Social Workers
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10 TED Talks Every Social Worker Should See
Besides the usual resources for social workers one should not forget the power of video...
In these 10 TED talks that every social worker should see, some of the most perplexing questions about human thought and behavior are dissected, and many surprising answers and theories are proposed. From Dan Gilbert, who analyzes the process of a bad decision, to Temple Grandin, who promotes the merits of the autistic mind, these talks will challenge your notions of morality and open your mind to new perspectives.
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Health Spending And Medical Research Must Address The Social Determinants Of Health
When we fail to address the social determinants of health, we miss opportunities to prevent some illnesses altogether and too often see patients presenting to clinical care with more advanced conditions which cost more to treat.
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
Thirty-five years ago, the United States ranked 13th among the 34 industrialized nations that are today in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of life expectancy for newborn girls. These days, it ranks 29th.
Social policy and the elimination of extreme poverty
From child care to inequality, welfare policy and equal rights, social policies determine the economic and social well-being of individuals and families. Brookings scholars explore how to design and implement social policies in order to reduce poverty, increase economic mobility and encourage responsibility and opportunity.
The U.S. Military Is Failing to Support Its Sickest Kids
The military health-care system serves 2 million children, but there are only a handful of full-time pediatric social workers across the Defense Department’s sprawling network of hospitals. In the civilian world, this kind of staffing is “unimaginable.”
Why Social Workers Are Amazing
Social workers have an incredibly stressful & exhausting job. It can be physically taxing & emotionally draining with long, odd hours. Very few people understand what it takes to be a social worker & do these incredible things on a daily basis without the reward of money or recognition. So why do they do it?
10 TED Talks Every Social Worker Should See
In these 10 TED talks that every social worker should see, some of the most perplexing questions about human thought and behavior are dissected, and many surprising answers and theories are proposed.
20 Best Online Journals and Forums for Social Workers
One way to become successful as a social worker student or on the job is to find other social workers to network with. Much of that networking needs to be local, so you have resources available to help you help others. But, staying on top of trends in the industry is important, too.
Social Work Today
Social Work Today celebrates that professional bond among social workers in all their distinct roles and varied work settings. It is the only national monthly newsmagazine committed to enhancing the entire social work profession by exploring its difficult issues, new challenges, and current successes through expert, but concise editorial content presented in a contemporary, visually appealing style.
SW Helper
Social Work Helper is an upcoming progressive magazine providing news, information, and resources related to social issues, social work, social justice, and human rights.
Community Care
The online community for social care.
Social Justice Solutions
Social Justice Solutions is a forum to promote the exploration of social welfare policy, and social work practice. In addition, by unifying social workers, SJS will create the foundation needed to promote social workers for public office.
Social Policy
Social Policy seeks to inform and report on the work of labor and community organizers who build union and constituency-based groups, run campaigns, and build movements for social justice, economic equality, and democratic participation in the U.S. and around the world.
Social Workers Speak
SocialWorkersSpeak.org gives you a chance to influence how the entertainment industry and news media depicts the social work profession and issues social workers care about. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) developed this site to allow social workers and the general public to critique and improve the way social workers and social issues are covered in the news media, and portrayed in the entertainment industries.
SSWN
Welcome to my site! My aim is to create an online community that provides school social workers with the latest news, resources, and discussion of issues within the field.
The New Social Worker
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®, the social work careers magazine, has been published since 1994. Each issue provides practical articles on social work students, social work ethics, field placement, practice issues, practice specialties, technology in social work, book reviews, and more.
The Social Work Podcast
Provides information on all things social work, including direct practice (both clinical and community organizing), research, policy, education... and everything in between.
TheSocialWorkPad
Innovative ideas incorporating technology into social work practice.
American Clinical Social Work Association
ACSWA, the online home of the profession, puts you in touch with your peers and helps you understand the marketplace and advance your clinical career. It has forums for learning, discussion, advice, and support, for reinforcing your professional identity and improving your practice skills, no matter what your setting.
Care Appointments
We aim to deliver the best in Social Care jobs, news and career advice.
National Association of Social Workers
The National Association of Social Workers is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world.
Network of Professional Social Workers
NPSW connects with Social Workers across the globe beyond national and regional boundaries. Social Workers from any part of the world, working with any population, organizations, and settings are welcome to join this global network.
BehaveNet
BehaveNet is the Web’s most comprehensive freely accessible encyclopedic taxonomy of psychiatric drugs (including drugs of abuse), diagnoses (including diagnostic criteria), terminology and notable people with references to associated media and other resources.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. We feature the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum serves as a dynamic memorial to social reformer Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and her colleagues whose work changed the lives of their immigrant neighbors as well as national and international public policy. The Museum preserves and develops the original Hull-House site for the interpretation and continuation of the historic settlement house vision, linking research, education, and social engagement
MentalHelp.net
The Mental Help Net website exists to promote mental health and wellness education and advocacy.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
A resource since 1988, the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) promotes scholarly exchange among researchers in the child maltreatment field.
Webhealing.com
Webhealing.com was started in early 1995 after the death of my father. He had been a research scientst with NASA and had long been interested in finding ways to use technology to help people. I thought it was perfect fit as a way to honor him. At the time there was very little on the web for grief and healing. There were no web discussion groups using bulletin board software. Webhealing was the first to make use of those resources for grieving individuals
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Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.
