Writing analytical assessments in social work /

Dyke, Chris,

Writing analytical assessments in social work / Chris Dyke. - Second edition. - St Albans : Critical Publishing, 2019. - xi, 175 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. - Critical skills for social work . - Critical skills for social work. .

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Writing assessments and reports is a core part of a social worker's role. Yet Ofsted, courts and research all identify a lack of analytical rigour in social work reports. Many are overlong, descriptive reports where what is needs is the application of professional judgement, a clear analysis and the ability to pull out causal relationships. This is a guide to the principles of good writing and methodically shows you: how to analyse how to structure the process of writing an assessment (researching, chronologising, informed data-gathering, putting it all together), and how to get this done under time constraints.

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Social case work reporting.
Social service--Authorship.
Literature.