Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Writing for university; Effort + Time + Application of skills = Work of quality; Identifying the skills required in writing for university; It's all about style: How to make your work look good; Achieving a good standard of written English; Chapter 2 Placement preparation and practice; Placement choice and 'statutory' placements; Who's who in practice placements; Important meetings regarding your placement; The stages of a placement; The practice portfolio; Problems on placement
Submission and marking practice portfoliosChapter 3 Writing for your practice placements; Claiming evidence for having met Occupational Standards; Claiming values requirements; Making appropriate reference to service users; Descriptive writing and analytical writing; Direct observations; Obtaining service user feedback; Writing from a critical perspective; Citing the use of theories and their frameworks in portfolios of practice; Reflective writing and becoming a reflective practitioner; Conclusion; Appendix 1: National Occupational Standards; Appendix 2: Subject benchmark for social work
Appendix 3: GSCC's codes of practice for social care workers References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W