External Factors Impacting an Organization
Social workers in administrative roles must be able to identify and analyze the external factors that affect the function of the human services organizations for which they work. Though you may apply leadership and management skills as you assume an administrative position, you may also be able to repurpose many of the assessment skills you use in clinical practice for macro social work. Just as you gather information about a client and develop strategies for treatment at a micro level, so too, at a macro level, you gather and analyze information about a situation or program and identify appropriate strategies that will support positive organizational functioning. For this Discussion, you address the Phoenix House case study in the Social Work Case Studies: Concentration Year text. By Day 3 Post by Day 3 an analysis of the supervisors role in the Phoenix House case study and identify leadership skills that might help the supervisor resolve the issue. Identify which aspect of this situation would be most challenging for you if you were the supervisor. Finally, explain how you would use leadership skills to proceed if you were the supervisor. please list for challenges: of not wanting the student to be removed but also not wanting to upset the staff. document me as a people pleasure. leadership skills as a team player first to make the best decision for the team and employees.
