4.1 Contributors to social work writing
Writing is primarily a form of communication, it conveys meaning from the writer to the reader. This process can be particularly complex when more than one person is contributing to a document and also when there are multiple readers, some of whom may be unknown or even reading the document in the future.
Activity 11 Who contributes to social work writing?
Look at the figure below and identify who are the potential contributors as well as readers of social work documents. You may be able to think of more people to add based on your experience.
Answer
- Social workers (in your own team and other teams)
- Line managers
- Other professionals such as doctors, health visitors, care workers, residential workers, benefit advisors, police, teachers, psychologists, occupational therapists
- Service users
- Family and carers