The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing
Edited by Warren Green and Barbara Levy Simon
eISBN: 978-0-231-53033-0
2012 (336 pages )
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(pages 1-352)
Front Matter
(pages 1-6)
Table of Contents
(pages 7-8)
Foreword: A Social Work Leader on Writing
(pages 9-14)
Preface
(pages 15-16)
Acknowledgments
(pages 17-18)
Introduction
(pages 19-26)
PART ONE: The Foundations of Good Writing
(pages 27-28)
1. Writing in Social WOrk in the United States: 1880s to the Present
(pages 29-50)
2. Writing Strategies for Academic Papers
(pages 51-73)
3. Writing for Publications in Social Work Journals
(pages 74-90)
4. Inscribing Knowledge: Writing Research in Social Work
(pages 91-108)
PART TWO: Applied Professional Writing
(pages 109-110)
5. Student Writing in Field Education
(pages 111-139)
6. Writing for and About Clinical Practice
(pages 140-158)
7. Getting the Policy Message Across to Diverse Audiences
(pages 159-177)
8. Writing in Program and Proposal Development: The Social Work Writer as Translator
(pages 178-201)
9. Advocacy
(pages 202-218)
10. Administrative Writing
(pages 219-238)
PART THREE: Writing in Distinct Fields of Practice
(pages 239-240)
11. Writing in Family and Child Welfare
(pages 241-261)
12. Writing Strategies for School Social Workers
(pages 262-279)
13. Writing About Contemporary Social Issues: Lessons Learned from Working with Street-Based Sex Workers
(pages 280-301)
14. Writing on the FIeld of Aging
(pages 302-319)
15. Writing in International Work: Power, Knowledge, and Social Interventions in the Globalized World
(pages 320-336)
Notes
(pages 337-338)
Contributors
(pages 339-340)
Index
(pages 341-352)
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The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing
Social work practitioners write for a variety of publications, and they are expected to show fluency in a number of related fields. Whether the target is a course instructor, scholarly journal, fellowship organization, or general news outlet, social workers must be clear, persuasive, and comprehensive in their writing, especially on provocative subjects. This first-of-its-kind guide features top scholars and educators providing a much-needed introduction to social work writing and scholarship. Foregrounding the process of social work writing, the coeditors particularly emphasize how to think about and approach one’s subject in a productive manner.
The guide begins with an overview of social work writing from the 1880s to the present, and then follows with ideal strategies for academic paper writing, social work journal writing, and social work research writing. A section on applied professional writing addresses student composition in field education, writing for and about clinical practice, the effective communication of policy information to diverse audiences, program and proposal development, advocacy, and administrative writing. The concluding section focuses on specific fields of practice, including writing on child and family welfare, contemporary social issues, aging, and intervention in global contexts. Grounding their essays in systematic observations, induction and deduction, and a wealth of real-world examples, the contributors describe the conceptualization, development, and presentation of social work writing in ways that better secure its power and relevance.
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The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing
Author(s):
Green, Warren; Simon, Barbara Levy
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