ABSTRACT

This concise, accessible, and engaging handbook offers a companion for social work students to acquire professional and competency-based writing skills. Written by experienced educators, the book builds writing proficiency by introducing a social work-based guide to academic writing and professional communication. Each chapter addresses a specific area of social work writing and development, progressing from coursework and beginning fieldwork to practice-based assessments and reports. The authors integrate a series of scaffolded activities throughout for readers to cultivate awareness and further technique; and with sections explaining contemporary communication methods and common writing challenges, readers will be prepared to use technology both to strengthen their writing and to ease the overall process.

Excellent for use in courses across the social work curriculum and as a personal guide, the Handbook for Social Work Writing provides students with on-the-spot guidance for any type of academic or professional writing assignment.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

Getting the Most Out of This Handbook

chapter 1|21 pages

Writing for Social Work Courses

chapter 2|21 pages

Writing for the Field

Write Like a Professional Social Worker

chapter 3|19 pages

Other Forms of Communication

chapter 4|10 pages

Using Technology to Make Writing Easier

chapter 5|19 pages

The Basics of APA Writing Style

chapter 6|14 pages

Common Writing Challenges

chapter 7|15 pages

Skills in Support of Critical Writing