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Writing Skills for Social Workers Karen Healy

Writing Skills for Social Workers By Karen Healy

Writing Skills for Social Workers by Karen Healy

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This is the only book on the market to consider writing skills in the context of social work. It has been designed to help students develop the skills to write confidently in a variety of contexts.

Writing Skills for Social Workers Summary

Writing Skills for Social Workers by Karen Healy

As a social worker, you are required to communicate in writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences.

This text guides you through all you need to know to develop your social work writing skills:

  • Essential elements of written communication
  • Writing skills in daily practice
  • Macro-practice writing skills: obtaining resources and creating change
  • Influencing your professional context

Now with two new chapters on writing for local mass media and writing for social media.

Hot tips for effective writing, reflective exercises & further reading are included in every chapter to help you cement your skills and become a confident and effective written communicator.

Writing Skills for Social Workers Reviews

Effective, clear and communicative writing skills is a highly skilled and intellectual activity for social workers. This 3rd edition of Healy and Mulholland's "Writing Skills for Social Workers" continues to acknowledge and resource students, teachers and practitioners with valuable techniques, tools and practices to be effective communicators. Written in a clear and engaging style this new, revised and updated edition will continue to be a valuable reference text for all practitioners who want to enhance their effectiveness and bringing about positive outcomes by utilising effective writing and communication skills.


-- Carolyn Noble

About Karen Healy

Professor Karen Healy is a social work educator and researcher based at The University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia. She has written five books in the field of social work including works on theory for practice and social work methods and skills. Professor Healy has also written numerous journal articles in a broad range of social work and social policy topics including: professional practice; international comparison of child welfare systems; workforce issues and professional recognition. Professor Healy conducts professional writing workshops with social workers and is involved in research and evaluation of social work practice and social policies. Associate Professor Joan Mulholland has researched and taught at the universities of London and Queensland over a long period and is currently an Honorary Researcher at the School of English Media Studies and Art History, University of Queensland. She has published on language skills in a range of practice such as business, health and social work, and on the persuasive tactics which can help all professional writers and speakers achieve their goals. She has always been concerned that, in the changing world of professional practice of all kinds, people can enhance their communication efficiency with the range of different people they will meet in their working lives.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Essential Elements of Written Communication Chapter 1: Written Communication: Getting your message across Chapter 2: Managing Information for Writing Part 2: Writing Skills in Daily Practice Chapter 3: Writing in Direct Practice: Email, texting, messaging and letters Chapter 4: Writing Case Records Chapter 5: Writing Reports and Affidavits Part 3: Macro-Practice Writing Skills: Obtaining Resources and Creating Change Chapter 6: Writing for Local and Mass Media Chapter 7: Writing for Social Media Chapter 8: Writing Funding Applications Chapter 9: Writing Policy Proposals Part 4: Influencing Your Professional Context Chapter 10: Writing a Literature Review Chapter 11: Writing Journal Articles and Conference Papers Chapter 12: Conclusion: Professional Writing in Diverse Practice Contexts

Additional information

NGR9781473969179
9781473969179
1473969174
Writing Skills for Social Workers by Karen Healy
Karen Healy
Social Work in Action series
New
Paperback
SAGE Publications Ltd
2019-04-05
280
N/A
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