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New Zealand: Surfing the
World Wide Web - A great article on using the web in social work
practice.The 21st Century has been described as the knowledge
or information age. This paper reviews the presence of social work on the World
Wide Web (WWW) both globally and locally. The review will include the
identification of major social work web sites both overseas and in Aotearoa New
Zealand. Also, discussed is the potential use of the World Wide Web by Social
Workers in practice. Scotland:
Social Work Services Website
- This is the Social Work Services
Scotland website. This website has been set up by the Scottish Executive to
enable you to access a wide range of information about Changing Lives - the
change programme for social work services in Scotland.
Wales:
Barefoot Social Worker -
Social work is going through a crisis caused by confusion about the values and
role of social workers. Increasing professionalisation is not the answer. What
is needed is a radical approach which reconsiders the notion of professionalism
and challenges the prevailing culture of managerialism. A series of thought
provoking essays. The editor considers this the radical social work voice of
Britain.
United States/Canada:
Social work News updated every 2
minutes from a couple of dozen RSS sources including news sites and blogs. A
link to the original news item and an excerpt from the content is displayed.
Each news article is categorized, tagged with the country of origin and linked
to related stories to enable users to access the news stories that interest
them.
United States: Association of Oncology Social
Work
AOSW is dedicated to
increasing awareness about the social, emotional, educational, and spiritual
needs of cancer patients. It supports its members’ commitment to helping and
advocating for cancer patients by providing continuing education through
conferences and publications; promoting clinical research; and fostering
networking to address common issues and concerns. It is involved in numerous
collaborative efforts with other national and international oncology
organizations to advocate for the support and care of people with
cancer.
United States: Clinical Social Work
Federation
The Clinical
Social Work Federation is a confederation of 31 state societies for clinical
social work. Our state societies are formed as voluntary associations for the
purpose of promoting the highest standards of professional education and
clinical practice. Each society is active with legislative advocacy and lobbying
efforts for adequate and appropriate mental health services and coverage at
their state and national levels of government.
United States: National Association of Social
Workers
The
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership
organization of professional social workers in the world, with more than 150,000
members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its
members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound
social policies.
United States:
National Association of Forensic Social Workers
Forensic social work is the application of
social work to questions and issues relating to law and legal systems. This
specialty of our profession goes far beyond clinics and psychiatric hospitals
for criminal defendants being evaluated and treated on issues of competency and
responsibility. A broader definition includes social work practice which in any
way is related to legal issues and litigation, both criminal and civil. Child
custody issues, involving separation, divorce, neglect, termination of parental
rights, the implications of child and spouse abuse, juvenile and adult justice
services, corrections, and mandated treatment all fall under this definition.
United States: US Department of Health and Human Services -
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the
United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all
Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are
least able to help themselves. THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS,
covering a wide spectrum of activities.
United
States: North
American Association of Christians in Social
Work
NACSW supports the
integration of Christian faith and professional social work practice in the
lives of its members, the profession and the church, promoting love and justice
in social service and social reform.
United States: Resources for Methods in Evaluation
and Social Research
This page lists resources for methods in
evaluation and social research. The focus is on "how-to" do evaluation
research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and
other methods. Most of these links are to resources that can be read over
the web. A few, like the GAO books, are for books that can be sent away
for, for free (if you live in the US), as well as read over the web.
United States:
Social Work Friends
Social Work Friends is a professional social work consultation agency. Their
mission is empowering social workers to accomplish their goals and reach their
potential; researching barriers to success; expanding networking capabilities;
developing useful programs and services for social workers; and
motivating social workers to have a broader sense of progressive movements for
themselves and the profession.
United States: Virtual Resource
Community.
The designers describe this virtual resource: "More
than two years ago dreamers, planners, and academicians at the Jordan Institute
for Families and the School of Social Work began developing a resource for
scholars, social workers, policy makers, families, and interested individuals.
We wanted a place where people could find, exchange, and share information about
families. A place alive with learning and informed debate. And a place where
leading social worker researchers could be accessed and questioned. We wanted a
community. Concept is now reality, thanks in part to the Frances C. and William
P. Smallwood Foundation. We've built a library, a government hall, and a
community center with a lecture hall and information desk. And…we've only just
begun. Nose around, and drop by often. New developments are around the
corner.
United States:
Global Social Work Network
The mission of the Global Social Work Network
is to create an association of social work professionals world wide.
This network promotes information exchange of global and local social work
resources, educational opportunities, foreign and domestic social work licensure
regulations, and to support those seeking career opportunities worldwide
Canada:
Social Work Help
Social work
related news, jobs, a discussion forum and books available through Amazon (all
proceeds from which will be used to maintain the site and donated to charity).
Great little resource site!
The Netherlands: Socio-Site - The SocioSite
is designed to get access to information and resources which are relevant for
sociologists and other social scientists. It has been designed from a global
point of view - it gives access to the world wide scene of social sciences. The
intention is to provide a comprehensive listing of all sociology resources on
the Internet. The enormity and constantly changing nature of the Internet makes
it impossible to develop a definitive and comprehensive listing. That's why the
SocioSite will always be 'under construction'. The SocioSite is a project based
at the faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. And therefore
it provides access to all the educational and research programmes of the
Sociology Department. But the SocioSite covers a lot more.
Great Britain: Care and Health
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Care and Health is a social work led organisation forged from an
alliance of care, technology and business professionals committed to improving
the quality of care delivered in the UK. Our underlying philosophy is to work in
partnership with all individuals and organisations dedicated to raising the
standards of care in the UK. By delivering common sense solutions to the
practical information needs of care professionals, Care andHealth proposes to
become the definitive information exchange for the social care sector in the UK.
Care and Health lists social work jobs, resource links and information on
working in the UK.
Great Britain: British Association of Social
Workers
BASW is the largest association representing social work and
social workers in the UK. Whether you are qualified or not, experienced, or just
entering the profession, they exist to help, support, advise and campaign on
your behalf. As an organisation of members
serving members, their success and vitality is built on the active involvement
of members who share a commitment to good social work practice as outlined in
the Association's Code of
Ethics for Social Work - an essential document which sets the professional
standard to which BASW members subscribe.
Ireland: Irish
Association of Social Workers
The Irish Association of Social Workers
(IASW) was founded in 1971. It is the national
organisation of professional social workers in the Republic of
Ireland.
International:
Global Social Work
An Internet-based International Social Work
Community for social workers, human services workers, humanitarian aid workers,
and human rights organizations.
Social Work Associations
Action Network for Social Work Education and Research (ANSWER)
American Board of Examiners in
Clinical Social Work (ABE)
Association for Community
Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA)
Association for
Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW)
Association for the Advancement
of Social Work with Groups (AASWG)
Association of Baccalaureate
Social Work Program Directors (BPD)
Association on Oncology Social
Work (AOSW)
Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB)
Australian Association of
Social Workers (AASW)
British Association of Social
Workers (BASW)
Canadian Association of
Schools of Social Work (CASSW)
Clinical Social Work Federation (CSWF)
General Social Care
Council—United Kingdom (GSCC)
Group for the Advancement
of Doctoral Education (GADE)
Influencing State Policy
(ISP)
Information for
Practice from NYU (IP)
Institute for Geriatric Social
Work (IGSW)
Institute for the
Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR)
International Association
of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
International Federation of Social
Workers (IFSW)
International Society for
Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
Inter-University Consortium for
International Social Development
Latino Social Workers Organization
(LSWO)
National Association of Black
Social Workers (NABSW)
National Association of Deans
and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD)
National Association of
Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers (NAPRHSW)
National Association of Social
Workers (NASW)
National Membership Committee on
Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
National Social Work
Qualifications Board—Ireland
North American Association of
Christians in Social Work (NACSW)
Rural Social Work Caucus
School Social Work Association of
America (SSWAA)
Society for Social Work and
Research
Society for Social Work
Leadership in Health Care
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