Writing in social work step by step

Following the principles of the enhancement of people’s resources, trust and reciprocity of relationships, this book offers indications and suggestions to build on through writing representations of people’s situations and narratives of help programmes that are balanced, realistic and respectful of the ethical principles of social work.

It guides social workers in the planning and organization of a written report, developing the content, language and reading. The 4 proposed steps are explained with examples of compilation, methodological boxes, operational tools and interesting ideas for reflection.

In conclusion, it provides a tool for analyzing written reports and reasoning on the critical elements found.

Writing is an integral and vital part of social work, although it is often experienced by operators as a task that takes away space and time from direct work with people and therefore it is not immediately perceived as useful or important. However, the potential of writing used according to a relational approach is very high: the writing activity can be used in a professional practice in order to promote truly participatory help programmes.