Management and Supervision of Social Workers

Lambert K. Engelbrecht is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His postgraduate studies were all in the field of supervision and management of social workers and students. He has extensive experience of front-line social work as manager and supervisor. He is rated as an established researcher by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and is currently serving as member of the NRF Specialist Committee for Anthropology, Development Studies, Geography, Sociology and Social Work for the evaluation and rating of individual researchers. He has published widely on topics related to management, supervision and social development.

PART I Introduction
1 Social Development, Management and Supervision of Social Workers
PART II Management
2 The Context of Management in Social Service Organisations
3 Schools of Thought in Management
4 Management Skills
5 Management Functions
6 Essential Management Tasks
7 Programme and Project Management Tasks
8 Human Resources Management Tasks
9 Financial Resources Management Tasks
PART III Supervision
10 Fundamental Aspects of Supervision
11 Processes, Tasks, Methods and Activities in Supervision
12 Supervision Functions: African Echoes
13 Student Supervision
PART IV Contemporary Debates
14 Ethics and Virtues in Management and Supervision
15 Anti-Discriminatory Management and Supervision Practices Across
Diverse Cultures
16 Emotional Intelligence in Management and Supervision
17 Ecometric and Digital Technologies within a Management and Supervision
Context
18 The Impact of Neoliberalism on Management and Supervision