Social Work Leadership: What Is a Leader?
Are You One? Can You Become One?

by Elizabeth J. Clark, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, and Becky S. Corbett, MSW, ACSW

The literature is filled with various concepts and definitions of the term leader and styles of leadership. We talk about born leaders, transformational leaders, transactional leaders, exceptional leaders, and servant leaders, among others. All of these have their place, especially in the business world, but are they as relevant to the profession of social work?

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Cite: Clark, E., & Corbett, B. (2018). Social Work Leadership: What Is a Leader? Are You One? Can You Become One?. The New Social Worker®: The Social Work Careers Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/social-work-leadership-what-is-a-leader-are-you-one-can-you-become-one/