Leadership and Management in Integrated Services [Paperback]

Government drivers promote integrated health and social care services for children and adults yet the field is immensely complex, with the involvement of multiple agencies, professionals and other stakeholders. This book will help students and new practitioners make sense of this rapidly changing scene. It provides an overview and introduction to core leadership and management principles, the key management structures and organisations that comprise integrated services. It also considers some of the differences and dilemmas arising from the range of professions and organisations involved in delivering integrated services.This book brings together core leadership and management concepts and theories in the context of contemporary integrated practice for current and future leaders and managers. Offers a clear insight into the issues facing leadership and management in IS. Extremely well written and easy to understand. Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester.The emergence of leadership theory: From twentieth to twenty-first century
Repeating history? Observations on the development of law and policy for integrated practice
Management and leadership: From strategy to service delivery
Leading in complex environments
From transition to transformation: Leading the management of change
Ethics, vision and values: The challenge of spirituality
Emotional intelligence, emotion and collaborative leadership
Professional roles and workforce development
Leadership in practice: Difficulties and dilemmas
Concluding comments: service user perspectives