This book offers a unique insight into the possibilities of CPD and the issues it presents for newly qualified and experienced social workers in practice. It offers possible directions for the future of post qualifying social work education, making it essential reading for practitioners, educators, managers and policy-makers.

Carmel Halton is Director of Practice and Director of Master of Social Work Programme at University College Cork. Fred Powell is Dean of Social Science and Professor of Social Policy at University College Cork. Margaret Scanlon is a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Applied Social Studies at University College Cork.