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The Psychologically Responsive Leader:The Evolving Framework for Health, Social Care and Education Professionals
by: Sue Knowles (Author), Gill I'anson (Author), Sandra Bloom (Foreword)
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date: 2025-04-21
Language: English
Print Length: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1805012363
ISBN-13: 9781805012368
Book Description
Leadership in the caring professions presents unique challenges, as teams are expected to balance the dual pressures of organisational requirements and empathetic responses to clients' needs. The tried-and-tested EVOLVING framework offers a psychologically-responsive approach to leadership, allowing you to provide effective support and get the best out of your team. This guide explores the psychology behind good leadership and provides practical tools to integrate theory into your practice. Exercises, real-life examples, and in-depth explanations help you to recognise relational patterns in yourself and your colleagues, and use them to respond to your team's needs and become an adaptive, engaging leader. Essential reading for leaders in the healthcare, social care, and education professions, this book demystifies the psychology behind good leadership.
Editorial Reviews
Leadership in the caring professions presents unique challenges, as teams are expected to balance the dual pressures of organisational requirements and empathetic responses to clients' needs. The tried-and-tested EVOLVING framework offers a psychologically-responsive approach to leadership, allowing you to provide effective support and get the best out of your team. This guide explores the psychology behind good leadership and provides practical tools to integrate theory into your practice. Exercises, real-life examples, and in-depth explanations help you to recognise relational patterns in yourself and your colleagues, and use them to respond to your team's needs and become an adaptive, engaging leader. Essential reading for leaders in the healthcare, social care, and education professions, this book demystifies the psychology behind good leadership.
