Overview
Helping to demystify the essential yet neglected process of recordkeeping! Social work practitioners spend a large portion of their time on the vital task of recordkeeping, but many are ill-prepared. Based on ten years of research on recordkeeping policies, procedures, and practices, the author describes and evaluates examples of the full range of records used in social work education and practice; provides an approach to recordkeeping that balances the competing goals of accountability, efficiency, and privacy; and suggests solutions to practice and recordkeeping problems. Outstanding features: focus on essential writing skills; contains numerous and relevant case examples; gives examples of each element of the record’s content; suggests ways to reduce costs and protect client privacy; includes sample forms; illustrates what issues are important and why.Synopsis
Helping to demystify the essential yet neglected process of recordkeeping! Social work practitioners spend a large portion of their time on the vital task of recordkeeping, but many are ill-prepared. Based on ten years of research on recordkeeping policies, procedures, and practices, the author describes and evaluates examples of the full range of records used in social work education and practice; provides an approach to recordkeeping that balances the competing goals of accountability, efficiency, and privacy; and suggests solutions to practice and recordkeeping problems. Outstanding features: focus on essential writing skills; contains numerous and relevant case examples; gives examples of each element of the record s content; suggests ways to reduce costs and protect client privacy; includes sample forms; illustrates what issues are important and why.