Developing Leadership Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

Annie Phillips

Summary

Do you want to develop effective supervisory, people and management skills?
If you work in health or social care as a manager or clinician, deal with people on a
daily basis, and need these dealings to be thoughtful, effective and stress free, this is
the book for you. It teaches you how to understand and alleviate barriers to effective
communication, manage the stresses and conflicts, and develop the effective clinical,
people and management skills you need to navigate successfully through a career in
healthcare.
It challenges the reader to re-construct their approach to leadership and encourages
the development of interpersonal, observational and caring skills.
This highly practical guide, and its companion volume Developing Assertiveness
Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals are essential tools for all health and
social care professionals, particularly those in acute medicine, primary care and
the community. It is also highly recommended to those without a management role
wanting to understand how to develop their relationships with their colleagues and
managers.

Available since: 11/13/2013.

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