Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Goal of the Book -- New to This Edition -- Contents of the Second Edition -- Instructors’ Resources -- Additional “Lessons Learned” About Writing for Practice -- Writing Is a Process -- Competent Professional Writing Is Required for Ethical Practice -- Employers Need Competent Documentation -- Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- To the Reader -- Share Professional Writing for Social Work Practice, Second Edition -- Chapter 1: Critical Thinking in Social Work Practice -- Why Critical Thinking in Social Work? -- Getting Started -- Critical Thinking Is Metacognition -- Critical Thinking as a Habit of Mind -- Critical Thinking and Human Dignity -- On Writing -- Why Bother? -- Critical Thinking Checklist -- Conclusion: Why Critical Thinking for Social Work? -- References -- Chapter 2: Cultural Competency and Social Work Practice -- What Is Cultural Competency and Why Is It Important? -- Cognition -- Race and Culture -- Class, Culture, and Ethnicity -- Cultural Competency and the Brain -- Sidebar 1: Some Data Regarding Discrepancies by Race and Ethnicity -- Income and Wealth -- The Criminal Justice System and the Courts -- Employment -- Education -- Perceptions of Rights and Equality -- Sidebar 2: Two Episodes Involving Police and Possible Profiling -- What Do You Think? -- For Further Investigation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Jones’s Family Case Study: Writing Self-Assessment -- Jones’s Case: Field Notes -- Notes From Reading Files, Interviewing Workers, and Direct Observations -- History—From Client File -- Current Case Opening -- A Week Ago -- This Week -- Caseworker’s Additional Notes -- Debriefing -- Explanations for Corrections -- Self-Assessment -- Punctuation -- Misplaced Modifiers -- Passive Voice -- Homophones -- Sentence Structure -- Syntax -- Parallelism -- Grammar and Spelling -- Word Usage and Professional Language -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Four-Step Writing Process for Professional Practice -- Probation and Parole Report—Three Stages of Professional Writing -- First Stage: Notes -- Second Stage: Moving From an Outline to a Report -- Third Stage: Drafting the Final Report -- Final Review of the Narrative—Grammar, Spelling, Syntax, Punctuation, and Sentence Structure -- Explanations of Corrections -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Writing and Human Behavior in the Social Environment -- Medical Social Work Intake: Hospital Setting—Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Issues -- Hospital Mental Health Intake Report -- Explanations of Corrections -- Writing Inside the Box: Social Assessment -- Summary -- Explanations of Corrections -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Writing for Social Work Practice -- Case of Developmental Delays: Jim and His Parents -- Our First Draft of Status Report One -- Our First Draft of Status Report Two -- Our First Draft of Status Report Three -- Our First Draft of Status Report Four -- Our First Draft of Status Report Five -- Status Report 1 .
-- Status Report 2 -- Status Report 3 -- Status Report 4 -- Status Report 5 -- Explanations of Corrections -- Writing the Incident Report -- Our First Draft -- Explanations of Corrections -- Writing Reports for the Courts (Adapted From Harrison, Weisman, & Zornado, 2017) -- Facts From Pauline Baker’s Field Notes (Based on Case Review and Interviews) -- Summary of Facts to Substantiate Allegations of Abuse, Neglect, and/or Dependency -- Authors’ Debriefing -- Explanations of Corrections -- Emergency Motion: Family Court -- Explanations of Corrections -- Preparing Oral Case Reports -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Writing and Social Policy -- Policy Practice Example: Using Traditional Media -- Letters to Editors -- Explanations of Corrections -- A Letter to the Editor: Daily Newspaper Giveaways to the Rich Do Not Work -- Explanations of Corrections -- Policy Practice Example: Preparing Written and Oral Testimony for Court Hearings -- Domestic Partner Health Benefits -- Explanations of Corrections -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Writing Research Reports -- Focus Group Reports -- Introduction and Methodology -- Findings -- Results -- Focus Group Report -- Explanations of Corrections -- Satisfaction Survey of Bachelor of Social Work Students at a Social Work Program: Report and Executive Summary -- Report on Student Satisfaction Survey – 2011 -- Report to the Dean, SSW -- Introduction and Methodology -- Results -- Summary -- Explanations of Corrections -- Executive Summary -- Findings -- Explanations of Corrections to the Executive Summary -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9: Grant Writing -- Grant Application: Small Religious or Family Foundation -- Facts -- Foundation’s Response -- Explanations of Corrections -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Agency-Based Writing—Letters -- Agency Letter to a Client -- Thank-You Letter to a State Department -- Explanations of Corrections -- Thank-You Letter to a Politician -- Explanations of Corrections -- Letter of Condolence -- Explanations of Corrections -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Writing With the Mind and Body -- Critical Thinking and Professional Responsibility -- Critical Thinking as a Habit of the Mind -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Fundamentals of Effective Writing -- Sentences -- Nouns and Pronouns -- Compound and Complex Sentences -- Correct and Incorrect Word Usage -- Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers -- Active and Passive Voice -- On Writing With Clarity and Brevity -- Abbreviations -- The Writer’s Judgment -- Punctuation -- Dashes and Hyphens, Parentheses, and Brackets -- Quotation Marks -- Avoid Clichés -- Stereotyping -- A Word on Plagiarism -- Resources -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Glossary of Writing and Writing Errors -- The Glossary -- Glossary of Writing for Practice -- Basic Components of Sentences: Subject, Verb, and Predicate -- Punctuation -- Sources -- Confusing Words: Homophones, Almost Homophones, and Other Confusing Sets of Words -- Sources -- Sources -- Organization of Information --.
References -- Appendix B: Resumes and Cover Letters -- Guidelines for Resumes -- Guidelines for Cover Letters -- Appendix C: Additional Exercises -- Chapter 3: Jones’s Family Case Study and Self-Assessment -- Chapter 5: Writing and Human Behavior in the Social Environment -- Chapter 5: Writing and Human Behavior in the Social Environment -- Chapter 6: Writing for Social Work Practice -- Chapter 7: Writing and Social Policy -- Chapter 7: Writing and Social Policy -- Chapter 8: Writing Research Reports -- Chapter 8: Writing Research Reports -- Is the Estate Tax a Factor in Migration Patterns Affecting Fredonia? -- Chapter 9: Grant Writing -- Chapter 9: Grant Writing -- Chapter 9: Grant Writing -- Chapter 10: Agency-Based Writing—Letters -- Chapter 10: Agency-Based Writing—Letters -- Chapter 10: Agency-Based Writing—Letters -- Index -- .
