Social work education and practice have evolved much beyond their traditional boundaries as they have transcended into multivariate issues with a rights based frame of intervention.The present volume is a diverse set and subsumes within itself an array of themes, all of which have a significant potential to inform and impact social work education and practice.The select papers relate to various aspects of social work education andpractice engagementthereby reflecting the nature, trends and challenges.Besides critically presenting social work education and profession fromthe welfare to the rights based paradigm, the book has also added a newer social work practice domainsof spirituality, strength based practice, work with LGBT, marginalized communities and decent work.