Social Workers
Social workers usually have expertise in giving directives and support in public institutions such as courts, schools, and hospitals. Thus, when they are given positions of leadership, they are most likely to incorporate the skills gathered in their social work professions to help in the making of integral decisions and management of institutions. The focus areas of operative social worker integrity, social justice, service, recognition of human interactions, and competence (Lawler, 2016); these skills will be essential in social work leadership hence an individual who upholds all of the values will be recognized as a profound leader.
Besides the fundamental values as listed above, social workers grow their skills through training and hence are equipped with the ability to have an aptitude for clear communication, understanding how organizations run and gain proficiency in encouraging change (Turner, 2017). Therefore, with all the elements as explained above, it can be concluded that social work leaderships potential more successful if all the relevant theories and paradigms are involved.
Differences among the Five Systems that Apply to Social Workers
The instruments and schedules for executing Person-In Assessments do not involve the physical environment (Compton & Galaway, 1999); hence, only the social work systems are considered. Compton and Galaway (1999), explain the systems that apply to social workers. Firstly, there is the change agent system which recognizes the self-employment or employer systems that are integrated by social workers. This system is guided by mission and purpose restraints that typically define the kind of services given. Secondly, the client system identifies the inclination to directly work with the individuals who are willing or request to assume the client’s position in addressing the social functioning system. Thirdly, the target system identifies the choice to operate with the context that needs to be impacted to be useful towards a client system. Next, there is the action system which recognizes the choice to work with the people who are already cooperative and serve as support systems to those already providing target or client system tasks. Lastly, there is the professional system which identifies a scope of practice system selections that are at the disposal of a social worker, either in the form of their work experience or the experience of their coworkers, within or outside the designated discipline.
References
Compton, B. R., & Galaway, B. (1999). Social work processes. Wadsworth Pub Co.
Lawler, J. (2016). Social care and social work leadership: Challenges and solutions. In Leadership in Organizations (pp. 249-263). Routledge.
Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches. Oxford University Press.