Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning in Social Work

Paul A. Kurzman holds a dual appointment as a Professor of Social Work at the Silberman School of Hunter College, USA, and as a Professor of Social Welfare at The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, USA, where he teaches policy and practice in the MSW and PhD programs. He is an author or editor of 10 books, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work, and a frequent provider of continuing education lectures, trainings, and workshops. Dr. Kurzman holds a BA from Princeton University, an MSW from Columbia University, and a PhD from New York University.

• Preface Part I: Conceptual and Historical Framework 1. Social Work Continuing Education: Current Issues and Future Direction 2. Lifelong Learning in Social Work Education: A Review of the Literature and Implications for the Future Part II: State and National Illustrations 3. Social Work Continuing Education: A Statewide Case Study 4. Lessons From a New Continuing Education Mandate: The Experience of NASW-NYC 5. Continuing Education for the Emerging Social Work Profession in China: The Experiment in Shenzhen Part III: Case Studies in Practice Settings 6. Continuing Education on Suicide Assessment and Crisis Intervention for Social Workers and Other Mental Health Professionals: A Follow-Up Study 7. The Learning Institute: Promoting Social Justice Advocacy Within a Continuing Education Program 8. A Gerontology Practitioner Continuing Education Certificate Program: Lessons Learned 9. Connecting Social Work and Activism in the Arts Through Continuing Professional Education 10. Creating a Continuing Education Pathway for Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugee Communities