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Practice leadership ‘on purpose’ - extending the reach of practice frameworks
- Authors:
- STANLEY Tony, KELLY Stephanie
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 31(1), 2019, pp.41-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Much of the practice leadership literature is focused on people and their roles — the who and what of leading, thus neglecting the organisational environment and wider socio-economic and political influences. Taking an ethnographic and sociological approach, this article argues for a reimagining of practice leadership as a series of verbs to explore the why and the how of great leadership. Moreover, humane social work practice driven by leaders is best supported by leadership frameworks that support, guide and reinforce the ethical and professional value base of social work. Housed within the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership, and drawing on the sociological imagination,offer a rationale for a shared organisational and professional leadership vision, congruent with social work values, presented as a leadership framework. This paper offers a leadership framework that brings together, in a logical design, the roles, ethos and responsibilities for every level of the organisation, to strengthen social work practice that is operating within a harsh neo-liberalist backdrop. It offers a methodology to enact the Chief Social Workers’ knowledge and skills statements while connecting these to the professional principles of social justice and human rights. Challenges and opportunities in developing and trialling our approach to practice leadership are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Weaving sociology into New Zealand social work education
- Authors:
- STANLEY Tony, KELLY Stephanie
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 29(6), September 2010, pp.683-694.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Thinking sociologically is an important core skill for social work students and practitioners but, the authors suggest, they can struggle to apply sociological theories to practice situations. This paper introduces a practical teaching model to assist students and practitioners articulate and explain sociological theory in their social work practice. The model has been used to teach sociology for first year New Zealand social work students. It is argued that this model offers students and practitioners a straightforward 'nuts and bolts' method that can easily be drawn on in class, and in practice, to guide sociological theorising.