Writing Insights

Writing, storytelling and representing social work.

- Writing Insights grew out of a simple question: how can we tell the story of our work better??

Writing about social services means telling the stories of people, professions, relationships, responsibilities and decisions that often remain outside the usual discourse about this work.

The five Insights explore, from different perspectives, the relationship between writing, storytelling and social work. They look at how we write about a relationship, how we tell the story of a profession, and how words can make visible what normally remains in the background.

They are short, agile insights that can be read in one go. They are not manuals and they do not aim to teach you how to write well in the broadest sense. Instead, they are opportunities to pause and look at the way we write and tell the story of what we do.

- Writing Insights are all available free for charge, one at a time, starting from a special day: September 17, 2026.

Because writing is not simply about putting words on a page. It can clarify or confuse, make things visible or leave them in the shadows. And it can change the way other people see our work.

WRITING INSIGHT 01

Why Tell the Story of Social Work

Reasons, perspectives and words to give voice to the profession.

WRITING INSIGHT 02

Why Social Workers Write So Much

Between bureaucracy, responsibility, and the need to leave a trace.

WRITING INSIGHT 03

What is storytelling and why can it be useful to Social Services

Telling stories to understand, connect and change.

WRITING INSIGHT 04

Who tells the story of Social Workers? And why the profession’s image matters

Stereotypes, representations and narrative responsibility.

WRITING INSIGHT 05

Can social work be told through a novel?

Available from November 12, 2026!