Read more
Comprehensive, engaging, and concise, the second edition of A Guide to Writing for Human Service Professionals offers students and professionals practical tools to improve their writing.
List of contents
1 Writing Is Just Talking With a Few Rules
2 Getting Started
3 Punctuation and Grammar
4 Using the Correct Word
5 The APA Crib Sheet
6 Plagiarism, Proper Credit to Original Sources, and the Role of Human Subjects Protection
7 Writing Objective Client Assessments
8 Business Letters, Referrals, Complaints, Committee Minutes, Reference Letters, and Mission Statements
9 Resumes and Cover Letters
10 Locating Relevant Information for Reports and Research Proposals
11 Writing the Research Report
12 Requesting Money
13 Writing for the Popular Press
14 Writing Course Outlines, Professional Workshops, and Brochures
15 Using the Internet and the Laws Governing Privacy (HIPAA)
16 How Writing Can Change Our Lives
About the author
Morley D. Glicken, ACSW, MSW, MPA, DSW, is professor emeritus in social work at California State University, San Bernardino and director of the Institute for Positive Growth: A Training Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Glicken is the former dean of the Worden School of Social Service; the founding director of the Master of Social Work program at California State University, San Bernardino; and the former director of the Master of Social Work program at the University of Alabama. He has held faculty positions in social work at the University of Kansas and Arizona State University. He has published over 50 articles in professional journals and has written extensively on personnel issues for Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. His eight published books include such diverse subjects as evidence-based practice, men's issues, social research, violence, and the strengths perspective. Dr. Glicken's website can be found at http://www.morleyglicken.com.
Summary
Comprehensive, engaging, and concise, the second edition of A Guide to Writing for Human Service Professionals offers students and professionals practical tools to improve their writing.
