Writing is incorporated into almost every professional career throughout life. Even jobs that don't advertise one's writing, often behind the scenes, require writing for documentation or legal reference. “Writing is an essential social work skill. Social workers who can write a well-structured report, a clear description of a client, or a persuasive memorandum or letter are more effective in serving the interests of their client systems” (Falk; Ross). Social work actively involves all types of writing styles throughout the profession seen as; there are all different types of social workers. Let's say you become a consultant; you may need to keep a professional diary that includes technical aspects and professional opinions of clients you meet. The definition of “professional,” in the business world, is “meeting the standards of skill, competence or character normally expected of a suitably qualified and experienced person in a work environment.” This is part of the communication aspect in social work. It may also involve writing when trying to deeply understand your customer. Why should you understand your customers? So that you can fully and accurately diagnose the situations you encounter. To do this, you may find yourself writing from your customer's perspective. This helps you resolve customer situations by being consistent with their point of view. “To be effective, social workers must be extremely sensitive to the experiences and feelings of those they seek to help and able to describe these experiences and feelings” (Falk; Ross). As you can understand, describing through writing is vital to the field of social work. I don't mean "describe" as in using fancy adjectives to add and create drama to a situation... middle of the paper... important events. “Agencies have replaced extensive narrative with a combination of short narrative and standardized forms, focusing primarily on accountability” (Kagle, 1995). Procedural documents, contracts, progressive records, customer reports, and event summaries are all examples of the type of documents you will compile using your writing skills. It will be your responsibility to account for what happens in the workplace and with your customers. Works Cited Falk, Diane S., and Phyllis G. Ross. Academy. Working document. Academy, 2001. Web. 07 April 2014. .Hartman, A. (1993). Many ways of knowing. In Beebe, L. (ed.). Professional Writing for Human ServicesKagle, J. D. (1995). Registration. In Edwards, R.L. The social work encyclopedia (19th ed.), (record 33372, CD version).