Understanding innovation in social service delivery systems.
Progress in the social services is driven by innovation. It depends on the ability of social work researchers and practitioners to find innovative solutions to the problems they face. Innovation entails the creation, adaptation, and adoption of new approaches to service delivery. The most fundamental type of innovation is the creation of a new service product. However, innovations in the way services are delivered are equally important. This paper provides a model for understanding innovation in social services.
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School of Social Work, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005381:Financing, Organized; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000639:trends; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States