BASW England 'Meet the Authors' Series | Writing for Publication: Turning Practice into Print
In 2012, Jo Finch had her first article accepted for publication (Finch and Taylor, 2013). From her experience the process of submitting the article and receiving the reviewers’ comments was very painful indeed. It took some no-nonsense words from her former supervisor, being open to what were, generous and helpful advice from the reviewers, umpteen rewrites, and resubmissions, to finally get the “accepted for publication” email.
Writing for publication therefore requires significant courage, alongside a belief, that you have something important to write about, that needs to be shared, for the benefit of the profession and for those who social work serve.
This session is aimed at encouraging budding social work writers, to get writing for publication. Whether you are a practitioner, new lecturer, or familiar with writing for publication and need some motivation, the session aims to get you started. The session thus includes:
• Turning an idea into an article • The different types of writing • Writing for journals • The journal review process • Maintaining momentum • Managing imposter syndrome and other negative voices • Tips and tricks
The wider aim of this session is to subsequently set up and maintain a supportive community of practitioner writers.
About the Speaker:
Dr Jo Finch is Professor of Social Work and Co-Head , Department of Counselling, Psychology and Social Work at the University of Suffolk. Jo has been a social work educator for over 24 years and has run several social work qualifying and post qualifying programmes. Jo is also an experienced PhD supervisor and examiner, mostly working with social work practitioners.
Jo formerly practised social work in London and worked in adults and children and family settings, both in the statutory and voluntary sectors. Jo is also a qualified practice educator, play therapist and coach. Jo has published widely on practice learning and assessment, with a focus on struggling and failing students.
Jo wrote “Supporting Struggling Students on Placement; A Practice Guide” (2017, Policy Press) and with Siobhan Maclean and Prospera Tedam, wrote “Share: A new Model for Social Work”. Jo has written extensively on PREVENT and social work with her co-author David McKendrick. Jo has also undertaken commissioned evaluations of services providing care and support to people. Jo is passionate about supporting others, including practitioners, to write for publication.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2012.720250