, The Impact Of Managed Care On The Practice Of Psychotherapy is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychotherapy.
Book Synopsis Managed Care Quality by : A. F. Al-Assaf
Download or read book Managed Care Quality written by A. F. Al-Assaf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-10-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care organizations are paving the way to the future of health care delivery in the United States and countries around the world. As managed care systems evolve, a major concern is quality. Managed Care Quality: A Practical Guide is a collection of applications and experiences gathered from practicing health professionals in the field of managed care. This first "how to" guide was written to help managed care organizations meet the common objective of ensuring the best quality of services and care. Managed Care Quality: A Practical Guide presents successive steps in implementing quality in health care organizations. It introduces the methods, skills, and practices involved in quality health care programs and offers solutions to problems typically encountered in managed care.
Book Synopsis Leadership and Management in Healthcare by : Neil Gopee
Download or read book Leadership and Management in Healthcare written by Neil Gopee and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Third Edition, this best-selling textbook continues to support you on your journey from being an emerging registered healthcare professional through to becoming a competent care manager. Action points, case studies and strong practice guidelines enable you to understand how leadership and management theory applies to the care you deliver in a wide range of care settings. Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes: More case studies and examples from a wide range of care settings and countries. New key topics such as dimensions of leadership, NHS Change Model, transition to registered practitioner and revalidation requirements, emotional intelligence and resilience. A companion website with access to further case studies, journal articles and web links. This book is essential for nursing, health and social care students taking modules on leadership, management and transition to practice in their final year, as well as for newly qualified professionals or those seeking to refresh their skills.
Book Synopsis Insurance and Risk Management Strategies for Physicians and Advisors by : David Edward Marcinko
Download or read book Insurance and Risk Management Strategies for Physicians and Advisors written by David Edward Marcinko and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fulfills its promise as a peerless tool for physicians wanting to make good decisions about the risks they face.
Book Synopsis The Managed Health Care Handbook by : Peter Reid Kongstvedt
Download or read book The Managed Health Care Handbook written by Peter Reid Kongstvedt and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised and updated book provides a strategic and operational resource for use in planning and decision-making. The Handbook enables readers to fine-tune operation strategies by providing updates on critical managed care issues, insights to the complex managed care environment, and methods to gain and maintain cost-efficient, high quality health services. With 30 new chapters, it includes advice from managers in the field on how to succeed in every aspect of managed care including: quality management, claims and benefits administration, and managing patient demand. The Handbook is considered to be the standard resource for the managed care industry.
Book Synopsis Professional Discretion in Welfare Services by : Tony Evans
Download or read book Professional Discretion in Welfare Services written by Tony Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discretion has re-emerged as an issue of central importance for welfare professionals over the last two decades in the face of an intensification of management culture across the public sector. This book presents an innovative framework for the analysis of discretion, offering three accounts of the managerial role - the domination model, the street level model and the author's alternative discursive perspective. These different regimes of discretion are examined through a case study within a social services department, comparing and contrasting social work discretion in an Older Persons Team and a Mental Health Team. This innovative, theoretical and empirical analysis will be of great interest to postgraduate students and researchers in social work and related disciplines including social policy, public administration and organizational studies, as well as professionals in social work, health and education.
Book Synopsis Managed Care Technical Assistance Series by :
Download or read book Managed Care Technical Assistance Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Counselling Skills in Social Work Practice by : Janet Seden
Download or read book Counselling Skills in Social Work Practice written by Janet Seden and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-02-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ·In what ways is counselling relevant to contemporary social work? ·How do counselling skills integrate with social work roles and responsibilities? This book examines these skills and their applicability, drawing from social work and counselling theories and methods using clear, practical examples. Skills are discussed with reference to social work knowledge and values illustrating how, when used competently, contextually and sensitively they can appropriately underpin good social work practice. Questions and activities for self development are linked to the practices discussed. This new edition of Counselling Skills in Social Work Practice has been thoroughly revised to reflect the National Occupational Standards for social work which identify the importance of communication skills and a developmental understanding of people in their social contexts. The chapters are linked to the six key roles for social work practice. This book builds on the strengths of the first edition, as well as addressing the challenges of practice in relevant legislative and policy contexts. The book includes: ·Evidence of how the competencies which underpin counselling practice are directly transferable to effective social work practice ·Practical advice on communication skills ·Examples of how to build effective working relationships; a whole chapter is now devoted to the specific skills required for working within inter-agency and multi-disciplinary teams This book is key reading on the subject of ethical and effective social work for those teaching, studying or practising in the field.
