You may have picked up this book because post-qualifying (PQ) social work practice and professional development are important to you and you want to find out more – knowing that there are many challenges ahead, but at the same time many rewards. You may have received confusing or even conflicting information about PQ at different times even though all the countries in the UK have used the framework of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW), and three countries continue to do so for the time being.