Holding Fast

<p>How can caregivers remain both caring and strong enough to withstand the stress of their work?<br>How can caregiving organizations effectively improve their management and practice?<br><br>Increasing pressure on caregiving organizations to serve more people with fewer resources means that epidemics of burnout high staff turnover dissatisfaction and internal conflict often appear inevitable. <em>Holding Fast </em>focuses on the particular stress of caregiving work its influences on the people and organizations who do that work and what they can do about it. <br><br>Illustrated by case studies based on extensive research in schools hospitals social work agencies health care centres and religious institutions <em>Holding Fast</em> identifies the problems faced by caregiving organizations and outlines appropriate strategies for tackling these to create a resilient effective organization. The book is divided into clear sections covering: <br><br>* an introduction to the nature of caregiving organizations<br><br>* the disturbances that can occur within them<br><br>*the skills required to effectively lead them.<br><br><em>Holding Fast</em> offers a portrait of how organizations become or are prevented from becoming systems of caregiving. It will help leaders of caregiving organizations and their staff gain a better understanding of the difficulties encountered by their organizations leading to improved management and practice.</p>