Effective writing for social work : making a difference /
Rai, Lucy,
Effective writing for social work : making a difference / Lucy Rai. - viii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Social work in practice series . - Social work in practice series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Writing in social work -- Taking control of your writing -- Essays and reflective writing in social work -- Developing writing during practice learning opportunities -- Purposeful writing in professional practice -- Effective case recording / Lucy Rai, Theresa Lillis, Amanda Harrison and Guillermo Garcia-Maza -- Writing reports as a tool of professional assessment / Lucy Rai, Theresa Lillis, Guillermo Garcia-Maza and Amanda Harrison -- Embedding writing as best practice.
This textbook, aimed at students in the field of social work practice, is designed to help them to understand the importance of good writing and to give them the tools they need to write well. It explores the ways in which both students and practicing social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context, and audience for their work. It also highlights the differences between classroom writing assignments and workplace writing as well as the effects that new technologies have had on both academic and professional writing.
1447305167 9781447305163 1447305175 9781447305170
Social service--Authorship
Communication in social work.
PN146 / .R35 2014
808.066361
Effective writing for social work : making a difference / Lucy Rai. - viii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Social work in practice series . - Social work in practice series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Writing in social work -- Taking control of your writing -- Essays and reflective writing in social work -- Developing writing during practice learning opportunities -- Purposeful writing in professional practice -- Effective case recording / Lucy Rai, Theresa Lillis, Amanda Harrison and Guillermo Garcia-Maza -- Writing reports as a tool of professional assessment / Lucy Rai, Theresa Lillis, Guillermo Garcia-Maza and Amanda Harrison -- Embedding writing as best practice.
This textbook, aimed at students in the field of social work practice, is designed to help them to understand the importance of good writing and to give them the tools they need to write well. It explores the ways in which both students and practicing social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context, and audience for their work. It also highlights the differences between classroom writing assignments and workplace writing as well as the effects that new technologies have had on both academic and professional writing.
1447305167 9781447305163 1447305175 9781447305170
Social service--Authorship
Communication in social work.
PN146 / .R35 2014
808.066361