TY - BOOK
T1 - Writing analytical assessments in social work
AU - Dyke, Chris
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - This fully revised and updated fourth edition guides the reader through the principles of good writing, methodically demonstrating:
- how to analyse,
- how to structure the process of writing an assessment (researching, chronologising, informed data-gathering, putting it all together) under time constraints,
- how to break down practical and psychological barriers to good practice,
- how to turn good analysis into useful recommendations.
The new edition also features added content on neurodiversity, the voice of the child, analysing risk, cultural humility, Ubuntu principles, and domestic violence assessment tools.
AB - This fully revised and updated fourth edition guides the reader through the principles of good writing, methodically demonstrating:
- how to analyse,
- how to structure the process of writing an assessment (researching, chronologising, informed data-gathering, putting it all together) under time constraints,
- how to break down practical and psychological barriers to good practice,
- how to turn good analysis into useful recommendations.
The new edition also features added content on neurodiversity, the voice of the child, analysing risk, cultural humility, Ubuntu principles, and domestic violence assessment tools.
U2 - 10.4324/9781003643647
DO - 10.4324/9781003643647
M3 - Book
SN - 9781041080794
SN - 9781041080787
BT - Writing analytical assessments in social work
PB - Routledge
CY - Abingdon, U.K.
ER -