I qualifed in social work over 25 yrs ago in the days when social workers worked generically and area teams visited any client group. I stopped work only a few years ago due to a rare type of muscular dystrophy (more on my website). Now teams are highly specialised because the legal and care demands are so complex. I loved the job and did every scrap of extra training I could lay my hands on, including specialist mental health training, and training to be a social work teacher. I studied and gained an M.A. from Bradford University in social work but I never wanted to be promoted, I just wanted to be the best social worker I could be. I loved the job and would still do it if I was fit enough, it's both rewarding and challenging. I hope that comes over in my books.I think compassion defined my attitude to social work. I've had hard times myself, some of this I've written about in my books. I could always understand how bad it felt to have the social workers round, and how humiliating and degrading it felt.That's a great attitude to have to the people you work with and I hope those I've worked with agree. If you're one of them, why not pop over to my website and say hello? It'd be nice to catch up.