Rai, Lucy and Lillis, Theresa
(2012).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/13562517.2012.719157 |
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Abstract
Writing plays a central role in social work practice and in the qualifying programmes studied by student social workers. The research on which this paper is based explores the value of writing undertaken in higher education to writing for professional practice in social work. Drawing on data sources from a ‘text oriented ethnography’, this paper explores the reflections of five recently qualified social workers making the transition from academic to professional practice. The significance of this study is heightened as social work practice and education are undergoing significant review at the time of writing. This review has identified the role of writing as important in both academic and practice domains. The paper suggests that there is currently no clear progressive link between academic writing in social work and the writing in practice required of graduate social workers. This paper offers some reflections on the implicit and explicit value of writing in an academic context to writing in professional practice.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2012 Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 1356-2517 |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Health and Social Care > Social Work Education and Language Studies > Centre for Language and Communication |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 35373 |
| Depositing User: | Theresa Lillis |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2012 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2012 10:37 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/35373 |
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