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Many social work students today lack the basic writing skills they will need to practice effectively with clients. This user-friendly guide to effective writing skills focuses specifically on the types of writing social work practitioners are required to do—agency reports, client documentation, court letters, grant writing applications, and more—in everyday practice. It includes abundant real-world examples drawn from all arenas of social work practice.
The text helps students to understand and practice the basics of successful writing through the inclusion of actual forms and records that are customarily used in social work practice. It presents examples of strong writing and analyzes common writing errors. Each chapter contains examples of good and poor writing, and includes forms on which students can practice their new skills. The text also covers legal and ethical issues surrounding legal documentation and use of writing to influence policy and transmit research findings.
Key Features:
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Jones Family - Self-Assessment
Part 2 HBSE and Practice
Chapter 2 Human Behavior in the Social Environment - Assessment
Chapter 3 Social Work Practice
Chapter 4 Social Policy
Part 3 Agency-Based Writing
Chapter 5 Writing Research Reports
Chapter 6 Grant Writing
Chapter 7 Letters
Appendix
Glossary of Writing and Writing Errors
Resumes and Cover Letters
Overview
Many social work students today lack the basic writing skills they will need to practice effectively with clients. This user-friendly guide to effective writing skills focuses specifically on the types of writing social work practitioners are required to do—agency reports, client documentation, court letters, grant writing applications, and more—in everyday practice. It includes abundant real-world examples drawn from all arenas of social work practice.
The text helps students to understand and practice the basics of successful writing through the inclusion of actual forms and records that are customarily used in social work practice. ...