Part I: Leadership of the Profession.; Chapter 1. A Review of Some of the Key Leadership Issues Raised by Recent Inquiry and Inspection Reports. Zoe van Zwanenberg, Scottish Leadership Foundation, Alloa, UK.; Chapter 2. Supervision, Management and Leadership - A Review on These Three Key Disciplines. Kate Skinner, Institute Of Research and Innovation in Social Services, Dundee, UK.; Chapter 3. Leadership and Management for 'Changing Lives' - Developing the New Leadership and Management Framework. Ashleigh Dunn, Scottish Leadership Foundation, Alloa, UK.; Chapter 4. Leadership and Management from a Practitioner Perspective. Harry Stevenson, South Lanarkshire Council, Hamilton, UK.; Chapter 5. Leadership and Management - Not Losing Sight of Both. Anne Cullen and Robin Ladkin, Exeter University, UK.; Chapter 6. Leadership and Learning, and the Purpose of a Learning Framework for Social Care. Carole Wilkinson, Scottish Social Services Council, Dundee, UK.; Part II: Leadership for Collaborative Endeavours.; Chapter 7. Leadership and Collaboration - Learning From The Public And Private Sectors. Chris Huxham, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.; Chapter 8. Collaborative Leadership and the Importance of Place-Based Development. Anne Murphy, In Touch NV, Amsterdam, Holland.; Part III - Leadership Development In Context - Lessons From Beyond Social Work.; Chapter 9. Comparative Approaches. Rick Beinecke, Suffolk University Business School, Boston, USA.; Chapter 10. Learning from Community Based Projects - 'Leadership for a Changing World'. Sonia Ospina, Robert Wagner Institute, New York, USA.; Chapter 11. Leadership Development - Current and Developing Practice in Scotland from Across Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors. Dennis Tourish, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.; Chapter 12. Lessons from Health Leadership. Graham Dickson, Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada.; Chapter 13. Leadership and Positive Psychology - Taking a 'Strengths Based' Approach. Angus Skinner, Centre For Confidence & Well-Being, Glasgow, UK.; This topical series examines areas of particular interest to those in social and community work and related fields. Each book draws together different aspects of the subject, highlighting relevant research and drawing out implications for policy and practice.