Assignment task:
Explain your vision for leading effectively as a social worker. In your explanation, apply a theoretical perspective from social work and a leadership style (as examples, leadership styles might include transformational, transactional, Laissez-Faire, or other leadership styles). Use an evidence-based approach to explain your chosen leadership style and evaluate the skill set (strengths and weaknesses) associated with the leadership style that guides your approach.
1. Apply leadership skills and demonstrate how to lead as a social worker.
2. Apply a theoretical perspective to leadership in social work (strengths based, ecological perspective, multicultural, solution-focused, etc.).
3. Identify a preferred leadership style for social work practitioners (transformational, transactional, laissez faire, etc).
4. Identify scholarly evidence to support a leadership style in social work.
5. Evaluate the skill set associated with a social work leadership style, including strengths and weaknesses.
Please cite outside sources and provide their references.
Reference:
- Thompson, N., & Stepney, P. (2017). Social work theory and methods: The essentials. Routledge.
- National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.).