Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording /
Nancy L. Sidell
Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording / Nancy L. Sidell - 2nd Edition - United States of America : NASW Press, 2015. - xii, 223 pages ; 27 cm
About the author
Acknowledgments
About this book
Understanding documentation
Introduction to social work documentation
Documentation today
Laying the foundation
Special issues in documentation
Sections of a case record
Information summary sheets
Confidentiality, release forms, and informed consent forms
Assessments and treatment plans
Documenting client progress
Communication with and about clients
Beyond the basics
Getting and giving feedback
Supervision and documentation
The future of documentation
References
Index
The second edition of Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording is an update to Nancy L. Sidell's 2011 book on the importance of developing effective social work documentation skills. The new edition aims to help practitioners build writing skills in a variety of settings. New materials include updates on current practice issues such as electronic case recording and trauma-informed documentation. The book addresses the need for learning to keep effective documentation with new exercises and provides tips for assessing and documenting client cultural differences of relevance. Sidell encourages individuals to reflect on personal strengths and challenges related to documentation skills. Social Work Documentation is a how-to guide for social work students and practitioners interested in good record keeping in improving their documentation skills. -- from back cover
9780871014863
Communication in social work
Social case work reporting
REF 651.5042 Si13
Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording / Nancy L. Sidell - 2nd Edition - United States of America : NASW Press, 2015. - xii, 223 pages ; 27 cm
About the author
Acknowledgments
About this book
Understanding documentation
Introduction to social work documentation
Documentation today
Laying the foundation
Special issues in documentation
Sections of a case record
Information summary sheets
Confidentiality, release forms, and informed consent forms
Assessments and treatment plans
Documenting client progress
Communication with and about clients
Beyond the basics
Getting and giving feedback
Supervision and documentation
The future of documentation
References
Index
The second edition of Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording is an update to Nancy L. Sidell's 2011 book on the importance of developing effective social work documentation skills. The new edition aims to help practitioners build writing skills in a variety of settings. New materials include updates on current practice issues such as electronic case recording and trauma-informed documentation. The book addresses the need for learning to keep effective documentation with new exercises and provides tips for assessing and documenting client cultural differences of relevance. Sidell encourages individuals to reflect on personal strengths and challenges related to documentation skills. Social Work Documentation is a how-to guide for social work students and practitioners interested in good record keeping in improving their documentation skills. -- from back cover
9780871014863
Communication in social work
Social case work reporting
REF 651.5042 Si13