Courtroom and Report Writing Skills for Social Workers [Paperback]

This new text will build on Courtroom Skills for Social Workers, by updating the legal and research content and strengthening the material on recording. There will also be additional contributions from service users and more practice examples, so as to make the book interesting and relevant for qualified social workers. It will assist social workers in meeting their CPD requirements for continuing registration and also offer a framework for short in-service training courses on court skills and recording, both areas in which social workers' performance comes under the scrutiny of other professionals.A complete guide to Courtroom Skills and Report Writing for Social Workers.Good chapter on achieving excellence in less recording. Very useful activities.This book not only provides good practical advice for writing for court but for any situation where a 'formal' approach to report writing is needed.An excellent layout plus it is rare to find coverage of all practical issues.Very well written, an excellent well informed book which will be very well received by the BA and MA Social Work students.Clear written with practical examples. More coverage of role of expert as ISWs often act as independent experts.Quite basic but good for an overview. Would benefit from more specific examples.A very well laid out book with a broad coverage of law as well as the core topic of the book. I really liked it; easily accessible writing style and a very nice visual feel to the book. It's really comprehensive for its size, and we are stocking it in the library as well as recommending it to students.The text supplements the skills labs work on courtroom skills, initially providing background to enable students to understand and prepare for practice experience, then supporting learning on placement and beyond into post-qualifying study.This book has been used largely by our Children and families social workers and is very useful in formulating Court reports and enhancing the skills of stafflÃ/