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Organizational and Interpersonal Aspects of In-Service Training: A Case Study

• Anisfeld, Leon Simon

Abstract

Implementation of a policy objective in a drug addict methadone maintenance treatment center is used as a case study for considering obstacles to implementation across the various sources of power & influence existing in an organization. Impediments arose from three sources: (1) the varied bases of power, (2) the agency's norms & values, & (3) the communication network of the organization itself. The attempted objective -professionalization of the staff-necessitated utilization of several tactical strategies with the supervisors & counselors. Such strategies should be based on understanding how the organization functions, the psychological issues involved in possible change, & the interplay between both. T. Babitsky.

Journal

Administration in Social Work

(1978)
vol2 no2 pages231-235

Categories

1. Education and Training  
2. Staff Development and Training  

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