Handbook for Social Work Writing

ISBN-13: 9780367768270 / Miękka / 2024 / 160 str.

Wendy Zeitlin

Opis

This concise, accessible, and engaging handbook offers a companion for social work students to acquire professional and competency-based writing skills.

Recenzje

“Writing is an invaluable tool which constructs a pathway toward excellence. It provides an opportunity for students to express themselves around the issues which impacts their world. Moreover, writing provides a conduit for faculty to assess the knowledge base of competencies procured through instruction. I am very excited about this innovative teaching product and invite others to discern its utility as a resource for engaging students in writing across the curriculum.” 

Dr. Catherine Gayle, Chair of the Department of Social Work and Associate Professor, Savannah State University 

“The Handbook for Social Work Writing is a comprehensive guide for professional writing, covering everything we wish our students knew about writing...but didn't have time to teach them.  It has a conversational tone:  easy to read but also clearly about things students need to know.  I think it will be read.  This text could be used across the curriculum—a chapter in one class and a chapter in another, until students really do know everything we wish they did about writing.” 

Professor Janice A. Gasker, BSW Program Director, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Spis treści

Introduction: Getting the Most Out of This Handbook for Social Work Writing  1. Writing for Social Work Courses  2. Writing for the Field: Write Like a Professional Social Worker  3. Other Forms of Communication  4. Using Technology to Make Writing Easier  5. The Basics of APA Writing Style  6. Common Writing Challenges  7. Skills in Support of Critical Writing  Appendix A: Example of a Well-Written Paper  Appendix B: Commonly Used Acronyms  Appendix C: Sample Resume

O autorze

Susan E. Mason, PhD, MSSW, is Professor of Social Work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University and Director of the school’s PhD program. The author of over 40 peer-reviewed articles and multiple books, Dr. Mason has published extensively in the fields of schizophrenia, cultural diversity, health and hospital practice, and social work education. She has been editor-in-chief of Families in Society and Journal of Contemporary Social Services and has also served on other editorial boards throughout her career. On the faculty at Yeshiva University for over 20 years, Dr. Mason teaches courses in social work research, evidence-based practice, and mental health. Prior to her appointment at Yeshiva, she was a clinical social worker and researcher at Long Island Jewish Medical Center for eight years.

Wendy Zeitlin, PhD, MSW, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy at Montclair State University where she teaches writing-intensive courses in diversity, research methods, and practice-based research. Dr. Zeitlin has held academic appointments at Yeshiva University and Montclair State University. Her scholarly interests focus on public health social work with an emphasis on disabilities and access to services for historically marginalized populations. She has authored over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr.  Zeitlin is the author of Basic Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences using R (Oxford 2019) and the co-author of two other titles on research methods.