Writing Skills for Social Workers by Karen Healy

Writing Skills for Social Workers by Karen Healy

Social workers are required to communicate in writing for a range of purposes, and to write effectively for a range of audiences, such as clients, team members, magistrates and policy makers. This book helps raise the profile of writing skills in social work practice, and to enhance social workers' written communication skills.

`This work provides some tools for sharpening thinking, writing and practiceIt is a readable, accessible and highly relevant text, suitable for all social workers′ - Professional Social Work

`This book will become a key reference text for many social workers both while studying and as established professionals. A well -thumbed text on the bookshelf!′ - Janice West, Glasgow Caledonian University

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.

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ISBN 13	9781412920728
ISBN 10	1412920728
Title	Writing Skills for Social Workers
Author	Karen Healy
Series	Social Work In Action Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2007-02-26
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.