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Effective Meetings
Improving Group Decision Making
- John E. Tropman - The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA
Volume:
17
Series:
SAGE Human Services Guides
SAGE Human Services Guides
Other Titles in:
Management of Social Work Organizations
Management of Social Work Organizations
149 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The purpose of this book is to improve the decision-making process in social work groups. Illustrating the volume with various meeting models - including advisory groups, intergroup and intercultural meetings - John E Tropman examines a number of critical issues facing social workers including family and community violence, health care and homelessness. New to this Second Edition is a discussion of the relationship between meetings and missions, goals, and external and internal forces.
Introduction
The Modern Decision Group
PART ONE: RULES FOR EFFECTIVE GROUP DECISION MAKING
Recruitment of Participants
Preparations for Effective Decision Making
Templates for Action
Achieving an Effective Meeting
PART TWO: POSITIONS AND ROLES FOR EFFECTIVE GROUP DECISION MAKING
The Chair
The Member
The Staffer
The Executive
Roles in Meetings
PART THREE: DIFFERENT KINDS OF DECISION GROUPS
The Board
The Advisory Group
The Staff Group
PART FOUR: SPECIAL TOPICS
Evaluation and Accountability
Developing a Perspective
