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SOCW 6070: Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations

Please note that this is a master level course. Please check the grammar and the reading that I have provided to you thank you.

Week 2

External Factors and Leadership

Resources

Readings

• Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

o Chapter 1, “Understanding Leadership” (pp. 1–18)

o Chapter 2, “Recognizing Your Traits” (pp. 21–44)

o Chapter 6, “Developing Leadership Skills” (pp. 117-138)

• Lauffer, A. (2011). Understanding your social agency (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

o Chapter 3, “Role-Playing and Group Membership” (pp. 70–98)

• Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

o Chapter 1, “Introduction” (pp. 1–18)

• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e- reader].

o “Social Work Supervision, Leadership, and Administration: The Phoenix House” (pp. 82–84)

Discussion

External Factors Impacting an Organization

an analysis of the supervisor’s role in the Phoenix House case studies 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.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.