The post-qualifying handbook for social workers / edited by Wade Tovey.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-283) and indexes.

Engaging with continuing professional development: with or without qualification? / Michael Preston-Shoot -- Reflective, critical and transformational practice / Robert Adams -- Ethics and values in theory and in practice / Mary Rayner -- The social context of post-qualifying practice / Nigel Leech -- Integrating theory and practice at post-qualifying level / Ian Duncan -- Post-qualifying studies: European and international contexts / Malcolm Payne -- Researching practice / Terry Murphy and David Nulty -- Developing inclusive practice in children and families social work / James Reid -- Community care and care management / Martin Leveridge -- Mental health social work / Linda de Chenu -- Learning disabilities today: integrated working / Mike Wren -- Working with young offenders / Denis Hart -- Assessment / Brian Littlechild and James Reid -- 'I just don't want to go there': sexuality in social work education and practice / Joy Trotter [and others] -- Thinking about loss to make sense of our self / Maggie Jackson -- The challenges of practice learning today / Jackie Gilchrist -- Users' and carers' involvement in education and service delivery / Wade Tovey -- The PQ framework in England from 2007 / Vicki Lawson-Brown -- Adopting a strategic approach to post-qualifying learning / Paula Sobiechowska -- The use of portfolios in social work education / Maire Maisch.

' ... [A]n excellent and timely publication. It is clearly written despite the difference in authors and is consistent in style and presentation. ... very comprehensive covering areas that would normally be missed with PQ such as loss and the strategic approach to PQ.'. - Graham Ixer, Head of Social Work Education, the General Social Care Council (GSCC). 'This is a much-needed book on this increasingly important area of social work education and practice. It provides essential material for those studying on post-qualifying programmes, highlighting a wide range of practice areas, [and is.

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