Suzy Croft is a senior social worker at St. John's Palliative Care Centre and Research Fellow at the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University. She is a trustee of two leading UK palliative care organisations and she is a member of the editorial collective of Critical Social Policy.

This book addresses the future of social work - developing a clearer definition of the social work role, acknowledging and valuing existing knowledge, skills and experience... This is a challenging and thought-provoking read which addresses current issues.

• 1. The Context for Managing Practice, Daphne Statham, NISW. 2. The Future of Social Work, Suzy Croft, St John's Hospice, Peter Beresford and Elizabeth Wulff-Cochrane, CCETSW. 3. Users Influencing the Management of Practice, Michael Turner and Clare Evans, Manager, Disabled People's Forum, Leonard Cheshire. 4. Managing Practice in Black and Minority Ethnic Organisations, Yoni Ejo. 5. Supervision and Governance, Geraldine Cunningham, Programme Head, Physical and Sensory Disability, Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust. 6. First Line Managers: The Mediators of Standards and the Quality of Practice, Patricia Kearney, Director of Practice Development, NISW. 7. Managing Duty Teams in Children's Services, Eva Learner and Gwen Rosen, NISW. 8. Managing Frontline Practice: Women and Men: The Social Care Workforce, Gayle Foster, NISW Consultant. 9. Research and the Management of Practice, Daphne Statham. References. Index.

Suzy Croft is a senior social worker at St. John's Palliative Care Centre and Research Fellow at the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University. She is a trustee of two leading UK palliative care organisations and she is a member of the editorial collective of Critical Social Policy.

This book addresses the future of social work - developing a clearer definition of the social work role, acknowledging and valuing existing knowledge, skills and experience... This is a challenging and thought-provoking read which addresses current issues.

• 1. The Context for Managing Practice, Daphne Statham, NISW. 2. The Future of Social Work, Suzy Croft, St John's Hospice, Peter Beresford and Elizabeth Wulff-Cochrane, CCETSW. 3. Users Influencing the Management of Practice, Michael Turner and Clare Evans, Manager, Disabled People's Forum, Leonard Cheshire. 4. Managing Practice in Black and Minority Ethnic Organisations, Yoni Ejo. 5. Supervision and Governance, Geraldine Cunningham, Programme Head, Physical and Sensory Disability, Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust. 6. First Line Managers: The Mediators of Standards and the Quality of Practice, Patricia Kearney, Director of Practice Development, NISW. 7. Managing Duty Teams in Children's Services, Eva Learner and Gwen Rosen, NISW. 8. Managing Frontline Practice: Women and Men: The Social Care Workforce, Gayle Foster, NISW Consultant. 9. Research and the Management of Practice, Daphne Statham. References. Index.

Suzy Croft is a senior social worker at St. John's Palliative Care Centre and Research Fellow at the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University. She is a trustee of two leading UK palliative care organisations and she is a member of the editorial collective of Critical Social Policy.

This book addresses the future of social work - developing a clearer definition of the social work role, acknowledging and valuing existing knowledge, skills and experience... This is a challenging and thought-provoking read which addresses current issues.

• 1. The Context for Managing Practice, Daphne Statham, NISW. 2. The Future of Social Work, Suzy Croft, St John's Hospice, Peter Beresford and Elizabeth Wulff-Cochrane, CCETSW. 3. Users Influencing the Management of Practice, Michael Turner and Clare Evans, Manager, Disabled People's Forum, Leonard Cheshire. 4. Managing Practice in Black and Minority Ethnic Organisations, Yoni Ejo. 5. Supervision and Governance, Geraldine Cunningham, Programme Head, Physical and Sensory Disability, Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust. 6. First Line Managers: The Mediators of Standards and the Quality of Practice, Patricia Kearney, Director of Practice Development, NISW. 7. Managing Duty Teams in Children's Services, Eva Learner and Gwen Rosen, NISW. 8. Managing Frontline Practice: Women and Men: The Social Care Workforce, Gayle Foster, NISW Consultant. 9. Research and the Management of Practice, Daphne Statham. References. Index.