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Feedback on your social care or social work dissertation

Dissertations in social care and social work connect three things: theory, policy and practice. Markers read for whether those connections are argued or only placed side by side. Esmond shows where your draft keeps them apart.

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Three layers that need to meet

A typical draft has a chapter on a theory such as attachment, ecological systems or anti-oppressive practice, a chapter on Irish policy and legislation, and a findings chapter from interviews with practitioners. Each can be fine on its own. The weakness is that the findings are never read through the theory, and the policy chapter never comes back when you discuss what practitioners told you.

Esmond flags the points where a finding could be explained by the framework you set up, and where a policy you described earlier would sharpen the discussion.

What Esmond reads for

Ethics with vulnerable groups

Research involving children, people in care or people with disabilities raises questions about access, consent and the risk of harm. Many undergraduate projects therefore interview professionals instead. Esmond reads whether your ethics section explains the choices you made. Whether they meet the requirements of your programme is decided by your supervisor and ethics committee.

How it works

You upload your draft as a PDF. Short documents come back within minutes; a full dissertation takes longer. You get two things back: your own document with comments in the margin, and a separate feedback report that sets out what to tackle first. Every upload starts with a free preview, and the price follows the length of your document and is shown before you pay. No subscription, no account.

Esmond evaluates your work and writes nothing for you. Each comment points to a passage, explains what a supervisor or examiner might question, and gives a direction for revising it. You decide what to change, and every sentence stays yours.

Esmond is preparing its launch in Ireland and is not taking orders here yet. This page explains what the review does, so you know what to expect when it opens.

Frequently asked questions

My dissertation is literature-based. Is that fine?

Yes. Esmond then reads how you select and synthesise studies, and whether your practice recommendations stay within what that literature shows.

Does Esmond know Irish social care policy?

It can read whether you use the policy you cite consistently and critically. It does not check whether a policy document is the latest version, so verify that yourself.

Further reading

Esmond is preparing its launch in Ireland and is not taking orders here yet. Until then you cannot upload or order anything here; the guides on this site are free to read.

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