Leadership with Impact

Juan Carlos Araque has more than 25 years of experience working in the areas of leadership, evaluation, diversity, violence prevention, education, and positive youth development. He is interested in the research and design of public, private, and nonprofit system structures to support positive child and adolescent development and robust child-adult-community relationship building. Dr. Araque is currently a full-time faculty member at the University of Southern California (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and teaches graduate courses for the MPA, MSW, and DSW Programs. He provides academic leadership as principal investigator for research projects and authors peer-reviewed research studies. Eugenia L. Weiss is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Reno. She engages in community practice and program evaluation with vulnerable populations, including survivors of trauma and disenfranchised communities of color. Dr. Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker and clinical psychologist. Besides engaging in academic leadership, she has worked with Latine and military veterans and their families. Along with Dr. Araque, she provides leadership training for emerging Latine leaders in behavioral health equity. Her scholarship is transdisciplinary and has been published in peer-reviewed journals.

1. Leadership with Impact 2.0: Preparing Health and Human Service Practitioners in the Age of Innovation and Diversity

SECTION I Innovation
2. The Power of Innovation in Organizational and Social Change
3. Key Leadership Styles for Social Change and Innovation
Section I. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments

SECTION II Design
4. Teamwork, Collaboration, and Motivation
5. Leadership and Communication Strategies
6. Networking, Community Partnerships, and Technology: Designing Connections between People, Organizations, and Values-contributed by Tory Cox, Kelvin Driscoll, Melissa Singh, and Lakeya Cherry
7. The Role of Budgets in Mission-Driven Success-contributed by Cassandra Fatouros
Section II. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments

SECTION III Diversity
8. Race and Ethnicity: Past and Present
9. Cultural Proficiency, Equity, and Diversity
10. Centering Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) Practices in Leadership-contributed by Renee Smith-Maddox and Annalisa Enrile
11. Women in Leadership
Section III. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments

SECTION IV Execution
12. Organizational Strategic Planning
13. Leadership and Effective Supervision
14. Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Strategies
15. Leadership and Crisis Response
16. Understanding, Monitoring, and Managing Financial Statements-contributed by Cassandra Fatouros
Section IV. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments

SECTION V Assessment
17. Avoiding Burnout and Promoting Job Engagement-contributed by Fred P. Stone
18. The Mindful Leader-contributed by Golnaz Agahi
19. Assessing Interventions and Evaluating Programs
Section V. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments

SECTION VI Epilogue
20. Putting It All Together: Application of the I.D.D.E.A. Leadership Framework to Achieve Social Change