Handbook for Social Work Writing

Susan E. Mason, Wendy Zeitlin

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9780367768270
• eBook ISBN: 9781003855347
• Topic: Sozialwissenschaften
• Subtopic: Soziologie

This concise, accessible, and engaging handbook offers a companion for social work students to acquire professional and competency-based writing skills. Written by experienced educators, the book builds writing proficiency by introducing a social work-based guide to academic writing and professional communication. Each chapter addresses a specific area of social work writing and development, progressing from coursework and beginning fieldwork to practice-based assessments and reports. The authors integrate a series of scaffolded activities throughout for readers to cultivate awareness and further technique; and with sections explaining contemporary communication methods and common writing challenges, readers will be prepared to use technology both to strengthen their writing and to ease the overall process.

Excellent for use in courses across the social work curriculum and as a personal guide, the Handbook for Social Work Writing provides students with on-the-spot guidance for any type of academic or professional writing assignment.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction: Getting the Most Out of This Handbook
• 1 Writing for Social Work Courses
• 2 Writing for the Field: Write Like a Professional Social Worker
• 3 Other Forms of Communication
• 4 Using Technology to Make Writing Easier
• 5 The Basics of APA Writing Style
• 6 Common Writing Challenges
• 7 Skills in Support of Critical Writing
• Appendix A: Example of a Well-Written Paper
• Appendix B: Commonly Used Acronyms
• Appendix C: Sample Resume
• References
• Index