Transformation Education: A Vehicle for Structuring Group Care Organizations to Increase Service Quality and Effectiveness

Abstract

Transformation Education, an organizational philosophy and operating system, is designed to increase service quality and effectiveness of group care through aligning its organizational structure with its purpose. This alignment is achieved through creating a culture designed to dispense transformation rather than treatment. The author presents how the roles of the CEO, executive management, program administration, supervisory, professional and direct care staff can be aligned to achieve this end. He also presents how Transformation Education creates a

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