Framing Writing as a Social Work Skill: Evaluating a Pilot Intervention

Abstract

Writing skills frequently are cited as an area that social work students need to improve. This article details a pilot intervention that incorporated a series of writing exercises into an Introduction to Social Work course. Writing exercises were framed within common social work tasks, such as creating case notes and fundraising materials. Using a multifaceted pretest, posttest assessment, participating students demonstrated significant reduction in writing errors in three key areas and increased understanding of the role of writing in social work practice.