Description
Book SynopsisDaisy Bogg is a qualified and HCPC-registered social worker who has worked within mental health and addiction services for over 20 years, for the NHS, local authorities and voluntary sector organisations.
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Report writing is a key skill for social work and one in which many practitioners receive little formal training or preparation. Fully revised and updated, the new edition of this handy pocketbook for social workers provides key advice for busy practitioners to help them to write clear, professional and well-structured reports. This includes practical advice, hints and tips to improve your report writing and ensure you adhere to best practice in your written communications.
Social workers will find this guide invaluable for creating high-quality reports for a range of common situations. This useful book includes:
â A range of report templates for a variety of situations, practice contexts
Table of Contents
1. Report Writing: An Introduction
2. Good Practice in Report Writing
3. Report writing with adults
4. Report writing with children
Further reading and resources
References
Appendix 1: Example generic adult report template
Appendix 2: Social circumstances reports - Practice Directions
Appendix 3: Mental Health Act assessment: suggested report template
Appendix 4: Safeguarding adults: suggested report template
Appendix 5: Case conferences: suggested report template
Appendix 6: Example PLO Letter
Appendix 7: Children’s Social Care Report: suggested template
Appendix 8: Schedule 3, Regulation 27, Fostering Services Regulations 2002
Appendix 9: Form F report template
