To achieve my goal I have been keeping abreast of the current issues in the field by reading the Guardian on Wednesdays and am also reading around the subject of social work. I have been investigating the reality of working in the sector. To that end I read Lena Dominelli's book 'Introducing Social Work'. This book has spurred on my passion for the subject due to the way Dominelli describes life as a social worker from an honest and frank perspective.