Carmel Halton, Fred Powell, and Margaret Scanlon
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447307372
- eISBN:
- 9781447311621
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447307372.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work
Chapter 3 reports the outcomes of research carried out in Ireland on the provision and uptake of CPD amongst social workers. The research was based on a national survey and interviews and focus ...
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Chapter 3 reports the outcomes of research carried out in Ireland on the provision and uptake of CPD amongst social workers. The research was based on a national survey and interviews and focus groups with practitioners. This chapter provides an overview of the different forms of CPD undertaken by social workers (including higher education courses, in-service training and peer support groups); social workers’ motives for undertaking CPD; and the perceived outcomes and impact on practice. This is followed by a discussion of social workers’ preferred forms of CPD, and how it might be developed in the future. The findings are reported in the wider context of the development of social work and social work education in Ireland.Less
Chapter 3 reports the outcomes of research carried out in Ireland on the provision and uptake of CPD amongst social workers. The research was based on a national survey and interviews and focus groups with practitioners. This chapter provides an overview of the different forms of CPD undertaken by social workers (including higher education courses, in-service training and peer support groups); social workers’ motives for undertaking CPD; and the perceived outcomes and impact on practice. This is followed by a discussion of social workers’ preferred forms of CPD, and how it might be developed in the future. The findings are reported in the wider context of the development of social work and social work education in Ireland.
Carmel Halton, Fred Powell, and Margaret Scanlon
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447307372
- eISBN:
- 9781447311621
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447307372.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work
Continuing professional development (CPD) has become a defining issue in twenty-first century social work. There is widespread consensus in favour of CPD. But what is it? Are there discernible ...
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Continuing professional development (CPD) has become a defining issue in twenty-first century social work. There is widespread consensus in favour of CPD. But what is it? Are there discernible international trends? What are the barriers to participating in CPD? What do social workers think about and want from CPD? This book seeks to answer these questions. Based on a survey and interviews with social work practitioners, Continuing Professional Development in social work offers a unique insight into the possibilities and challenges of CPD and the issues it presents for newly qualified and experienced social workers in practice. Combining the perspectives of social workers and their managers with international research, assures its global appeal. It offers possible directions for the future of post qualifying social work education, making it essential reading for practitioners, educators, managers and policy-makers.Less
Continuing professional development (CPD) has become a defining issue in twenty-first century social work. There is widespread consensus in favour of CPD. But what is it? Are there discernible international trends? What are the barriers to participating in CPD? What do social workers think about and want from CPD? This book seeks to answer these questions. Based on a survey and interviews with social work practitioners, Continuing Professional Development in social work offers a unique insight into the possibilities and challenges of CPD and the issues it presents for newly qualified and experienced social workers in practice. Combining the perspectives of social workers and their managers with international research, assures its global appeal. It offers possible directions for the future of post qualifying social work education, making it essential reading for practitioners, educators, managers and policy-makers.
