Professional Writing for Social Work Practice, Second Edition (eBook)

Daniel Weisman, Joseph Zornado (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017 | 2., Second Edition, New Edition
314 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-7815-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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 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.Key Features:Provides chapters for each of the BSW/MSW foundational courses (HBSE, Practice, Policy, Research, and Fieldwork) to exemplify writing expectations in each area.Juxtaposes original drafts and corrected final versions with explanations about corrections made to highlight common mistakes.Includes writing samples used in actual practice such as research reports, court documentation, grant applications, intake forms, progress notes, press releases, and case assessments that exemplify every day challenges.Provides self-assessments and exercises to help readers identify their strengths and challenges.Highlights typical writing challenges including sentence structure, punctuation, use of voice and excessive verbiage, and sample resumes and cover letters, providing a valuable lifetime resource.Encourages practice in writing in different contexts and with different audiences to prepare readers for working in any social work venue.Covers legal and ethical issues and writing to influence policy and transmit research findings.New to this edition:Emphasizes writing fundamentals (new Ch. 1) by breaking the process into steps from note taking, to rough drafts, to editing the final version, to help students master most writing tasks.Connects critical thinking (new Ch. 2) and cultural competency skills (new Ch. 3) to writing and infuses this information throughout the book.Addresses CSWE 2015 EPAS and competencies to better prepare readers for writing professional documentation.Discusses the use of the APA style used in social work practice.Provides instructor's resources including Power Points, a sample syllabus, and assignments, tips, and activities for using the book in writing and foundational courses.Designed for writing-specific social work courses such as interviewing and documentation, professional seminars, as well as writing modules in all BSW and MSW foundation courses, this book is ideal for anyone interested in strengthening their social work writing skills.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Critical Thinking in Social Work Practice

Chapter 2: Cultural Competence and Social Work Practice

Chapter 3: Jones Family Case Study: Writing Self-Assessment

Chapter 4: Writing and Human Behavior in the Social Environment – Assessment

Chapter 5: Writing for Social Work Practice

Chapter 6: Writing for Social Policy

Chapter 7: Writing Research Reports

Chapter 8: Grant Writing

Chapter 9: Writing Letters

Chapter 10: Writing with the Mind and Body

Chapter 11: Fundamentals of Effective Writing

Appendix

Glossary of Writing and Writing Errors




Resumes and Cover Letters




Writing Exercises

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.7.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: agency-based writing • critical thinking • Cultural Competence • effective writing • grant writing • human behavior • professional writing • Research reports • Social Policy • Social work practice
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-7815-4 / 0826178154
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-7815-2 / 9780826178152