TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS

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TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS

• SW23B Organisation and Administration of Social
  Services
• Kimberly Hinds
• kimberly.hinds_at_uwimona.edu.jm
• January 26, 2007

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Todays Class

• Introduction to Social Service Organisations
• Purpose
• Concepts/Definitions
• Key Points

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INTRODUCTION

• Social service agencies are in the business of
  providing services from the cradle to the grave
  or from the womb to the tomb.
• In our last class together we spoke about
• Issues/challenges affecting us or that we were
  aware of in different agencies or organisations.
• The need for managerial competence in the
  delivery of social services.

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PURPOSE

• The purpose of social service agencies or human
  service organisations is to work with people
  and in some cases for people to assist them
  in meeting their basic needs (food, shelter etc.)

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DEFINITION

• ORGANISATION
• An organisation is a social arrangement which
  pursues collective goals, which controls its own
  performance, and which has a boundary separating
  it from its environment.
• (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation)

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ADMINISTRATION

• Trecker (1971) --administration in the social
  services is seen as a process of working with
  people in ways that release and relate their
  energies so that they use all available resources
  to accomplish the purpose of providing community
  services and programs (Harleigh B. Trecker,
  Social Work Administration Principles
  Practices. pg. 18)

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KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER

• Organisation and administration of social
  services is a dynamic process based on an
  appreciation and understanding of human
  behaviour, human relations and human
  organisations. (Trecker, pg 19)

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POINTS CONTINUED..

• Administration is a continuous, dynamic process.
• The process of administration is set into motion
  in order to accomplish a common purpose or goal.
• ( Trecker, pg 24)

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Final Point.

• The quality of service that is given to
  clients/persons who access the services of our
  agencies or organisations is influenced by the
  type of administration or administrator or
  employees that are working there. The two
  entities are inter-related and go hand in hand,
  quality service and administration. 

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REFERENCES

• (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation)
• Trecker, Harleigh B. (1971). Social Work
  Administration. Association Press.