Effective Writing for Social Work

Making a Difference

Rai, Lucy, Lucy Rai

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781447305170
• eBook ISBN: 9781447312277
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Sciences sociales
• Subtopic: Travail social

Based on original research, this book offers students an insight into the nature and challenges of writing in social work practice, enabling them to improve their writing skills.

It explores the ways in which both students and qualified social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context and audience. It makes explicit the connections and differences between learning to write in university and communicating through writing in practice and explores the impact that new technologies have on academic and professional writing.

Drawing on both research and examples from practice, Effective writing for social work is a valuable tool for students, educators, practitioners and managers to critically examine ways in which writing could better support best practice in social work.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of tables and figures
• About the author and contributors
• Acknowledgements
• 1    Writing in social work
• 2    Taking control of your writing
• 3    Essays and reflective writing in social work
• 4    Developing writing during practice learning opportunities
• 5    Purposeful writing in professional practice
• 6    Effective case recording
• 7    Writing reports as a tool of professional assessment
• 8    Embedding writing as best practice
• References