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Effective Writing for Social Work: Making a Difference
Lucy Rai
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Description for Effective Writing for Social Work: Making a Difference
Paperback. Drawing on both research and examples from practice, this book offers students an insight into the nature and challenges of writing in social work practice, enabling them to improve their writing skills. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
Based on original research, this book offers students an insight into the nature and challenges of writing in social work practice, enabling them to improve their writing skills. It explores the ways in which both students and qualified social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context and audience. It makes explicit the connections and differences between learning to write in university and communicating through writing in practice and explores the impact that new technologies have on academic and professional writing. Drawing on both research and examples from practice, Effective writing for ... Read more
Based on original research, this book offers students an insight into the nature and challenges of writing in social work practice, enabling them to improve their writing skills. It explores the ways in which both students and qualified social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context and audience. It makes explicit the connections and differences between learning to write in university and communicating through writing in practice and explores the impact that new technologies have on academic and professional writing. Drawing on both research and examples from practice, Effective writing for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Social Work in Practice Series
Condition
New
Weight
413g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447305163
SKU
V9781447305163
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lucy Rai
Lucy Rai is Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning in the faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University. She is a qualified social worker and has worked in both children’s and adults services. Lucy has been teaching at The Open University since 2001 and her research has focused on student and professional writing in social work.
Reviews for Effective Writing for Social Work: Making a Difference
"Illuminates the challenges of writing effectively, while providing perspectives that social work educators, classroom-based and agency-based, can consider as they guide students in developing the writing competences that are essential to good practice." British Journal of Social Work "This is the first book I have read about social work writing that analyses its importance and its contextual nature, not only ... Read more