Effective writing in professional social work practice
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Writing in social work
    • 1.1 Thinking about writing
    • 1.2 Experiences of writing
    • 1.3 Approaching writing
  • 2 The functions of writing
    • 2.1 Documents in social work practice
    • 2.2 Recognising the differences
    • 2.3 Using CAPS with social work documents
  • 3 Writing style
    • 3.1 Language in social work writing
    • 3.2 Professional language?
    • 3.3 Description and analysis
    • 3.4 The importance of description
    • 3.5 The importance of analysis
    • 3.6 Artificial intelligence and social work writing
  • 4 Writing about yourself and others
    • 4.1 Contributors to social work writing
    • 4.2 Identifying the voices in the social work documents
    • 4.3 Who is social work writing for?
    • 4.4 Reflection
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Additional resources
  • Acknowledgements

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