From policy visions to practice realities: the pivotal role of service managers in implementation

Rose, Wendy; Aldgate, Jane and Barnes, Julie (2007). From policy visions to practice realities: the pivotal role of service managers in implementation. In: Aldgate, Jane; Healy, Lynne; Malcolm, Barris; Pine, Barbara; Rose, Wendy and Seden, Janet eds. Enhancing social work management: Theory and best practice from the UK and USA. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp. 263–289.

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Abstract

In reviewing the lessons learned from the results of their extensive case study of policy implementation in a local authority, the authors tie together a number of themes. Their case study examined local implementation of the national Assessemnt Framework for Children in Need and their Families, introduced in England in 2000 and Wales a year later. They found that success depended upon ethical practice, having good information technology and other systems in place, collaboration with other agencies and having strong, involved, staff-oriented leaders able to effectively implement change.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
ISBN:	1-84310-515-2, 978-1-84310-515-2
Keywords:	policy implementation; children and families; assessment framework
Academic Unit/Department:	Health and Social Care Health and Social Care > Social Work
Item ID:	8803
Depositing User:	Caroline Holland
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2007
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2010 20:03
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/8803

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