Leadership With Impact - Preparing Health Human Service Practitioners in Age of Innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially changed the landscape in organizational management and leadership, highlighting the need for stronger relationships and support needed by health and human service workers. In this new edition, the authors introduce the I.D.D.E.A. (Innovation, Design, Diversity, Execution, and Assessment) Leadership Framework through which health and human service practitioners can easily design, implement, and evaluate innovative programs to help vulnerable populations and promote organizational and social change. Chapters are updated throughout and Leadership Profiles have been added to each chapter.

List of contents

• 1. Leadership with Impact 2.0: Preparing Health and Human Service Practitioners in the Age of Innovation and Diversity


• SECTION I Innovation


• 2. The Power of Innovation in Organizational and Social Change


• 3. Key Leadership Styles for Social Change and Innovation


• Section I. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments


• SECTION II Design


• 4. Teamwork, Collaboration, and Motivation


• 5. Leadership and Communication Strategies


• 6. Networking, Community Partnerships, and Technology: Designing Connections between People, Organizations, and Values-contributed by Tory Cox, Kelvin Driscoll, Melissa Singh, and Lakeya Cherry


• 7. The Role of Budgets in Mission-Driven Success-contributed by Cassandra Fatouros


• Section II. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments


• SECTION III Diversity


• 8. Race and Ethnicity: Past and Present


• 9. Cultural Proficiency, Equity, and Diversity


• 10. Centering Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) Practices in Leadership-contributed by Renee Smith-Maddox and Annalisa Enrile


• 11. Women in Leadership


• Section III. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments


• SECTION IV Execution


• 12. Organizational Strategic Planning


• 13. Leadership and Effective Supervision


• 14. Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Strategies


• 15. Leadership and Crisis Response


• 16. Understanding, Monitoring, and Managing Financial Statements-contributed by Cassandra Fatouros


• Section IV. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments


• SECTION V Assessment


• 17. Avoiding Burnout and Promoting Job Engagement-contributed by Fred P. Stone


• 18. The Mindful Leader-contributed by Golnaz Agahi


• 19. Assessing Interventions and Evaluating Programs


• Section V. Appendices: Leader Assessment Instruments


• SECTION VI Epilogue


• 20. Putting It All Together: Application of the I.D.D.E.A. Leadership Framework to Achieve Social Change

About the author

Juan Carlos Araque has more than 25 years of experience working in the areas of leadership, evaluation, diversity, violence prevention, education, and positive youth development. He is interested in the research and design of public, private, and nonprofit system structures to support positive child and adolescent development and robust child-adult-community relationship building. Dr. Araque is currently a full-time faculty member at the University of Southern California (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and teaches graduate courses for the MPA, MSW, and DSW Programs. He provides academic leadership as principal investigator for research projects and authors peer-reviewed research studies.

Eugenia L. Weiss is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Reno. She engages in community practice and program evaluation with vulnerable populations, including survivors of trauma and disenfranchised communities of color. Dr.

Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker and clinical psychologist. Besides engaging in academic leadership, she has worked with Latine and military veterans and their families. Along with Dr. Araque, she provides leadership training for emerging Latine leaders in behavioral health equity. Her scholarship is transdisciplinary and has been published in peer-reviewed journals.

Summary

Leadership with Impact offers new ways of thinking and approaching complex problems through a conceptual and practical leadership approach founded on innovation and diversity. The authors introduce the I.D.D.E.A. (Innovation, Design, Diversity, Execution, and Assessment) Leadership Framework through which health and human service practitioners can easily design, implement, and evaluate innovative programs to help vulnerable populations and promote organizational and social change. Innovative leaders explore complex social issues with an innovative lens and build solutions with the use of the latest evidence, technology, and collaborative practices. Additionally, chapters highlight "leadership profiles" and case scenarios comprised of health and human service leader interviews covering their perspectives and approaches to problem-solving. Finally, the book offers assessment tools for the leader/practitioner to be mindful of their own engagement with others and evaluate their sustainable efforts.

Product details

• Authors: Juan Carlos Araque, Juan Carlos (Teaching Professor Araque, Eugenia L Weiss, Eugenia L. Weiss, Weiss Eugenia L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.2025
• EAN: 9780197753392
• ISBN: 978-0-19-775339-2
• No. of pages: 688
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Legal skills: advocacy, Advocacy