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.
Зміст
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
Про автора
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.