McGuire, LisaMurphy-Nugen, AmyGeorge, KathyHowes, Pat2016-11-072016-11-072010-04-09Lisa McGuire, IU School of Social Work; Amy Murphy-Nugen and Kathy George, Social Work Students, and Pat Howes, IU School of Social Work, Director of the Partnership for Social Work Education in Child Welfare. (2010, April 9). Leadership as Advocacy: Transformational Leadership in Action. Poster session presented at IUPUI Research Day 2010, Indianapolis, Indiana.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11419poster abstractThis poster presents findings from a case study of a partnership between the IU School of Social Work and the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS), focusing on leadership as a form of administrative advocacy. Key findings from key informant interviews and focus groups will demonstrate how current and former MSW students have utilized transformational leadership in their administrative positions at DCS as the agency seeks to reform itself to achieve safety, permanence and well-being for Indiana children and families.en-UScase studyIU School of Social WorkIndiana Department of Child Services (DCS)leadershipadministrative advocacypartnershipPoster