Professional Writing for Social Work Practice - Softcover

Weisman, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826109268 ISBN 13: 9780826109262

Publisher: Springer Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

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 in everyday practice: writing for agency reports, client documentation, court letters, and grant writing applications, among other documents. 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 analyses 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:

• Helps students understand and practice the basics of good writing
• Focuses specifically on the types of writing they will need to do in social work practice
• Includes writing samples used in actual social work venues
• Provides samples of agency reports, intake forms, client progress notes, court documentation, and more

About this title

About the Author

Daniel Weisman, MSW, PhD, is a Professor at Rhode Island College School of Social Work and former Chair of the Bachelor of Social Work Department. He directs Rhode Island College's Applied Research and Training Project, is Co-Principal Investigator/Evaluator, Project Restore, Rhode Island Office of Child Support Services, and evaluates programs for several Rhode Island state departments, as well as private non-profit agencies in several states. He is a certified site visitor for the Council on Social Work Education. Dr. Weisman has co-authored two other books, written chapters in several anthologies, and published articles in social work and labor studies journals.

From the Back Cover

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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 in everyday practice: writing for agency reports, client documentation, court letters, and grant writing applications, among other documents. 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:

• Helps students understand and practice the basics of good writing
• Focuses specifically on the types of writing they will need to do in social work practice
• Includes writing samples used in actual social work venues
• Provides samples of agency reports, intake forms, client progress notes, court documentation, and more

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Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826109268
• ISBN 13: 9780826109262
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250