If They Can\u27t Write, They Can\u27t Advocate: A Pilot Study Measuring the Impact of a Curriculum Integrated Writing Intervention for Social Work Students

Quality of writing is especially important for social work students, since writing skills are critical to advocate effectively for clients; however, recent assessment data shows less than 80% of students achieving competence or mastery over quality of writing in the Social Work Program. In order to evaluate the efficacy of a writing intensive intervention embedded in the curriculum of a Social Work Practice I course, the researchers compare data from before and after the intervention in the form of student writing and survey data. In addition to discipline specific in-class writing instruction, students are required to systematically engage College Writing Center resources to support basic writing mechanics