4 Writing about yourself and others

A photograph of a social worker sitting next to a child.
Figure 6 Writing about others

In this section you will:

  • consider who contributes to creating social work documents
  • learn to identify the different voices within a document and how to use different points of view when writing
  • learn about how to write a report ‘to the child’
  • reflect on applying learning to your practice.

OpenLearn - Effective writing in professional social work practice
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