Table of Contents

Contents


Preface


Acknowledgments


To the Reader


1. Critical Thinking in Social Work Practice


2. Cultural Competency and Social Work Practice


3. Jones’s Family Case Study: Writing Self-Assessment


4. Four-Step Writing Process for Professional Practice


5. Writing and Human Behavior in the Social Environment


6. Writing for Social Work Practice


7. Writing and Social Policy


8. Writing Research Reports


9. Grant Writing


10. Agency-Based Writing—Letters


11. Writing With the Mind and Body


12. Fundamentals of Effective Writing


Appendices


A. Glossary of Writing and Writing Errors


B. Resumes and Cover Letters


C. Additional Exercises


Index

About the Author

Daniel Weisman, MSW, PhD, is professor emeritus of social work, Rhode Island College, and former chair, Bachelor of Social Work Department.

Joseph Zornado, PhD, is professor of English at Rhode Island College.