Social Work Sites and Organisations

 

 


[BASW - British Association of Social Workers] - Largest association representing social workers in the UK. Facilities on this site include job vacancies bulletin, code of ethics, bulletin board, online policy papers and other publications

[CCETSW - Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work] - UK wide statutory organisation responding for education and training for social workers. Separate sites for England, Wales Scotland and N. Ireland.

[CTI - Human Services] - Computers in teaching inititiave. Facilities on the site include comprehensive lists of social work teaching departments and other relevant links. For their comprehensive 'social work on the web' section click here.

[International Federation of Social Workers] - Global organisation striving for international co-operation between social workers worldwide and their professional organisations. Based in Norway.

[National Association of Social Workers] - Largest membership organisation of professional social workers in the US. Facilities of the site include code of ethics, job search facility, list of links and a US credential check.

[The New Social Worker Online] - US online magazine for social work students and recent graduates. Facilities include the social work careers chatroom, online job centre and a message board.

[NISW - National Institute of Social Work] - Site provides access to the NISW library and information service, including direct access to 'CARE DATA'. Comprehensive list of links.

[Social Work and Social Services Web Sites] - US site of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Extensive list of links.

[Social Work Cafe] - Tobi Shane's 'Social City', a meeting place for social work students, lecturers and social work practitioners. Facilities include message board, chat room, reading room and a careers corner.

[Social Work OnLine] - Marvin Vernon's social work page. Includes an extensive list of resources including journals, articles, website links, software products, personal web pages of social workers and a chatroom.

[Social Work Students Resource Page] - Developed and maintained by friend and collegue Vicci Noake. Her site has one of the most comprehensive listings of over 350 relevant social work resources and is well worth a visit.

[Social Work World-Wide] - Join free of charge to become a member of Tom Cleereman's online social work community to gain access to their list of events, classified section, chatroom etc.

[SocNet] - Click here for their list of social services departments in the UK, and click here for their list of social work courses in the UK

[SWAN - Social Work Access Network] - Register for free to become a member of the Universoty of South Carolina School of Social Works online community to gain access to their list of mailing lists, websites, publications etc.

[TOPSS - Training Organisation for the Personal Social Services] - Responsible for training and education of social care staff.

[World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers] - Dr. Gary Holden at New York University's Ehrenkranz School of Social Work maintains this site. Useful listings of resources relevant to social work and social research.