Description:' & Hellip;[A]n excellent and timely publication. It is clearly written despite the difference in authors and is consistent in style and presentation. & hellip;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. Read more... Content: 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 ... [et al.] -- 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. Abstract: ' & Hellip;[A]n excellent and timely publication. It is clearly written despite the difference in authors and is consistent in style and presentation. & hellip;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