Writing Analytical Assessments in Social Work

This is the third edition of our best-selling Writing Analytical Assessments in Social Work with the most up-to-date guidance so social workers can write reports that achieve and illuminate.

Chris Dyke graduated in social work from Goldsmith's in 2006, before working in statutory teams in London, and as an independent social worker from 2015. He started teaching at Goldsmith's in 2013 and has taught social work, education, economics, and social policy. He completed his PhD at UCL in 2022, on parole decisions about domestic violence perpetrators. Chris has work published in Community Care, Professional Social Work magazine, the British Journal of Social Work and Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health.

Introduction 1) Chronologies: The start and heart of a good assessment 2) Genograms and ecomaps:Knowing the networks 3) How to get it done: Planning your report in the real world 4) Writing 5) Analysis 6) What Next? 7) Summary Appendix 1: Writing for child care proceedings Appendix 2: Deprivation of Liberty assessments