Framing

Framing your documents refers to the process of keeping the reader in mind as you write and ensuring that the information you include is the information that reader needs. It also includes understanding the purpose of each document and maintaining focus on the identified purpose to ensure the document is clear and concise. This can be challenging as there may be multiple readers for various documents and social workers may wish to include a wider scope of information than a particular document requires. The benefits of properly framing your document are that the readers will be able to use the document for its intended purpose and your message will not be lost in extraneous information.