From leadership and supervision to policies, program development, and continuous quality improvement, this book covers a range of issues and functions managers encounter in the real worlds in which they practice.--adapted from publisher's description.

Revised edition of: Leading & managing occupational therapy services : an evidence-based approach / Brent Braveman. Ã2006.

Leadership : the art, science, and evidence / Brent Braveman -- Engaging in evidence-based management / Marcia Finlayson & Brent Braveman -- Understanding health-care systems and practice contexts / Gail Fisher & Brent Braveman -- Understanding and working within organizations / Brent Braveman -- Communicating effectively in complex environments / Brent Braveman -- Roles and functions of managers : planning, organizing and staffing, directing, and controlling / Brent Braveman -- Roles and functions of supervisors / Brenda Koverman & Brent Braveman -- Professional teams, interprofessional education, and collaborative practice / Brent Braveman -- Strategic planning / Brent Braveman & Shawn Phipps -- Managing change and solving problems / Shawn Phipps -- Financial planning, management, and budgeting / Brent Braveman -- Assessing and promoting clinical and managerial competency / Brent Braveman -- Continuous quality improvement / Maureen Triller, Alanna Motzi & Gayle Harper -- Marketing occupational therapy services / Brent Braveman & Julie Ann Nastasi -- Developing evidence-based occupational therapy programming / Brent Braveman -- Introducing others to evidence-based practice / Marcia Finlayson & Brent Braveman -- Turning theory into practice : managerial strategies / Lauro Munoz, Patricia Bowyer & Brent Braveman -- Responsible participation in a profession : fostering professionalism and leading for moral action / Regina F. Doherty & Elizabeth W. Peterson.