A significant aspect of the role of professional social workers involves leadership activities with small groups and in the broader community. This article analyzes the construct of leadership embodied in management literature and the emphasis placed on training for leadership in organizations. The author contrasts social work's past history of leadership with the present gap in leadership development. She proposes ways to strengthen education for leadership in schools of social work.
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Eleanor Brilliant (1986) studied this question.