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Summary:

"This invaluable guide helps social workers develop the writing skills necessary for a successful career. Actual examples drawn from all arenas of social work demonstrate strong and problematic writing. Organized around the core social work curriculum, the book's examples are applicable to every foundation course. Each example begins with field notes and proceeds through drafts to the final version, with explanations about corrections. Readers learn by doing through exercises interspersed throughout. Written by a social work professor and an English professor, the book provides a fusion of writing and practice, covering all the tools necessary for developing professional social work writing skills"--The publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Critical thinking in social work practice
• Cultural competence and social work practice
• Jones family case study : writing self-assessment
• Writing and human behavior in the social environment : assessment
• Writing for social work practice
• Writing for social policy
• Writing research reports
• Grant writing
• Writing letters
• Writing with the mind and body
• Fundamentals of effective writing.

Author/Creator:

Weisman, Daniel , author

Contributors:

Zornado, Joseph L. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Professional writing for social work practice [by Weisman, D.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Professional writing for social work practice [by Weisman, D.] (Second edition; New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2018] — ISBN 9780826178145; LCCN 2017007413; OCLC Number 981761402)

Subjects:

Communication in social work

Social case work reporting

Communication in social work — Case studies

Social case work reporting — Case studies

Genres:

Case studies

General Notes:

Description based on: Print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 295 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HV29.7 .W45 2018eb

ISBNs:

9780826178152 (ebook)
0826178154 (ebook)
9780826178145 (print) [Invalid]
0826178146 (print) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

993047814