Writing Analytical Assessments In Social Work

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The best-selling Writing Analytical Assessments in Social Work guides you through the principles of good writing & methodically shows you: how to analysehow to structure the process of writing an assessment (researching, chronologising, informed data-gathering, putting it all together), andhow to get this done under time constraints. The new edition goes further than just teaching writing skills by exploring the practical & psychological barriers to good practice. It also looks at how you turn good analysis into useful recommendations
- making it something useful for the family
- by applying the same analytical, critical thinking. Written in an accessible way & packed with examples & case studies, this book is both practically-minded & constantly returning to first principles: reminding you what it is you are trying to achieve & teaching you how to write reports that can be read by families & judges alike. You will learn how to write high quality, useful & timely assessments without becoming mechanistic or managerial. This book kills the myth of a trade-off between efficiency & quality of work.