Professional Writing
What is the tone in Professional Writing?
Formal
What are the events that happen prior to the main event?
Precipitating Events
True or False. A disclosure report is a documentation of information disclosed by staff.
False
Give one tip and/or guideline
Write objectively
Write in the active voice
Avoid cliches, slang and jargon
Use parallelism
What type of writing is used in Professional Writing?
Narrative
What is the purpose of precipitating events?
To set the context
When should a disclosure report be written?
If we find that the information disclosed may help with a child’s behaviour.
Is the following statement in parallel regarding tenses?
When this animator asked him to stop, James started running and throws his bag on the ground.
No
What is the purpose of Professional Writing?
To convey information within professional workers
What kind of event classifies as an incident report?
Infraction of program rules
What word may help us with the body of the disclosure report?
SOAP
Rewrite this statement in the active voice: Marlyn got hit by a stick.
Jared hit Marlyn in the head with a stick. Answers may vary.
What is the focus of Professional Writing?
The incident or event that occured (as well as precipitating events and the results of the main incident)
What should an incident report contain?
Facts
What was seen or heard bystaff or witnesses
What may indicate that a statement is subjective?
If it presents that child’s spoken thoughts, feelings and/or opinion, with quotes from the child.
Why should we avoid cliches, slang and jargon?
It’s unprofessional. Not everybody understands them, which leaves room for misunderstanding.
What makes a report unprofessional?
Writer’s thoughts, feelings or opinion.
Writing in the first person.
Give an example of a poorly written sentence that may be found in an incident report
Responses vary
Enumarate the four parts of a disclosure report.
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
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