J E Latting | PubMed Health

PubMed1986

Adaptive supervision: a theoretical model for social workers.

Two models of leadership styles are prominent in the management field: Blake and Mouton's managerial Grid and Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model. Much of the research on supervisory styles in social work has been based on the former. A recent public debate between the two sets of theorists suggests that both have strengths and limitations. Accordingly, an adaptive model of social work supervision that combines elements of both theories is proposed.

Humans↗

PubMed1983

Selecting consumers for neighborhood health center boards.

During the winter of 1978, a study of board members of 13 neighborhood health centers was conducted in which consumers were found to have parity of influence with non-consumers. Organized group sponsorship and backing of consumers, rather than their election or appointment, were partially responsible for this parity. Despite literature reports that organized group backing would increase the chances of "vested interest" conflicts on the board, consumers who were affiliated with organized groups were not found to be more competitive than those who were not thus affiliated. In contrast, nonconsumers with organized group backing did have a tendency to feel competitive on their boards.

Community Health Centers↗