According to the AASW code of ethics (2010), social work competence involves six core values: committing to the values of service, a person’s dignity and worth, social justice, integrity, and the importance of human relationships. These values, by definition, do not only require leadership but also defines leadership thus makes social workers natural leaders (Fairholm, 2003).
According to Cooke, Reid, and Edwards (1996), leadership skills include: networking, coalition building, managing environmental relationships, and dealing with multiple customer and stakeholder groups (p.240). Rank, Hutchison & William (2000) , adds that areas of leadership includes: Practice and knowledge development, Policy,