TY - BOOK AU - Kahn,William A. TI - Holding fast: the struggle to create resilient caregiving organizations SN - 9781135479176 AV - HV40 .K265 2005eb U1 - 361/.0068/3 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Hove, East Sussex, New York PB - Brunner-Routledge KW - Human services KW - Human services personnel KW - Job stress KW - Caregivers KW - Management KW - Organizational effectiveness KW - Counselor and client KW - Social service KW - Societies, etc KW - Health facilities KW - Burn out (Psychology) KW - Health Facilities KW - Health Facility Administration KW - Health Personnel KW - psychology KW - Burnout, Professional KW - Efficiency, Organizational KW - Services sociaux KW - Personnel KW - Stress dû au travail KW - Aidants naturels KW - Administration KW - Efficacité organisationnelle KW - Relations conseiller-client KW - Équipements sanitaires KW - Épuisement professionnel KW - social services KW - aat KW - health facilities KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Social Services & Welfare KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Human Services KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-237) and index; Caregiving organizations defined -- The stress of caregiving work -- Resilience under stress -- System breakdowns -- Caregivers and casualties -- Authority at work -- Divided they fall -- Teams, real and imaginary -- Politics -- Running in place -- The leadership task -- Negotiating dependency -- Leadership and change N2 - "Illustrated by case studies based on extensive research in schools, hospitals, social work agencies, healthcare centres and religious institutions, Holding Fast identifies the problems faced by caregiving organizations, and outlines appropriate strategies for tackling these to create a resilient, effective organization." "Holding Fast offers a portrait of how organizations become or are prevented from becoming systems of caregiving. It will help leaders of caregiving organizations and their staff gain a better understanding of the difficulties encountered by their organizations, leading to improved management and practice."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=601656 ER -